One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around
him, and he began to teach them............
Do
not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as
you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which
you will be judged.
And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you
have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let
me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log
in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then
you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t
throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack
you.
Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on
seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to
you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And
to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you
give them a stone instead? Or if they ask for a fish, do you give
them a snake? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good
gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts
to those who ask him.
Do to
others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all
that is taught in the law and the prophets (Golden Rule*).
You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The
highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the
many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow
and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
* Added for the clarity
~ Source : Matthew 5:1,2
& 7:1-14 [Holy Bible -NLT] taken from https://www.biblegateway.com
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