If ye do good only to those who do good to
you, what thanks have ye? Sinners do even the same also. And if ye lend
only to those from whom ye expect to receive back, what thanks have ye?
Sinners also lend to sinners to receive as much again.
But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return
and your reward shall be great. Ye shall be the children of the Highest
for He is kind to the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore
merciful as your Father also is merciful.
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged. Condemn not, and ye shall not be
condemned. Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. Give, and it shall be
given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running
over shall men give into your bosom. With the same measure that ye mete
it shall be measured to you again.
Jesus spoke a parable to them, Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they
not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his master; but
everyone that is perfect shall be as his master.
And why behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but not perceive
the beam that is in thine own eye? How can you say to your brother,
Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou
thyself does not see the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite,
first cast out the beam from your own eye, and only then shall thou see
clearly enough to pull out the mote in thy brother's eye.
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