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Matthew 7:2
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KJ21
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
ASV
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.
AMP
For just as you [hypocritically] judge others [when you are sinful and unrepentant], so will you be judged; and in accordance with your standard of measure [used to pass out judgment], judgment will be measured to you.
AMPC
For just as you judge and criticize and condemn others, you will be judged and criticized and condemned, and in accordance with the measure you [use to] deal out to others, it will be dealt out again to you.
BRG
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
CSB
For you will be judged by the same standard with which you judge others, and you will be measured by the same measure you use.
CSBA
For you will be judged by the same standard with which you judge others, and you will be measured by the same measure you use.
CEB
You’ll receive the same judgment you give. Whatever you deal out will be dealt out to you.
CJB
For the way you judge others is how you will be judged — the measure with which you measure out will be used to measure to you.
CEV
God will be as hard on you as you are on others! He will treat you exactly as you treat them.
DARBY
for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you.
DLNT
For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with what measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
DRA
For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again.
ERV
If you judge others, you will be judged the same way you judge them. God will treat you the same way you treat others.
EASY
God will think about you in the same way that you think about other people. He will use the same rules for you as you use for other people.
EHV
For with whatever standard you judge, you will be judged, and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
ESV
For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
ESVUK
For with the judgement you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
EXB
You will be judged in the same way that you judge others, and ·the amount you give to others will be given to you [or the standard you use for others will be the standard used for you; L with the measure you measure, it will be measured to you].
GNV
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged, and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you again.
GW
Otherwise, you will be judged by the same standard you use to judge others. The standards you use for others will be applied to you.
GNT
for God will judge you in the same way you judge others, and he will apply to you the same rules you apply to others.
HCSB
For with the judgment you use, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
ICB
You will be judged in the same way that you judge others. And the forgiveness you give to others will be given to you.
ISV
because the way that you judge others will be the way that you will be judged, and you will be evaluated by the standard with which you evaluate others.
PHILLIPS
“Don’t criticise people, and you will not be criticised. For you will be judged by the way you criticise others, and the measure you give will be the measure you receive.”
JUB
For with the judgment with which ye judge, ye shall be judged, and with the measure with which ye measure, ye shall be measured again.
KJV
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
AKJV
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
LSB
For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with what measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
LEB
For by what judgment you judge, you will be judged, and by what measure you measure out, it will be measured out to you.
TLB
For others will treat you as you treat them.
MSG
“Don’t pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults—unless, of course, you want the same treatment. That critical spirit has a way of boomeranging. It’s easy to see a smudge on your neighbor’s face and be oblivious to the ugly sneer on your own. Do you have the nerve to say, ‘Let me wash your face for you,’ when your own face is distorted by contempt? It’s this whole traveling road-show mentality all over again, playing a holier-than-thou part instead of just living your part. Wipe that ugly sneer off your own face, and you might be fit to offer a washcloth to your neighbor.
MEV
For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged. And with the measure you use, it will be measured again for you.
MOUNCE
For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
NOG
Otherwise, you will be judged by the same standard you use to judge others. The standards you use for others will be applied to you.
NABRE
For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.
NASB
For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.
NASB1995
For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.
NCB
For you will be judged in the same way that you judge others, and the measure that you use for others will be used to measure you.
NCV
You will be judged in the same way that you judge others, and the amount you give to others will be given to you.
NET
For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.
NIRV
You will be judged in the same way you judge others. You will be measured in the same way you measure others.
NIV
For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
NIVUK
For in the same way as you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
NKJV
For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
NLV
You will be guilty of the same things you find in others. When you say what is wrong in others, your words will be used to say what is wrong in you.
NLT
For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.
NMB
For as you judge, so shall you be judged, and the measure you use will be measured back to you.
NRSVA
For with the judgement you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.
NRSVACE
For with the judgement you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.
NRSVCE
For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.
NRSVUE
For the judgment you give will be the judgment you get, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.
NTFE
You’ll be judged, you see, by the judgment you use to judge others! You’ll be measured by the measuring-rod you use to measure others!
OJB
For with what gezar din (verdict) you judge, you will be judged, and with what measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
RGT
“For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged. And with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you again.
RSV
For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.
RSVCE
For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.
TLV
For with the judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
VOICE
Indeed, you will be judged by the very standards to which you hold other people.
WEB
For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
WE
The way you judge others, that is the way you will be judged. How much you give to others is how much will be given to you.
WYC
for in what doom ye deem, ye shall be deemed, and in what measure ye mete, it shall be meted again to you.
YLT
for in what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged, and in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you.
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