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Matthew 7:1

Matthew 7:1
Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Judge not ... - This command refers to rash, censorious, and unjust judgment. See Rom 2:1. Luke Luk 6:37 explains it in the sense of “condemning.” Christ does not condemn judging as a magistrate, for…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Matthew 7:1-6

Our Saviour is here directing us how to conduct ourselves in reference to the faults of others; and his expressions seem intended as a reproof to the scribes and Pharisees, who were very rigid and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Matthew 7:1-6

(a) Judgment on others, Mat 7:1-6.

The passage occurs in St Luke's report of the Sermon on the Mount (ch. Luk 6:37-38), with a different context, and a further illustration of "full measure."