Matthew 7
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1“Do not judge, or you will be judged.
1ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮϨⲀⲠ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
2ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
3Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
3ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲬⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϪⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ⲔϮⲚⲒⲀⲦⲔ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ.
4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye?
4ⲒⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲬⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀⲦ ⲚⲦⲀϨⲒ ⲠⲒϪⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲒ ϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ.
5You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
5ⲠⲒϢⲞⲂⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲔⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲒ ⲠⲒϪⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ.
6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
6ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲚⲀⲘⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲈϢⲀⲨ ⲘⲎⲠⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲈⲪⲈϦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
7ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲰϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
8ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ϢⲀϤϬⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰϮ ϢⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰⲖϨ ϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲀϤ.
9Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
9ⲒⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ ⲘⲎ ϤⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ.
10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
10ⲒⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲂⲦ ⲘⲎ ϤⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϤ.
11So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
11ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲨⲎⲢ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϤⲈϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
12In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
12ϨⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
13Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
13ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲞⲨⲞϢⲤ ⲚϪⲈϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲞⲨⲈⲤⲐⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲞϢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
14But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
14ϪⲈ ⲤϪⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϨⲈϪϨⲰϪ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϪⲈⲘϤ.
15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
15ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲀϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϢ ⲚⲢⲈϤϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲚⲈ.
16By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
16ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲤⲈⲔ ⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ϨⲀⲚϢⲞⲚϮ ⲒⲈ ϢⲀⲨⲤⲈⲔ ⲔⲈⲚⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲤⲈⲢⲞϪⲒ.
17Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
17ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϢⲀϤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲒϢϢⲎⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀϤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
18ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲞⲨϢϢⲎⲚ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲈⲢⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲞⲨϢϢⲎⲚ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲈⲢⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
19ϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲒⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪϤ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
20So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
20ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲞⲨ.
21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
21ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
22ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚϨⲒ ⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϪⲞⲘ.
23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲒⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲒⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ.
24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
24ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ.
25The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
25ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲚϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤϨⲈⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ.
26But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
26ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲒⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲞϪ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲰ.
27The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
27ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲚϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲚⲒϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϤϨⲈⲒ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ.
28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
28ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈⲔ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲂⲰ.
29because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
29ⲚⲀϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϦ.
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