Lux Domini
Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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We must judge ourselves, and judge of our own acts, but not make our word a law to everybody. We must not judge rashly, nor pass judgment upon our brother without any ground.

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This thought runs through Matthew 7:1-5.

Matthew 7:1 quoted in popular culture

Remarks in a Question and Answer Session with the AFL-CIO Union Leadership in Portland, Oregon
Politics Verified official transcript Sep 26, 1976

Remarks in a Question and Answer Session with the AFL-CIO Union Leadership in Portland, Oregon · Jimmy Carter · American Presidency Project hit for the phrase "Judge not, that ye be not judged". Excerpt: another person. God says, " Judge not that ye be not judged ". And I made the point that …

APP: Remarks in a Question and Answer Session with the AFL-CIO Union Leadership in Portland, Oregon

Miami, Florida Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Town Meeting.
Politics Verified official transcript Oct 20, 1980

Miami, Florida Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Town Meeting. · Jimmy Carter · American Presidency Project hit for the phrase "Judge not, that ye be not judged". Excerpt: and moral standards about " Judge not that ye be not judged " and "Love your neighbor …

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Abraham Lincoln
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American Civil War
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Ammon Hennacy
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Antonin Scalia
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Appearance
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April 14
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Bob Marley
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Charity
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Danish proverbs
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December 24
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Dolly Parton
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Dutch proverbs
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Edmund Burke
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Eliphas Levi
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February 12
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Francis Quarles
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German proverbs
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Harry S. Truman
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Italian proverbs
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James Branch Cabell
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January 19
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John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
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Judgment
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Judicial interpretation
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Letitia Elizabeth Landon
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Mahavatar Babaji
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Maya
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Metallica
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Nancy Kress
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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On Liberty
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Othello
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Perfection
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Preaching
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Richard Francis Burton
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Sam Keen
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Sermon on the Mount
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Slavery
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Soldiers
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Spanish proverbs
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The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)
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Thomas à Kempis
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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William Tyndale
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