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Matthew 7:2

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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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “it will be measured” (μετρηθήσεται) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “it will be re-measured” (ἀντιμετρηθήσεται) before you here.

ἐνenForἐνpreposition — “For”G1722in, on, among.Forᾧhōwithὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “with”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.withγὰρgarwhatγάρconjunction — “what”G1063for.whatκρίματιkrimatijudgmentκρίμα (krima)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “judgment”, the to- or for-formG2917(a) a judgment, a verdict; sometimes implying an adverse verdict, a condemnation, (b) a case at law, a lawsuit.judgmentκρίνετεkrineteye judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye judge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.ye judgeκριθήσεσθεkrithēsestheye shall be judgedκρίνω (krinō)verb, future passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall be judged”, an action still aheadG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.ye shall be judgedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withᾧhōwhatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “what”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “what”.whatμέτρῳmetrōmeasureμέτρον (metron)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “measure”, the to- or for-formG3358a measure, whether lineal or cubic; a measuring rod.measureμετρεῖτεmetreiteye meteμετρέω (metreō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye mete”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3354I measure (out), estimate.ye meteμετρηθήσεταιmetrēthēsetaiit shall be measuredμετρέω (metreō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it shall be measured”, an action still aheadG3354I measure (out), estimate.it shall be measuredὑμῖνhuminto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “to you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.to you

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀντιμετρηθήσεταιantimetrēthēsetaiit shall be measuredἀντιμετρέω (antimetreō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it shall be measured”, an action still aheadG488I measure in return, give equivalent measure.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for in what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged, and in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.

Young’s Literal Translation

for in what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged, and in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you.

World English Bible

For with whatever judgment you judge , you will be judged ; and with whatever measure you measure , it will be measured to you .

Darby Translation

for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you.

Douay-Rheims

For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again.

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