III Nephi VI

25And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he looked upon the twelve whom he had chosen and saith unto them: Remember the words which I have spoken, for behold, ye are they which I have chosen to minister unto this people. Therefore I say unto you: Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat and the body than raiment?

26Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27Which of you, by taking thought, can add one cubit unto his stature? 28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin. 29And yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30Wherefore if God so clothe the grass of the field —which today is and tomorrow is cast into the oven— even so will he clothe you, if ye are not of little faith.

31Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eat or what shall we drink or wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. 34Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient is the day unto the evil thereof.

14And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he turned again to the multitude and did open his mouth unto them again, saying: Verily verily I say unto you: Judge not that ye be not judged. 2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged. And with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother: Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye— and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and rend you.

7Ask and it shall be given unto you; seek and ye shall fine; knock and it shall be opened unto you. 8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 9Or what man is there of you whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? 12Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

13Enter ye in at the strait gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction. And many there be which go in thereat, 14because strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

15Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles? 17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit neither a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire. 20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22Many will say to me in that day: Lord Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name and in thy name have cast out devils and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them: I never knew you. Depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24Therefore whoso heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man which built his house upon a rock. 25And the rains 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. 26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man which built his house upon the sand. 27And 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.