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Matthew 7
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1 Judge not, that you may not be judged. CCC · Fathers
2 For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again. CCC · Fathers
3 And why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own eye? CCC
4 Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye? CCC
5 Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thy own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye. CCC · Fathers
6 Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. CCC
8 For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. CCC
9 Or what man is there among you, of whom if his son shall ask bread, will he reach him a stone? CCC
10 Or if he shall ask him a fish, will he reach him a serpent? CCC
11 If you then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him? CCC
12 All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them. For this is the law and the prophets. CCC
13 Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat. CCC
14 How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life: and few there are that find it! CCC
15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. CCC · Fathers
16 By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. Fathers
20 Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them. CCC
21 Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. CCC · Fathers
22 Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name? Fathers
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.
24 Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,
25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded on a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these my words and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand,
27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall thereof.
28 And it came to pass when Jesus had fully ended these words, the people were in admiration at his doctrine. CCC
29 For he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the scribes and Pharisees. CCC
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- CCC 678 “Following in the steps of the prophets and John the Baptist, Jesus announced the judgement of the Last Day in his preaching.…”
“… all unrighteousness, covetousness, love of money, evil speaking, false witness; "not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing," or blow for blow, or cursing for cursing, but being mindful of what the Lord said in His teaching: "Judge not, that ye be not judged;”
Quoted in Letter to the Philippians, St. Polycarp of Smyrna (early 2nd century), Chapter II. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
“And therefore has the Lord said: "Judge not, that ye be not judged: for with what judgment ye shall judge, ye shall be judged.”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book IV, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XXX. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 678 “Following in the steps of the prophets and John the Baptist, Jesus announced the judgement of the Last Day in his preaching.…”
“… but being mindful of what the Lord said in His teaching: "Judge not, that ye be not judged; forgive, and it shall be forgiven unto you; be merciful, that ye may obtain mercy; with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again;”
Quoted in Letter to the Philippians, St. Polycarp of Smyrna (early 2nd century), Chapter II. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
“And therefore has the Lord said: "Judge not, that ye be not judged: for with what judgment ye shall judge, ye shall be judged.”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book IV, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XXX. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 678 “Following in the steps of the prophets and John the Baptist, Jesus announced the judgement of the Last Day in his preaching.…”
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- CCC 678 “Following in the steps of the prophets and John the Baptist, Jesus announced the judgement of the Last Day in his preaching.…”
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- CCC 678 “Following in the steps of the prophets and John the Baptist, Jesus announced the judgement of the Last Day in his preaching.…”
“Therefore, against men of this kind (namely, the heretics) the word of the Lord applies, which says: "Thou hypocrite, first cast the beam out of thine eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote out of thy brother's eye.”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book IV, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XXX. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 2609 “Once committed to conversion, the heart learns to pray in faith. Faith is a filial adherence to God beyond what we feel…”
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- CCC 2609 “Once committed to conversion, the heart learns to pray in faith. Faith is a filial adherence to God beyond what we feel…”
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- CCC 2609 “Once committed to conversion, the heart learns to pray in faith. Faith is a filial adherence to God beyond what we feel…”
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- CCC 2609 “Once committed to conversion, the heart learns to pray in faith. Faith is a filial adherence to God beyond what we feel…”
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- CCC 2609 “Once committed to conversion, the heart learns to pray in faith. Faith is a filial adherence to God beyond what we feel…”
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- CCC 1789 “Some rules apply in every case: - One may never do evil so that good may result from it; - the Golden…”
- CCC 1970 “The Law of the Gospel requires us to make the decisive choice between "the two ways" and to put into practice the…”
- CCC 2821 “This petition is taken up and granted in the prayer of Jesus which is present and effective in the Eucharist; it bears…”
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- CCC 1036 “The affirmations of Sacred Scripture and the teachings of the Church on the subject of hell are a call to the responsibility…”
- CCC 1696 “The way of Christ "leads to life"; a contrary way "leads to destruction." The Gospel parable of the two ways remains ever…”
- CCC 1970 “The Law of the Gospel requires us to make the decisive choice between "the two ways" and to put into practice the…”
- CCC 2609 “Once committed to conversion, the heart learns to pray in faith. Faith is a filial adherence to God beyond what we feel…”
- CCC 2821 “This petition is taken up and granted in the prayer of Jesus which is present and effective in the Eucharist; it bears…”
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- CCC 2285 “Scandal takes on a particular gravity by reason of the authority of those who cause it or the weakness of those who…”
“For he said, Many shall come in My name, clothed outwardly in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.' ”
Quoted in Dialogue with Trypho, St. Justin Martyr (c. AD 160), Chapter XXXV. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
“… shall come in My name, clothed outwardly in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.' " And, There shall be schisms and heresies.' And, Beware of false prophets, who shall come to you clothed outwardly in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”
Quoted in Dialogue with Trypho, St. Justin Martyr (c. AD 160), Chapter XXXV. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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“… grafted into the good olive-tree, and been made a partaker of the fatness of the olive-tree." As, therefore, when the wild olive has been engrafted, if it remain in its former condition, viz., a wild olive, it is "cut off, and cast into the fire;”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book V, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter X. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 2005 “Since it belongs to the supernatural order, grace escapes our experience and cannot be known except by faith. We cannot therefore rely…”
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- CCC 443 “Peter could recognize the transcendent character of the Messiah's divine sonship because Jesus had clearly allowed it to be so understood. To…”
- CCC 1821 “We can therefore hope in the glory of heaven promised by God to those who love him and do his will. In…”
- CCC 2611 “The prayer of faith consists not only in saying "Lord, Lord," but in disposing the heart to do the will of the…”
- CCC 2826 “By prayer we can discern "what is the will of God" and obtain the endurance to do it. Jesus teaches us that…”
“And every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire.”
Quoted in First Apology, St. Justin Martyr (c. AD 155), Chapter XVI. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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“And I will say to them, Depart from Me.”
Quoted in Dialogue with Trypho, St. Justin Martyr (c. AD 160), Chapter LXXVI. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 581 “The Jewish people and their spiritual leaders viewed Jesus as a rabbi. He often argued within the framework of rabbinical interpretation of…”
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- CCC 581 “The Jewish people and their spiritual leaders viewed Jesus as a rabbi. He often argued within the framework of rabbinical interpretation of…”
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