Matthew 7:1

The Lord JESUS

Lord JESUS in this Chapter concludes his Sermon on the Mount, and a very blessed close he makes of it, in comparing the wise hearers of it to those who build on the Rock, and the foolish to those who build on the Sand.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judge not ... - This command refers to rash, censorious, and unjust judgment. See Romans 2:1 . Luke Luke 6:37 explains it in the sense of “con...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Judge (1) not, that ye be not judged. (1) We ought to find fault with one another, but we must beware we do not do it without cause, or to seem holi...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Against Judging ( Luke 6:37 f., Luke 6:41 f.)· Mt. here returns (from Matthew 5:48 ) to the Sermon as it stood in Q. The subjects of the kingdo...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

not. Greek. me. App-105. Jewish proverb.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 7:1 . Judge not These words of Christ do not contain an absolute prohibition from judging, but are intended to cure a disease, wh...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1325 AGAINST UNCHARITABLE JUDGING Matthew 7:1-2 . Judge not that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judge...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judge not, that ye be not judged. Judge not, that ye be not judged - These exhortations are pointed against rash, harsh, and uncharitable judgments,...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judge not, &c.— Our Saviour, having condemned worldly-mindedness in the general, proceeds to forbid allrash and unfavourable judgments, whether...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judge not, that ye be not judged. Judge not, that ye be not judged. To "judge" here х krinete ( G2919 )] does not exactly mean to pronoun...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judge not ] cp. Romans 2:1 . Unkind and frivolous criticism is what is meant. Judgment as a serious and solemn act is not forbidden by Christ. It i...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

On the habit of criticising others ( Luke 6:37-42 ). St. Luke's account is here the fuller, and he places the section in a more satisfactory relati...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sermon on the Mount (concluded) The connexion of thought in this chapter is less close than in the earlier part of the sermon, and the whole c...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

VII. (1) The plan and sequence of the discourse is, as has been said, less apparent in this last portion. Whether this be the result of omission o...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1-48 ; Matthew 6:1-34 ; Matthew 7:1-29 IT may seem almost heresy to...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judging Self; Asking God; Serving Others Matthew 7:1-12 There is abundant need for a right and sound judgment, illumined by the Spirit of truth...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

After thus enunciating the laws of the Kingdom, and bringing men into the realm of direct dealing with God, the King authoritatively set up the stand...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

AGAINST RASH JUDGMENT ‘Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it sh...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judge not, that ye be not judged. This is not to be understood of any sort of judgment; not of judgment in the civil courts of judicature, by prope...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judge not, that ye be not judged. Ver. 1. Judge not, that ye be not judged ] Hoc verbum quandam indaginem involvit. The word a imports a kind...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judge not Our Lord now proceeds to warn us against the chief hinderances of holiness. And how wisely does he begin with judging! Wherein all youn...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Simple honesty will understand these first five verses without difficulty. The word "judge" is used in various different ways in Scripture. Believers...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount. 1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what ju...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

MATTHEW CHAPTER 7 Matthew 7:1-5 Christ proceedeth in his sermon to condemn rash judgment, Matthew 7:6 forbiddeth the prostitution of holy thi...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Do not judge, in order that you are not judged, For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged, And with what measure you measure, it will be...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

How They Are To Judge Among Themselves and View Outsiders (7:1-6). Jesus now comes to the question of judgment made about others, and especially h...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 7:3 . Mote. —The Greek noun so translated means a stalk, or twig. The illustration seems to have been a familiar one amon...
Scofield Reference Notes

judge not In the sense of condemnation.
Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 7:1-6 The law kept by sympathy. "Judge not, that ye be not judged." This word of Christ's implies I. That we are not to be eager to spy o...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 7:1-2 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be m...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

While we are reading, let us also be adoring at the same time, for the. words of Christ have a gracious divinity about them; they are infinite; they...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 7:1 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. You are not called to judge; you are not qualified to judge: «God is the Judge: he putteth down o...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 7:1-2 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete it shall be me...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 7:1 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. This refers to private and censorious reproaches of others. We must judge nothing before the time....
The Biblical Illustrator

Judge not. Against censoriousness I. The prohibition. It refers to the conduct of private individuals, not to men in a public capacity; nor to...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 7:1-40 (2) As anxiety about the things of this life hinders us Godwards ( Matthew 6:19-40 ), so does censoriousness m...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judge not, that ye be not judged.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Warning against Unauthorized Judging and Admonition to Persevere in Prayer. A lesson from the Eighth Commandment:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 4:3-5 ; Ezekiel 16:52-56 ; Isaiah 66:5 ; James 3:1 ; James 4:11 ; James 4:12 ; Luke 6:37 ; Romans 14:10-13 ; Romans 14:3 ; Ro...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount (Continued) Matthew 7:1-29 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A command. God not only requests but definitely commands us, that we...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judge not — any man without full, clear, certain knowledge, without absolute necessity, without tender love. Luke 6:37 .

¹ Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Related Commentaries of Matthew 7:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 7:1