Luke 6:37
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Cross-references
In Luke 17:4, Jesus commands repeated forgiveness—directly applying the 'forgive' portion of Luke 6:37.
In Luke 17:3, Jesus instructs rebuke and forgiveness—this balances the 'do not judge' command, showing confrontation of sin is different from condemning.
Romans 2:1 expands the principle: judging others brings self-condemnation because you do the same things.
In James 4:12, the reminder that God alone is Judge directly echoes Luke's command not to judge—emphasizing our place under His authority.
In Colossians 3:13, mutual forgiveness based on Christ's forgiveness is commanded, reinforcing the 'forgive and you will be forgiven' directive.
In Ephesians 4:32, forgiveness is commanded as God in Christ forgave us, directly echoing the imperative to forgive here.
In 1 Corinthians 4:3-5, Paul refuses to judge even himself, waiting for the Lord's judgment—a direct application of 'do not judge' from Luke.
In Romans 14:10-16, Paul expands on not judging brothers, emphasizing all stand before God's judgment seat—reinforcing the reciprocal warning from Luke.
Romans 14:4 asks who judges another's servant — reinforcing the command not to judge, leaving judgment to the master.
In Mark 11:26, the negative corollary is stated—refusing forgiveness blocks God's forgiveness, reinforcing the conditional teaching.
In Mark 11:25, forgiveness while praying is directly linked to receiving God's forgiveness, paralleling the forgive-and-be-forgiven principle.
In Matthew 18:35, the same call to forgive from the heart is tied to God's forgiveness, mirroring the conditional promise here.
Matthew 7:1 records Jesus' identical command 'Judge not' — a parallel saying in a different gospel.
In Matthew 6:14, Jesus ties our forgiveness of others to God's forgiveness—the same reciprocal logic as 'forgive and you will be forgiven' in Luke.
1 Corinthians 4:5 reinforces the command not to judge, adding that final judgment belongs to the Lord at His coming.
In Matthew 6:12, the Lord's Prayer echoes the same principle: forgive others to be forgiven by God.
In Romans 14:4, Paul applies the 'do not judge' principle to believers judging each other over disputable matters—God alone is their master.
Isaiah 65:5 condemns those who judge others as unclean — a negative example of the judging forbidden here.
Romans 2:2 states God's judgment rightly falls on wrongdoers — underlies why we should not judge prematurely.
In James 4:11, speaking evil against a brother is judging the law—this reinforces the warning against judging others from Luke.
In Matthew 5:7, the promise that the merciful receive mercy parallels Luke's reciprocal principle of forgiveness.