Matthew 7
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament
1Judge not, that you may not be judged,
1⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯϩⲁⲡ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
2For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again.
2ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ϣ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
3Any why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own eye?
3ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϫⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲕϯⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ.
4Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye?
4ⲓⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϩⲓ ⲡⲓϫⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ.
5Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam in thy own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
5ⲡⲓϣⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉϩⲓ ⲡⲓϫⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ.
6Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.
6⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲫⲉϧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
7Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.
7⳿ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
8For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
8ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ϣⲁϥϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗϩ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ.
9Or what man is there among you, of whom if his son shall ask bread, will he reach him a stone?
9ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ⲙⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ.
10Or if he shall ask him a fish, will he reach him a serpent?
10ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲙⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ.
11If you then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?
11ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲩⲏⲣ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟ⳿ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
12All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
12ϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
13Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat.
13⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲉⲥⲑⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲟϣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
14How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life: and few there are that find it!
14ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥϫⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲉⲙϥ.
15Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
15⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲛⲉ.
16By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
16⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲓ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲉⲕ ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲛϯ ⲓⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲉⲕ ⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⲛⲓⲥⲉⲣⲟϫⲓ.
17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
17ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϣⲁϥⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit.
18⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ.
19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire.
19⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ϥⲛⲁ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲣϫϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
20Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.
20ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲟⲩ.
21Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲡ⳪ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
22Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name?
22ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲡ⳪ ⲙⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲛϩⲓ ⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲙ.
23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.
23ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ.
24Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,
24ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ.
25And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded on a rock.
25ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲛⲓϥⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲗϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ.
26And every one that heareth these my words, and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand,
26ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟϫ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲱ.
27And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall thereof.
27ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲓϥⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲗϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥϩⲉⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ.
28And it came to pass when Jesus had fully ended these words, the people were in admiration at his doctrine.
28ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉⲕ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
29For he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the scribes and Pharisees.
29ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϧ
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