Joshua teaches about criticizing others
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 thine eye;
and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou
hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see
clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
6 Give
not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine,
lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Joshua teaches about asking, seeking, knocking
7 Ask,
and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you:
8 For
every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that
knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or
what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10 Or
if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If
ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much
more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
12 Therefore
all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them:
for this is the law and the prophets.
Joshua teaches about the way to heaven
13 Enter
ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that
leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because
strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few
there be that find it.
Joshua teaches about fruit in people's lives
15 Beware
of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves.
16 Ye
shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of
thistles?
17 Even
so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth
evil fruit.
18 A
good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth
good fruit.
19 Every
tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore
by their fruits ye shall know them.
Joshua teaches about those who build houses on rock and sand
21 Not
every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name?
and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And
then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work
iniquity.
24 Therefore
whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a
wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And
every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be
likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27And
the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that
house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it
28 And it came to pass, when Joshua
had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29 For he taught them as one having
authority, and not as the scribes.