Luke 6:37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will…”

Luke 6:37

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

World English Bible

Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.

American Standard Version

And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:

Geneva Bible 1599

Iudge not, and ye shall not be iudged: condemne not, and ye shall not bee condemned: forgiue, and ye shalbe forgiuen.

Darby Translation

And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Remit, and it shall be remitted to you.

Young's Literal Translation

'And judge not, and ye may not be judged; condemn not, and ye may not be condemned; release, and ye shall be released.

Bible in Basic English

Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged: do not give punishment to others, and you will not get punishment yourselves: make others free, and you will be made free:

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Cross references

“Judge”

Romans 14:10–16 1 Corinthians 4:3–5 Isaiah 65:5 Matthew 7:1 Romans 2:1 Romans 2:2

Romans 14:10–16 · BSB

Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.

1 Corinthians 4:3–5 · BSB

I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

Isaiah 65:5 · BSB

They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.

Matthew 7:1 · BSB

“Do not judge, or you will be judged.

Romans 2:1 · BSB

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

Romans 2:2 · BSB

And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.

“forgive”

Ephesians 4:32 Mark 11:25 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 Matthew 5:7 Colossians 3:13 Luke 17:3

Ephesians 4:32 · BSB

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Mark 11:25 · BSB

And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well. ”

1 Corinthians 13:4–7 · BSB

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

Matthew 5:7 · BSB

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Colossians 3:13 · BSB

Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Luke 17:3 · BSB

Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

Also

James 5:9 Matthew 18:34–35 Matthew 18:30

James 5:9 · BSB

Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

Matthew 18:34–35 · BSB

In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.

Matthew 18:30 · BSB

But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

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.”

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