John 7:24
22 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
23 If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
- KJV
- Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
- WEB
- Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
- ASV
- Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
- DARBY
- Judge not according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.
- BLB
- Do not judge according to appearance, but judge the righteous judgment.”
- ÅB
- Døm ikke etter synet, men døm en rettferdig dom!
- OTB
- Døm ikke etter det ytre, men døm med rettferdig dom.»
- B1930
- Døm ikke efter synet, men døm en rettferdig dom!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 11:3–4
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
Read in contextJames 2:9
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
Read in contextProverbs 17:15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
Read in contextJohn 8:15
Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
Read in contextProverbs 24:23
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Read in contextJames 2:1
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:23
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Read in contextDeuteronomy 16:18–19
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
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