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Judge not |
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That you be not judged. |
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Judge not? |
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Don't discriminate? |
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Don't use your eyes? |
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Your ears? |
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Your senses? |
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Your intuition? |
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What do you mean, "judge not"? |
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Do not judge, or you too will be judged. |
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For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, |
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and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. |
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If you measure accurately |
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You will be measured accurately, too. |
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If you measure critically, |
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That will be your lot, as well. |
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If you're a fault finder, |
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That will be the way you're measured, too. |
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Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye. |
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Tiny |
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Small |
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Infintessimal |
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Teensy, weensy speck |
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Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye,and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? |
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A plank? |
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A beam? |
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A heavy log? |
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How can you examine your brother's speck when your log looms so large that it fills your own eye. |
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When it keeps you from seeing straight. |
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When it keeps you from judging accurately. |
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When it keeps you from rendering appropriate judgement. |
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How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? |
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You hypocrite, |
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First take the plank out of your own eye, |
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And then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. |
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Do not judge, or you too will be judged. |
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Do not by hypercritical |
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Or judgmental |
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But merciful |
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And even-handed |
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For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, |
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But we must make judgments. |
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We must discriminate between right and wrong |
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Between what is false |
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And what is genuine. |
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Jesus said, |
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Do not give dogs what is sacred; |
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Do not throw your pearls to pigs. |
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If you do, they may trample them under their feet, |
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And then turn and tear you to pieces. |
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Woe to you if you can't tell a scoffer |
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From a hungry soul, |
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Or an inquirer |
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From a cynical unbeliever. |
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Do not give dogs what is sacred; |
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Do not throw your pearls to pigs. |
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If you do, they may trample them under their feet, |
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And then turn and tear you to pieces. |
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Yes, judge. |
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Judge rightly. |
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Judge with open eyes. |
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Judge with clear eyes. |
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Free from planks. |
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Free from spiritual myopia. |
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Like the hypocrites. |
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Yes judge, |
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But do not be judgmental. |
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READER 1 |
Yes, judge, |
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But judge with clear-eyed mercy. |
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Judge the way you'd like to be judged. |
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. |
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For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, |
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And with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. |
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