Matthew 7:1 (GNV)

Passage

Judge not, that ye be not iudged.

Nearby Context

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

Matthew 7:2 Eor with what iudgement ye iudge, ye shall be iudged, and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you againe.

Matthew 7:3 And why seest thou the mote, that is in thy brothers eye, and perceiuest not the beame that is in thine owne eye?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "judge" and "iudged". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "judge" and "iudged", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Eor with what iudgement ye iudge ye...", so "judge" and "iudged" should be read forward into that movement. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "judge" and "iudged" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.