Matthew 7:2

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

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BSBPD

“For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for in what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged, and in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 7:2 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 21:24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
  2. Judges 1:7Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
  3. Judges 5:27At her feet he collapsed, he fell, there he lay still; at her feet he collapsed, he fell; where he collapsed, there he fell dead.
  4. 2 Samuel 21:5And they answered the king, “As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us to exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel,
  5. Psalms 18:25To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
  6. Psalms 137:7Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
  7. Jeremiah 51:24Before your very eyes I will repay Babylon and all the dwellers of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion,” declares the LORD.
  8. Obadiah 1:15For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.
  9. Mark 4:24He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
  10. Luke 6:38Give, 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.”
  11. 2 Corinthians 9:6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
  12. 2 Thessalonians 1:6After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
  13. James 2:13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
  14. Revelation 18:6Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.

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