1 Ärge mõistke kohut, et teie üle ei mõistetaks kohut! 2 Sest samamoodi, nagu teie teiste üle kohut mõistate, mõistetakse kohut teiegi üle, ja nõnda nagu teie teistele mõõdate, mõõdetakse teile. 3 Miks sa näed pindu oma venna silmas, aga palki enda silmas ei märka? 4 Või kuidas sa võid oma vennale öelda: „Lase ma tõmban pinnu sinu silmast välja!" ja sul endal on silmas palk? 5 Silmakirjatseja, tõmba esmalt palk oma silmast välja, ja siis sa näed ka pindu oma venna silmast välja tõmmata!

6 Ärge andke koertele seda, mis on püha, ärge heitke oma pärleid sigade ette! Et nad neid ei tallaks jalgade alla ega pöörduks tagasi ja teid tükkideks ei rebiks!

7 Küsige, ja teile antakse; otsige, ja te leiate; koputage uksele, ja teile avatakse! 8 Igaüks, kes palub, see saab; kes otsib, see leiab; ja kes koputab, sellele avatakse.

9 Kas teie seas on kedagi, kes annaks oma pojale kivi, kui poeg palub temalt leiba? 10 Või annaks mao, kui poeg palub temalt kala? 11 Kui nüüd teie, kes te olete kurjad, oskate anda häid ande oma lastele, kui palju enam teie Isa taevas annab häid asju neile, kes teda paluvad! 12 Kõike siis, mida te iganes tahate, et inimesed teile teeksid, tehke ka neile! See ongi Seaduse ja Prohvetite sõnumi sisu.

13 Minge sisse kitsast väravast, sest lai on värav ja avar on tee, mis viib hukatusse, ja palju on neid, kes sealtkaudu lähevad. 14 Kuid väike on värav ja kitsas on tee, mis viib ellu, ja vähe on neid, kes selle leiavad.

15 Hoiduge valeprohvetitest, kes tulevad teie juurde lambanahas, aga tegelikult on nad aplad hundid. 16 Te tunnete nad ära nende viljast. Ei korjata ju viinamarju kibuvitstest ega viigimarju ohakaist? 17 Nii kannab siis iga hea puu head vilja, aga halb puu halba vilja. 18 Hea puu ei saa kanda halba vilja ega halb puu kanda head vilja. 19 Iga puu, mis ei kanna head vilja, raiutakse maha ja visatakse tulle. 20 Seega te tunnete nad ära nende viljast!

21 Mitte igaüks, kes mulle ütleb: „Issand, Issand!", ei saa taevariiki. Saab vaid see, kes teeb mu Isa tahtmist, kes on taevas. 22 Paljud ütlevad mulle sel päeval: „Issand, Issand, kas me ei ole sinu nimel prohveteerinud ega ajanud sinu nimel välja kurje vaime ega teinud sinu nimel palju imesid?" 23 Siis ma tunnistan neile: „Ma ei ole teid kunagi tundnud. Minge ära, te ülekohtutegijad!"

24 Seepärast igaüks, kes neid mu sõnu kuuleb ja nende järgi teeb, on kui arukas mees, kes ehitas oma maja kaljule. 25 Kui sadas paduvihma, tõusid marutuul ja tulvavesi ning langesid selle maja peale, siis see ei varisenud, sest see oli rajatud kaljule. 26 Ent igaüks, kes neid mu sõnu kuuleb, aga nende järgi ei tee, on võrreldav rumala mehega, kes ehitas oma maja liivale. 27 Kui sadas paduvihma, tõusid marutuul ja tulvavesi ning langesid maja peale, siis see varises ja selle häving oli suur."

28 Kui Jeesus need kõned lõpetas, oli rahvas tema õpetusest vapustatud, 29 sest ta õpetas nagu see, kellel on meelevald, aga mitte nagu kirjatundjad.

1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? 12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: 29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.