John 7:24 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁴ Do not make judgments based [merely] on how things look, but make judgments on how they really are.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ Be honest in your judgment and do not decide at a glance (superficially and by appearances); but judge fairly and righteously.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Common English Bible

²⁴ Don’t judge according to appearances. Judge with right judgment.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ Do not judge according to appearances, but instead judge a just judgment."

John 7:24 Cross References

John 7:25

Some of the people of Jerusalem said [about Jesus], “Is not this person the one they are trying to kill?

John 8:15

You pass judgment according to human standards; I do not judge anyone [i.e., the way you do it].

2 Corinthians 10:7

You people are looking [merely] at the appearance of things [or, “You should look at what is obvious!” In either case, it suggests they were misjudging Paul’s ministry]. If any person is confident within himself that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: We are just as much Christ’s [servants] as he is.

James 2:1

My brothers, do not hold [views regarding] the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ [i.e., as tenets of Christianity] which show favoritism toward [certain] persons.

James 2:4

are you not making class distinctions among yourselves and judging [people] from evil motives?

James 2:9

But if you show favoritism toward [certain] persons, you are committing a sin and are convicted by the law [of God] as lawbreakers.