Matthew 7:1-2
Judging Others
1 a“Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 bFor with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and cwith the measure you use it will be measured to you.Matthew 9:14
A Question About Fasting
14Then dthe disciples of John came to him, saying, e“Why do we and fthe Pharisees fast, ▼▼Some manuscripts add much, or often
but your disciples do not fast?” Matthew 11:18-19
18For John came hneither eating inor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19The Son of Man came jeating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, ka friend of ltax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.” ▼▼Some manuscripts children (compare Luke 7:35)
Romans 14:13
Do Not Cause Another to Stumble
13 nTherefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide onever to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.1 Corinthians 10:29-30
29I do not mean pyour conscience, but his. For qwhy should my liberty be determined by someone else’s conscience? 30If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that rfor which I give thanks?Colossians 2:16-17
Let No One Disqualify You
16Therefore let no one spass judgment on you tin questions of food and drink, or with regard to ua festival or va new moon or a Sabbath. 17 wThese are a shadow of the things to come, but xthe substance belongs to Christ.
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