The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. A closer look at the rest of the passage illuminates the real issue Christ wanted to address: “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. When Jesus said, “ Judge not lest you be judged,” He wasn’t issuing a blanket rule that people are never to judge others. And then, when you exercise judgment toward others, do it with humility” ( Holman New Testament Commentary, Vol.
In his commentary on Matthew, Stuart Weber gives this excellent summary of the correct meaning of Matthew 7:1: “Do not judge others until you are prepared to be judged by the same standard. Sadly, the passage is one of the most misunderstood and misapplied teachings in Scripture by believers and non-believers alike. In Matthew 7, Jesus turns to the topic of judging others. “Judge not lest you be judged” is a snippet from Christ’s great Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3-7:27).
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