Luke 12:57

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And why are you, in your hearts, unable to be judges of what is right?

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  • Deut 32:29 : 29 If only they were wise, if only this was clear to them, and they would give thought to their future!
  • Matt 15:10-14 : 10 And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you: 11 Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth. 12 Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears? 13 But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots. 14 Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.
  • Matt 21:21 : 21 And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done.
  • Matt 21:32 : 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.
  • Luke 21:30 : 30 When they put out their young leaves, you take note of it, and it is clear to you that summer is coming.
  • John 7:24 : 24 Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.
  • Acts 13:26-38 : 26 My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those among you who have the fear of God, to us the word of this salvation is sent. 27 For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him. 28 And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death. 29 And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in the place of the dead. 30 But God gave him back from the dead: 31 And for a number of days he was seen by those who came with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses before the people. 32 And we are giving you the good news of the undertaking made to the fathers, 33 Which God has now put into effect for our children, by sending Jesus; as it says in the second Psalm, You are my Son; this day I have given you being. 34 And about his coming back from the dead, never again to go to destruction, he has said these words, I will give you the holy and certain mercies of David. 35 Because he says in another Psalm, You will not let your Holy One see destruction. 36 Now David, having done God's work for his generation, went to sleep, and was put with his fathers, and his body came to destruction: 37 But he, who was lifted up by God, did not see destruction. 38 And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to you:
  • 1 Cor 11:14 : 14 Does it not seem natural to you that if a man has long hair, it is a cause of shame to him?

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    56O false ones! the face of the earth and the heaven is clear to you; how is it that the signs of these times are not as clear to you?

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    1Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.

    2For as you have been judging, so you will be judged, and with your measure will it be measured to you.

    3And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

    4Or how will you say to your brother, Let me take out the grain of dust from your eye, when you yourself have a bit of wood in your eye?

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    58For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison.

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    24Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

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    4If then there are questions to be judged in connection with the things of this life, why do you put them in the hands of those who have no position in the church?

    5I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?

    6But a brother who has a cause at law against another takes it before Gentile judges.

    7More than this, it is not to your credit to have causes at law with one another at all. Why not put up with wrong? why not undergo loss?

    8So far from doing this, you yourselves do wrong and take your brothers' property.

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    4Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?

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    37Be 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:

  • Rom 2:1
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    1So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.

  • John 7:51
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    51Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done?

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    27But the man who was doing wrong to his neighbour, pushing him away, said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

  • Luke 6:41-42
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    41And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

    42How will you say to your brother, Brother, let me take the grain of dust out of your eye, when you yourself do not see the bit of wood in your eye? O false one! first take the wood out of your eye and then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your brother's eye.

  • 1 Cor 6:1-2
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    1How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentile judge and not before the saints?

    2Is it not certain that the saints will be the judges of the world? if then the world will be judged by you, are you unable to give a decision about the smallest things?

  • Jas 4:11-12
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    11Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.

    12There is only one judge and law-giver, even he who has the power of salvation and of destruction; but who are you to be your neighbour's judge?

  • 1 Cor 5:12
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    12For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you;

  • Matt 12:37
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    37For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.

  • Luke 12:14
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    14But he said, Man, who made me a judge or a maker of decisions for you?

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    15You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man.

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    12Let your words and your acts be those of men who are to be judged by the law which makes free.

  • Luke 12:11-12
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    10But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
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    6And said to the judges, Take care what you do, for you are judging not for man but for the Lord, and he is with you in the decisions you give.

  • Deut 12:8
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    3But it is a small thing to me that I am judged by you or by man's judging; I am not even a judge of myself.

    4For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.

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    12All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.

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    31But if we were true judges of ourselves, punishment would not come on us.

  • Mark 11:31
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    31And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?

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    31Do to others as you would have them do to you.

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    7But if these words had been in your minds, My desire is for mercy and not for offerings, you would not have been judging those who have done no wrong.

  • John 7:19
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    19Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?

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    1If there is an argument between men and they go to law with one another, let the judges give their decision for the upright, and against the wrongdoer.

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    27And they, by their keeping of the law without circumcision, will be judges of you, by whom the law is broken though you have the letter of the law and circumcision.

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    46Why do you say to me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

  • Luke 18:6
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    6And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.