Judging Others
(Luke 6:37–42; Romans 14:1–12)

1Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2for according as ye judge others, ye shall be judged yourselves: the measure you mete, shall be measured to you again. 3why do you observe the mote that is in your brother's eye, and not consider the beam that is in your own eye? 4with what assurance can you say, brother, let me take that mote out of your eye; when there is such an apparent beam in your own eye? 5thou hypocrite, first get rid of the beam in your own eye; and then see how to remove the mote out of thy brother's eye.

6Give not that which is holy to the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest these trample them under foot, and those turn upon you and tear you.

Ask, Seek, Knock
(Luke 11:5–13)

7Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and the door shall be opened. 8for every one that asks, does receive: he that seeks, does find: and he that knocks at the door, is admitted. 9is there any of you that would offer his son a stone when he ask'd for bread? 10or instead of a fish, would he give him a serpent? 11if ye then, as wicked as ye are, know how to bestow proper gifts upon your children; how much more shall your heavenly father give good things to them that ask him?

12Let your actions be such, with regard to others, as you should think reasonable with regard to yourselves, for this is the substance of the law and the prophets.

The Narrow Gate
(Luke 13:22–30)

13Enter ye in at the strait gate; the gate that leadeth to destruction is broad, and the way is open, and they who pass through are numerous. 14but the gate which leads to life is narrow, and the way is difficult, and few there be that find it.

A Tree and Its Fruit
(Luke 6:43–45)

15Beware of false prophets, who to outward appearance are sheep, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16you will know them by their fruits: do men gather grapes of thorns, 17or figs of thistles? so every good tree yields good fruit: but a corrupt tree yields bad fruit. 18a good tree cannot produce bad fruit: neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit. 19every tree that doth not yield good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire. 20by their fruits then shall ye know them.

21Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but only they who do the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22many will cry out to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? have we not cast out devils in thy name? and in thy name have we not wrought many miracles? 23and then will I make this declaration to them: I never knew you: depart from me ye that have practised iniquity.

The House on the Rock
(Luke 6:46–49)

24therefore, whoever heareth these instructions of mine, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the prudent man, who built his house upon a rock: 25the rain descended, the floods came, the winds blew, and beat upon that house: but it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock. 26but every one that heareth these instructions of mine, and practiseth them not, shall be compared to a fool who built his house upon the sand: 27the rain descends, the flood rushes on, the winds blow, and beat upon the house: down it falls, and wide are its ruins.

The Authority of Jesus

28At length Jesus finished his discourse, and the people were fill'd with astonishment at his doctrine. 29for he taught them, as one having authority, and not as the scribes.