Hi, friends. I am Annie F. Downs. Let's read the Gospels. The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament in the Bible, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

These are the stories of Jesus Christ's life on earth, the friendships and the parables, the sacrifices, the meals, the miracles.

We will read three chapters every day and finish in 30 days, so each month we'll read all four books.

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Today, we are continuing through the book of Matthew. I'll read three chapters to you. You can listen or read along in your own Bible, and then I'll pray, and that's it.

So today is January 18th, day 18, and I'll be reading Matthew 7-9, and the translation I'm reading from this month is NIV-84.

Chapter 7, judging others.

Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Why do you look at the spec of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?

How can you say to your brother, let me take the spec out of your eye. When all the time, there is a plank in your own eye.

You hypocrite. First, take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the spec from your brother's eye.

Do not give dogs what is sacred. Do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

Ask, seek, knock.

Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.

For everyone who asks receives, he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more will your father and heaven give good gifts to those who ask him?

So in everything due to others, what you would have them due to you, for this sums up the law and the prophets, the narrow and wide gates.

Enter through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate, and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

But small is the gate, and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

A tree and its fruit. Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.

By their fruit, you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles?

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