God says,\par “How long will you judge people unfairly?\par How long will you let wicked people go free without punishment?”\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [473]})\i0 \par
John 7:24 - Easy To Read Version Stop judging by the way things look. Be fair and judge by what is really right.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment. Common English Bible Don’t judge according to appearances. Judge with right judgment.” Catholic Public Domain Version Do not judge according to appearances, but instead judge a just judgment." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Judge not according to the appearance, but judge just judgment. |
God says,\par “How long will you judge people unfairly?\par How long will you let wicked people go free without punishment?”\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [473]})\i0 \par
The Lord hates these two things—punishing someone that has done nothing wrong, and forgiving someone that is guilty.
And if you pay those people money, they will forgive a criminal. But they don’t allow good people to be judged fairly.
“You must be fair in judgment. You must not show special favor to poor people. And you must not show special favor to important people. You must be fair when you judge your neighbor.
The Lord All-Powerful said these things.\par “You must do what is right and fair.\par You must be kind and merciful to each other.\par
Then some of the people that lived in Jerusalem said, “This is the man they are trying to kill.
You judge me the way people judge other people. I don’t judge any person.
You must look at the facts before you. If a person feels sure that he belongs to Christ, then he must remember that we belong to Christ the same as that person.
My dear brothers and sisters, you are believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. So don’t think that some people are more important than other people.
What are you doing? You are making some people more important than others. With evil thoughts you are deciding which person is better.
But if you are treating one person like he is more important than another person, then you are sinning. That royal law proves that you are guilty of breaking God’s law.