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3 Nephi 14
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3 Nephi 14 is taken nearly verbatim from Matthew 7. Joseph Smith
freely added words to some verses and removed others. For a detailed analysis and side-by-side comparison of these
verses see The Annotated Book of Mormon:
3 Nephi 14 at 2think.org
And it came to pass
Judge not, that ye be not judged. -- Mt.7:1
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| 14:1 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words he turned
again to the multitude, and did open his mouth unto them again, saying: Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Judge not, that ye be not judged.
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| 14:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be
measured to you again.
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| 14:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam
that is in thine own eye?
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| 14:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother: Let me pull the mote out of thine eye -- and behold,
a beam is in thine own eye? | |
| 14:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to
cast the mote out of thy brother's eye. | |
| 14:6 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. | |
| 14:7 Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened
unto you. | |
| 14:8 For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh,
it shall be opened. | |
| 14:9 Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask bread, will give him a stone? | |
| 14:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? | |
| 14:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall
your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? | |
| 14:12 Therefore, all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them,
for this is the law and the prophets. |
(14:12) "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
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| 14:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, which leadeth
to destruction, and many there be who go in thereat; | |
| 14:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there
be that find it. | |
| 14:15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening
wolves. | |
| 14:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? | |
| 14:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. | |
| 14:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. | |
| 14:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. | |
| 14:20 Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them. | |
| 14:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he
that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. | |
| 14:22 Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name
have cast out devils, and in thy name done many wonderful works? | |
| 14:23 And then will I profess unto them: I never knew you; depart from me, ye that work iniquity. | |
| 14:24 Therefore, whoso heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man,
who built his house upon a rock -- | |
| 14:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and
it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock. | |
| 14:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them not shall be likened unto a
foolish man, who built his house upon the sand -- | |
| 14:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and
it fell, and great was the fall of it. | |
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