John 8:15

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You people judge by outward appearances; I do not judge anyone.

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  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the LORD said to Samuel,“Don’t be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
  • John 7:24 : 24 Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment.”
  • John 12:47 : 47 If anyone hears my words and does not obey them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
  • John 3:17 : 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
  • John 8:11 : 11 She replied,“No one, Lord.” And Jesus said,“I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”]]
  • John 18:36 : 36 Jesus replied,“My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”
  • Rom 2:1 : 1 The Condemnation of the Moralist Therefore you are without excuse, whoever you are, when you judge someone else. For on whatever grounds you judge another, you condemn yourself, because you who judge practice the same things.
  • 1 Cor 2:15 : 15 The one who is spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is understood by no one.
  • 1 Cor 4:3-5 : 3 So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4 For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord. 5 So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
  • Jas 2:4 : 4 If so, have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil motives?
  • Ps 58:1-2 : 1 For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David. Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly? 2 No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.
  • Ps 94:20-21 : 20 Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws. 21 They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.
  • Amos 5:7 : 7 The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.
  • Amos 6:12 : 12 Can horses run on rocky cliffs? Can one plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant, and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant.
  • Hab 1:4 : 4 For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.
  • Luke 12:14 : 14 But Jesus said to him,“Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?”

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    16But if I judge, my evaluation is accurate, because I am not alone when I judge, but I and the Father who sent me do so together.

  • John 7:24
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    24Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment.”

  • John 8:11-14
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    11She replied,“No one, Lord.” And Jesus said,“I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”]]

    12Jesus as the Light of the World Then Jesus spoke out again,“I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

    13So the Pharisees objected,“You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!”

    14Jesus answered,“Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.

  • Matt 7:1
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    1Do Not Judge“Do not judge so that you will not be judged.

  • John 8:49-50
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    49Jesus answered,“I am not possessed by a demon, but I honor my Father– and yet you dishonor me.

    50I am not trying to get praise for myself. There is one who demands it, and he also judges.

  • John 8:26
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    26I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the Father who sent me is truthful, and the things I have heard from him I speak to the world.”

  • 1 Cor 4:3-4
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    3So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

    4For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.

  • John 5:30-31
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    30I can do nothing on my own initiative. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the one who sent me.

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    15The one who is spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is understood by no one.

  • John 16:10-11
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    10concerning righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;

    11and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.

  • John 12:47
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    47If anyone hears my words and does not obey them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

  • John 8:23
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    23Jesus replied,“You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.

  • John 8:28
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    28Then Jesus said,“When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing on my own initiative, but I speak just what the Father taught me.

  • John 5:22
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    22Furthermore, the Father does not judge anyone, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

  • 1 Cor 5:12
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    12For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside?

  • Rom 14:13
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    13Exhortation for the Strong not to Destroy the Weak Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister.

  • John 5:41-42
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    41“I do not accept praise from people,

    42but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

  • Luke 12:57
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    57Clear the Debts“And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

  • John 8:46
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    46Who among you can prove me guilty of any sin? If I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me?

  • Luke 6:37
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    37Do Not Judge Others“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.

  • John 8:18-19
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    18I testify about myself and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”

    19Then they began asking him,“Who is your father?” Jesus answered,“You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too.”

  • John 8:38
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    38I am telling you the things I have seen while with the Father; as for you, practice the things you have heard from the Father!”

  • John 7:51
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    51“Our law doesn’t condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?”

  • John 8:21
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    21Where Jesus Came From and Where He is Going Then Jesus said to them again,“I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.”

  • John 8:55
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    55Yet you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey his teaching.

  • 2 Cor 5:16
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    16So then from now on we acknowledge no one from an outward human point of view. Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, now we do not know him in that way any longer.

  • Rom 2:1
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    1The Condemnation of the Moralist Therefore you are without excuse, whoever you are, when you judge someone else. For on whatever grounds you judge another, you condemn yourself, because you who judge practice the same things.

  • 1 Cor 10:15
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    15I am speaking to thoughtful people. Consider what I say.

  • John 18:31
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    31Pilate told them,“Take him yourselves and pass judgment on him according to your own law!” The Jewish leaders replied,“We cannot legally put anyone to death.”

  • John 14:30
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    30I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,

  • John 5:34
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    34(I do not accept human testimony, but I say this so that you may be saved.)

  • Acts 18:15
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    15but since it concerns points of disagreement about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I will not be a judge of these things!”

  • John 7:16
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    16So Jesus replied,“My teaching is not from me, but from the one who sent me.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
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    6He told the judges,“Be careful what you do, for you are not judging for men, but for the LORD, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions.

  • Rom 14:10
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    10But you who eat vegetables only– why do you judge your brother or sister? And you who eat everything– why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

  • John 7:28
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    28Then Jesus, while teaching in the temple courts, cried out,“You both know me and know where I come from! And I have not come on my own initiative, but the one who sent me is true. You do not know him,

  • John 2:25
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    25He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.

  • John 7:8
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    8You go up to the feast yourselves. I am not going up to this feast because my time has not yet fully arrived.”

  • Luke 12:14
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    14But Jesus said to him,“Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?”

  • John 12:31
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    31Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.

  • Jas 4:11
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    11Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.