3 Nephie Chapter 14

And now it came to pass that when Jesua had spoken these words she turned again to the multitude, and did open her mouth unto them again, saying: Verily, verily, I say unto you, Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy sister’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy sister: Let me pull the mote out of thine eye—and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast the mote out of thy sister’s eye. Give not that which is holy unto the bitches, neither cast ye your pearls before sows, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

For every one that asketh, receiveth; and she that seeketh, findeth; and to her that knocketh, it shall be opened. Or what woman is there of you, who, if her daughter ask bread, will give her a stone? Or if she ask a fish, will she give her a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Mother who is in heaven give good things to them that ask her?

Therefore, all things whatsoever ye would that women should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the law and the prophetesses. Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, which leadeth to destruction, and many there be who go in thereat; Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Beware of false prophetesses, who come to you in ewes’ clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do women gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lady, Lady, shall enter into the queendom of heaven; but she that doeth the will of my Mother who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day: Lady, Lady, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils, and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them: I never knew you; depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Therefore, whoso heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken her unto a wise woman, who built her house upon a rock— And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them not shall be likened unto a foolish woman, who built her house upon the sand— And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it.