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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues to teach his disciples in his Sermon on the Mount, which began in [Matthew 5:3](../05/01.md).
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# General Information:
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Jesus is talking to a group of people about what might happen to them as individuals. The instances of "you" and the commands are plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# Do not judge
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It is implied here that "judge" has the strong meaning of "condemn harshly" or "declare guilty." AT: "Do not condemn people harshly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# you will not be judged
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "God will not condemn you harshly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# For
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Be sure the reader understands the statement in 7:2 is based on what Jesus said in 7:1.
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# with the judgment you judge, you will be judged
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "God will condemn you in the same way you condemn others" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# measure
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Possible meanings are 1) this is the amount of punishment given or 2) this is the standard used for judgment.
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# it will be measured out to you
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "God will measure it out to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) |