Luke 6:37
35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
39 Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
- KJV
- Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
- WEB
- Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.
- ASV
- And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:
- DARBY
- And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Remit, and it shall be remitted to you.
- BLB
- And do not judge, and you⁺ shall not be judged; and do not condemn, and you⁺ shall not be condemned; release, and you⁺ will be released.
- ÅB
- og døm ikke, så skal dere ikke dømmes, og fordøm ikke, så skal dere ikke fordømmes; tilgi, så skal dere tilgis;
- OTB
- "Avstå fra å dømme, så skal dere ikke bli dømt. Avstå fra å fordømme, så skal dere ikke bli fordømt. Tilgi, så skal dere bli tilgitt.
- B1930
- og døm ikke, så skal I ikke dømmes, og fordøm ikke, så skal I ikke fordømmes; forlat, så skal eder forlates;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 4:32
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Read in contextJames 5:9
Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
Read in contextMatthew 7:1–5
“Do not judge, or you will be judged.
Read in contextMark 11:25
And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
Read in context1 Corinthians 13:4–7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Read in contextRomans 2:1–2
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
Read in contextRomans 14:10–16
Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
Read in contextMatthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
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