Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that you be not judged.… I. THE PROHIBITION. It refers to the conduct of private individuals, not to men in a public capacity; nor to hinder private persons from forming any opinion upon the misconduct of others. It forbids the indulgence of a censorious temper. II. The METHODS BY WHICH HE REPROVES and condemns it. 1. He refers to the common principle of retribution. 2. As another corrective we are reminded of our own imperfections. (1) Men of this description have no right to sit in judgment on others, who are themselves guilty of the same crimes. (2) They have no moral qualification for its discharge. 3. Our Saviour directs us to reform our own conduct before we undertake to sit in judgment on that of others. III. The CAUTION WHICH WE MUST OBSERVE IN ITS DISCHARGE — "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs," etc. (J. E. Good.) Parallel Verses KJV: Judge not, that ye be not judged. |
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