New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 7:1-11

1“Do not judgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919soἵναinaG2443that you will not be judgedκριθῆτε·krithēteG2919.

2For in the wayκρίματιkrimatiG2917you judgeκρίνετε,krineteG2919,you will be judgedκριθήσεσθε·krithēsestheG2919; andby your standardμέτρῳmetrōG3358of measureμετρεῖτε,metreiteG3354,it will be measuredμετρηθήσεταιmetrēthēsetaiG3354to you.

3WhyτίtiG5101do youlookβλέπειςblepeisG991at the speckκάρφοςkarphosG2595that is in your brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788,but do not noticeκατανοεῖς;katanoeisG2657the logδοκὸνdokonG1385that is in your own eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788?

4OrἢēG2228howπῶςpōsG4459can you sayG3004to your brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80, ‘LetἄφεςaphesG863me takeἐκβάλωekbalōG1544the speckκάρφοςkarphosG2595out of your eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,’and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the logδοκὸςdokosG1385is in your own eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788?

5You hypocriteὑποκριτά,hupokritaG5273,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413takeἔκβαλεekbaleG1544the logδοκόν,dokonG1385out of your own eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,and thenτότεtoteG5119you will seeδιαβλέψειςdiablepseisG1227clearlyG1227to takeἐκβαλεῖνekbaleinG1544the speckκάρφοςkarphosG2595out of your brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788.

6“Do not giveδῶτεdōteG1325whatG3588is holyἅγιονhagionG40to dogsκυσὶνkusinG2965,and do not throwβάλητεbalēteG906your pearlsμαργαρίταςmargaritasG3135beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715swineχοίρωνchoirōnG5519,orG3379they will trampleκαταπατήσουσινkatapatēsousinG2662them underG2662their feetποσὶνposinG4228,and turnστραφέντεςstraphentesG4762and tearG4486you to piecesG4486.

7“AskΑἰτεῖτε,AiteiteG154, andit will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to you;seekζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212,and you will findεὑρήσετε·heurēseteG2147;knockκρούετε,kroueteG2925,and it will be openedἀνοιγήσεταιanoigēsetaiG455to you.

8For everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who asksαἰτῶνaitōnG154receivesλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983,and he who seeksζητῶνzētōnG2212findsεὑρίσκει,heuriskeiG2147,and to him who knocksκρούοντιkrouontiG2925it will be openedἀνοιγήσεται.¶anoigēsetaiG455.

9OrἪĒG2228whatτίςtisG5101manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is there amongἐξexG1537youwhoG3739,whenG3739his sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207asksαἰτήσειaitēseiG154for a loafἄρτον,artonG740,will giveἐπιδώσειepidōseiG1929him a stoneλίθονlithonG3037?

10OrἢēG2228ifκαὶkaiG2532he asksαἰτήσει,aitēseiG154for a fishἰχθὺνichthunG2486,he will not giveἐπιδώσειepidōseiG1929him a snakeὄφινophinG3789, will he?

11IfεἰeiG1487you thenοὖνounG3767,beingὄντεςontesG1510evilπονηροὶponēroiG4190,knowG3609howG3609to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325goodἀγαθὰagathaG18giftsδόματαdomataG1390to your childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772giveδώσειdōseiG1325what is goodἀγαθὰagathaG18to thoseG3588who askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154Him!

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