Matthew 7:1 (YLT)

Passage

`Judge not, that ye may not be judged,

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:1 `Judge not, that ye may not be judged,

Matthew 7:2 for in what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged, and in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you.

Matthew 7:3 `And why dost thou behold the mote that <FI>is<Fi> in thy brother's eye, and the beam that <FI>is<Fi> in thine own eye dost not consider?

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "for in what judgment ye judge ye...", so "judge" and "judged" 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 "judged" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.