Matthew 7:2 (LSB)

Passage

For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with what measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:1 “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.

Matthew 7:2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with what measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

Matthew 7:3 And why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?

Matthew 7:4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and behold, the log is in your own eye?

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Do not judge so that you will..." into verse 3's "And why do you look at the...", so "judgment" and "judge" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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