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|Judge not, that ye be not judged.

|Judge not, that ye be not judged.

|Stop judging others, if you do not want to be judged.

|Stop judging others, if you do not want to be judged.

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|The "Conservative" translation is wholly incorrect.  The original Greek clearly specify a purpose relationship rather than a conditional one.  Also, the "Conservative" translation assumes an ongoing action (hence the participle in English) which is absent from the Greek, which is simply a negated command.  Moreover, the Greek does not include desire to be judged ("want to be judged" in the Conservative version).  There is also the addition of "others", which is fallacious.  Who are the "others"?  Is this an interpretation?  Interpolation?  It is not in the original text.

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|For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

|For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

|For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged, and with whatever measure you measure out to others, it will be measured to you.

|For in which judgment you judge, you will be judged, and in which estimation you estimate, it will be estimated of you.

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|"in which" is a more appropriate rendering of the Greek, which describes metaphorical placement within a situation, rather than using a tool of judgment or estimation.  "Estimation" is a better rendering of the verb "metre-o", since this verb has a literal meaning of measurement only in a numerical or mathematical context.  In a metaphorical context, the verb leans towards gauging something's worth, rather than physical specifications.  "Of you" is a better translation of the dative of agent, which is used with an impersonal future.

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|And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

|And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

|And why do you behold the mote in your brother's eye, and not consider the beam in your own eye?

|And why do you look upon the splinter that is in the eye of your brother, but not perceive the rod in your own eye?

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|"Mote" and "beam" are incorrect translations from the original Greek.  The comparison is being made between a small object and a larger object.  They are not, however, at extremes.  "Behold" is too grand for "Blep-o", which is a common word of sight.  "Katanoe-o" has the connotation of perception, rather than consideration, which implies thinking things through.

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|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?

|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?

|Or how can you say to your brother, "Let me take the mote out of your eye", while a beam is in your own eye?

|Or how will you speak to your brother, "Come now and cast out the splinter from your eye", and behold, the rod is in your own eye?

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|"Aphes" is colloquially used to express forcefulness in Greek and should not be translated as a direct imperative.  There is no subjunctive in the Greek, hence I have changed "let me pull" to "come now and cast out", which is a more faithful rendering of the text.

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|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.

|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.

|Stop giving holy things to the dogs, and throwing your pearls in front of pigs, if you don't want them to trample them underfoot, and turn against you and tear you apart.

|Give not what is sacred to the dogs, nor cast your pearls beneath swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and, turning, tear you apart.

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