“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” a. Judge not, that you be not judged: Here Jesus moved to another idea in the Sermon on the Mount.

(Matthew 7:7-8) Jesus invites us to keep on asking, seeking and knocking. “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”

1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of ...

Matthew 7:7-8. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

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Section 2: Asking, Seeking, Knocking (Matthew 7:6-8) Jesus teaches about the effectiveness of prayer, encouraging believers to ask, seek, and knock with the promise of receiving, finding, and doors being opened. He also warns against casting pearls before swine. Section 3: The Narrow and Wide Gates (Matthew 7:13-14)