Mat 7:1 | MHM | STEP | The Sermon on the Mount Jesus teaches us how to behave toward the faults of others. He is warning against being harsh and prideful in judging others, like the scribes and Pharisees often were. Instead, he calls his followers to humility, charity, and self-examination before judging others. v. 1 : Jesus says, Do not judge, or you too will be judged (Matthew 7:1 ). He is not forbidding all judgment—judges and ministers must judge rightly—but he warns private people not to judge others harshly or unfairly. We should judge ourselves first and avoid condemning others with pride or jealousy. We must not speak evil of others, despise them, or make harsh conclusions without good reason. God alone knows the heart and will judge rightly.

‏ Matthew 7:1

The Sermon on the Mount

Jesus teaches us how to behave toward the faults of others. He is warning against being harsh and prideful in judging others, like the scribes and Pharisees often were. Instead, he calls his followers to humility, charity, and self-examination before judging others.

v. 1: Jesus says, Do not judge, or you too will be judged (Matthew 7:1 ^a). He is not forbidding all judgment—judges and ministers must judge rightly—but he warns private people not to judge others harshly or unfairly. We should judge ourselves first and avoid condemning others with pride or jealousy. We must not speak evil of others, despise them, or make harsh conclusions without good reason. God alone knows the heart and will judge rightly.