For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
This proverb expresses a truth Christ Himself embraced. You shall be judged by the same rule you apply to others, not only by God in His final judgment, but by men in how they regard and treat you.
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God will judge you by the same judgment you apply to others. The Jewish sages knew this well: when a man's conduct inclines to neither good nor evil, interpret it to the best; do not make it mean the worst. Measure against measure; as you measure, so shall it be measured to you.
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Christ reproves the scribes and Pharisees who condemn all about them with a magisterial and supercilious spirit. We must not judge our brother rashly or uncharitably, nor assume an authority over him we allow not him over us; we must not judge the hearts of others, nor make the worst of them, nor infer invidious things from their words and actions.
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Commenting on Matthew 7:1-6