American Standard Version

Matthew 7

1JudgeG2919not,thatyebenotjudgedG2919.

2ForwithwhatjudgmentG2917yejudgeG2919, yeshallbejudgedG2919:andwithwhatmeasureG3354ye mete,itshallbemeasuredG3354untoyou.

3AndwhyτίtiG5101beholdest thouthemotethatisinthybrother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788,butconsiderestnotthebeamthatisinthineowneyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788?

4OrhowπῶςpōsG4459wilt thousayG3004tothybrotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80,LetmecastἐκβάλωekbalōG1544outthemoteoutofthineeyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788;andlo,thebeamisinthineowneyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788?

5Thouhypocriteὑποκριτά,hupokritaG5273,castἔκβαλεekbaleG1544outfirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413thebeamoutofthineowneyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788;andthenshalt thouseeδιαβλέψειςdiablepseisG1227clearlyG1227tocastἐκβαλεῖνekbaleinG1544outthemoteoutofthybrother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788.

6GiveδῶτεdōteG1325notthatwhichisholyἅγιονhagionG40untothedogsκυσὶνkusinG2965,neithercastβάλητεbalēteG906yourpearlsμαργαρίταςmargaritasG3135beforetheswine,lestG3361haplytheytrampleκαταπατήσουσινkatapatēsousinG2662themundertheirfeetG4228,andturnστραφέντεςstraphentesG4762andrendyou.

7AskΑἰτεῖτε,AiteiteG154,anditshallbegivenG1325you;seekζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212,andyeshallfindεὑρήσετε·heurēseteG2147;knockκρούετε,kroueteG2925,anditshallbeopenedἀνοιγήσεταιanoigēsetaiG455untoyou:

8foreveryoneG3588thatasketh receiveth;andhethatseeketh findeth;andtohimthatknockethitshallbeopenedἀνοιγήσεται.¶anoigēsetaiG455.

9OrwhatmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isG1510thereofyou,who, ifhissonυἱὸςhuiosG5207shallaskαἰτήσειaitēseiG154himforaloafG740,willgiveἐπιδώσειepidōseiG1929himastoneλίθονlithonG3037;

10orifheshallaskαἰτήσει,aitēseiG154forafishἰχθὺνichthunG2486,willgiveἐπιδώσειepidōseiG1929himaserpentὄφινophinG3789?

11IfyethenG3767,beingὄντεςontesG1510evilπονηροὶponēroiG4190,knowhowπόσῳposōG4214togiveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325goodἀγαθὰagathaG18giftsδόματαdomataG1390untoyourchildrenG5043,howG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123shallyourFatherπατὴρpatērG3962whoisG1510inheavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772giveδώσειdōseiG1325goodἀγαθὰagathaG18thingsG18tothemthataskαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154him?

12AllthingsG3778thereforeοὖνounG3767whatsoever yewouldthatmenG444shoulddountoyou,evenG2532soG2443doyealsoG2532untothem:forthisisG1510thelawνόμοςnomosG3551andtheprophetsπροφῆται.¶prophētaiG4396.

13EnterΕἰσέλθατεEiselthateG1525yeinbythenarrowστενῆςstenēsG4728gateπύλης,pulēsG4439:forwideisG1510thegateπύληpulēG4439,andbroadisG1510thewayὁδὸςhodosG3598,thatleadethtodestructionἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684,andmanyπολλοίpolloiG4183areG1510theythatenterεἰσερχόμενοιeiserchomenoiG1525inthereby.

14FornarrowG4728isG1510thegateπύληpulēG4439,andstraitenedthewayὁδὸςhodosG3598,thatleadeth untolifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,andfewὀλίγοιoligoiG3641areG1510theythatfindεὑρίσκοντεςheuriskontesG2147it.

15BewareΠροσέχετεProsecheteG4337offalseψευδοπροφητῶνpseudoprophētōnG5578prophetsG5578,whocomeἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064toyouinsheep’sπροβάτων,probatōnG4263clothingἐνδύμασινendumasinG1742,butinwardlyἔσωθενesōthenG2081areG1510raveningwolvesG3074.

16BytheirfruitsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590ye shallknowἐπιγνώσεσθεepignōsestheG1921them.DomengatherσυλλέγουσινsullegousinG4816grapesofthornsἀκανθῶνakanthōnG173,orfigsσῦκα;sukaG4810ofthistles?

17EvensoeverygoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18treeδένδρονdendronG1186bringethforthgoodG18fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590;butthecorrupttreeδένδρονdendronG1186bringethforthevilG4190fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

18AgoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18treeδένδρονdendronG1186cannotbringG5342forthevilG4190fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590,neithercanacorrupttreeδένδρονdendronG1186bringG5342forthgoodG18fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

19EverytreeδένδρονdendronG1186thatbringethnotforthgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590ishewndownἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581,andcastG906intothefireπῦρpurG4442.

20ThereforeG686bytheirfruitsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590ye shallknowἐπιγνώσεσθεepignōsestheG1921them.

21NoteveryoneG3588thatsaith untome,LordκύριεkurieG2962,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,shallenterεἰσελεύσεταιeiseleusetaiG1525intothekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofheavenοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772;buthethatdoeththewillofmyFatherπατρόςpatrosG3962whoisinheavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

22ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183willsayG3004tomeinthatdayἡμέρᾳ·hēmeraG2250,LordκύριεkurieG2962,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,didwenotprophesyἐπροφητεύσαμενeprophēteusamenG4395bythynameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,andbythynameὀνόματιonomatiG3686castἐξεβάλομενexebalomenG1544outdemonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140,andbythynameὀνόματιonomatiG3686domanyπολλὰςpollasG4183mightyG1411works?

23AndthenwillIprofessuntothem,IneverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763knewG1097you:departfromme, yethatworkἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038iniquity.

24EveryonethereforeοὖνounG3767thatheareththesewordsλόγουςlogousG3056ofmineG1473,anddoeththem,shallbelikened untoawiseφρονίμῳphronimōG5429manἀνδρὶandriG435,whobuiltG3618hishouseοἰκίανoikianG3614upontherockπέτραν.petranG4073:

25andtherainβροχὴbrochēG1028descendedG2597,andthefloodscameG2064,andthewindsἄνεμοι,anemoiG417blewG4154,andbeatuponthathouseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614;anditfellG4098not:foritwasfoundedτεθεμελίωτοtethemeliōtoG2311upontherockπέτραν.¶petranG4073.

26AndeveryonethatheareththesewordsλόγουςlogousG3056ofmineG1473,anddoeththemnot,shallbelikened untoafoolishμωρῷmōrōG3474manἀνδρὶandriG435,whobuiltG3618hishouseοἰκίανoikianG3614uponthesandἄμμον.ammonG285:

27andtherainβροχὴbrochēG1028descendedG2597,andthefloodscameG2064,andthewindsἄνεμοι,anemoiG417blewG4154,andsmoteuponthathouseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614;anditfellG4098:andgreatμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173wasG1510thefallG4098thereof.

28AnditcameG1096topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096,whenὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424hadfinishedἐτέλεσενetelesenG5055thesewordsλόγουςlogousG3056,themultitudesG3793wereastonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605athisteachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322:

29forhetaughtδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321themasonehavingauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849,andnotastheirscribesG1122.

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain

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