New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 7:13-27

13“EnterΕἰσέλθατεEiselthateG1525throughδιὰdiaG1223the narrowστενῆςstenēsG4728gateπύλης,pulēsG4439;for the gateπύληpulēG4439is wideπλατεῖαplateiaG4116and the wayὁδὸςhodosG3598is broadεὐρύχωροςeuruchōrosG2149that leadsἀπάγουσαapagousaG520to destructionἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684,and thereεἰσινeisinG1510are manyπολλοίpolloiG4183who enterεἰσερχόμενοιeiserchomenoiG1525throughδι᾽di᾽G1223it.

14For the gateπύληpulēG4439is smallστενὴstenēG4728and the wayὁδὸςhodosG3598is narrowτεθλιμμένηtethlimmenēG2346that leadsἀπάγουσαapagousaG520to lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,and thereεἰσὶνeisinG1510are fewὀλίγοιoligoiG3641who findεὑρίσκοντεςheuriskontesG2147it.

15“BewareΠροσέχετεProsecheteG4337of thefalseψευδοπροφητῶνpseudoprophētōnG5578prophetsG5578,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748comeἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064to you in sheep’sπροβάτων,probatōnG4263clothingἐνδύμασινendumasinG1742,but inwardlyἔσωθενesōthenG2081areravenousἅρπαγες.harpagesG727wolvesλύκοιlukoiG3074.

16You willknowἐπιγνώσεσθεepignōsestheG1921them by their fruitsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590.Grapesσταφυλάς,staphulasG4718are not gatheredσυλλέγουσινsullegousinG4816from thornἀκανθῶνakanthōnG173bushesnorἢēG2228figsσῦκα;sukaG4810from thistlesτριβόλωνtribolōnG5146, are they?

17SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779everyπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18treeδένδρονdendronG1186bearsποιεῖ,poieiG4160goodκαλοὺςkalousG2570fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590,but the badσαπρὸνsapronG4550treeδένδρονdendronG1186bearsποιεῖ.poieiG4160badπονηροὺςponērousG4190fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

18A goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18treeδένδρονdendronG1186cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756produceG5342badπονηροὺςponērousG4190fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590,norοὐδὲoudeG3761can a badσαπρὸνsapronG4550treeδένδρονdendronG1186produceG5342goodκαλοὺςkalousG2570fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

19EveryπᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρονdendronG1186that does not bearποιοῦνpoiounG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590is cutἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581downG1581and thrownβάλλεται.balletaiG906into the fireπῦρpurG4442.

20SoγεgeG1065thenἄραaraG686, you willknowἐπιγνώσεσθεepignōsestheG1921themby their fruitsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590.

21“Not everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who saysλέγωνlegōnG3004to Me, ‘LordκύριεkurieG2962,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,’will enterεἰσελεύσεταιeiseleusetaiG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of heavenοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,but he who doesποιῶνpoiōnG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772will enter.

22ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will sayG3004to Me onthat dayἡμέρᾳ·hēmeraG2250, ‘LordκύριεkurieG2962,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,did we not prophesyἐπροφητεύσαμενeprophēteusamenG4395in Your nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,and in Your nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686castἐξεβάλομενexebalomenG1544out demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140,and in Your nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686performἐποιήσαμεν;epoiēsamenG4160manyπολλὰςpollasG4183miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411?’

23And thenτότεtoteG5119I will declareὁμολογήσωhomologēsōG3670to them, ‘I neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763knewἔγνωνegnōnG1097you;departἀποχωρεῖτεapochōreiteG672from Me, you who practiceἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038lawlessnessἀνομίαν.¶anomianG458.’

24“ThereforeοὖνounG3767everyoneΠᾶςPasG3956whoὅστιςhostisG3748hearsἀκούειakoueiG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056of MineG1473andactsποιεῖpoieiG4160on them,may be comparedὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaiG3666to a wiseφρονίμῳphronimōG5429manἀνδρὶandriG435whoὅστιςhostisG3748builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614on the rockπέτραν.petranG4073.

25And the rainβροχὴbrochēG1028fellκατέβηkatebēG2597, and thefloodsποταμοὶpotamoiG4215cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,and the windsἄνεμοι,anemoiG417blewἔπνευσανepneusanG4154and slammedG4363againstG4363that houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614; and yetit did not fallἔπεσεν·epesenG4098,for it had been foundedτεθεμελίωτοtethemeliōtoG2311on the rockπέτραν.¶petranG4073.

26EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956who hearsἀκούωνakouōnG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056of MineG1473and does notactποιῶνpoiōnG4160on them, will be likeὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaiG3666a foolishμωρῷmōrōG3474manἀνδρὶandriG435whoὅστιςhostisG3748builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614on the sandἄμμον.ammonG285.

27The rainβροχὴbrochēG1028fellG4098, and thefloodsποταμοὶpotamoiG4215cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,and the windsἄνεμοι,anemoiG417blewἔπνευσανepneusanG4154and slammedG4350againstG4350that houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614;and it fellG4098--and greatμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173was its fallπτῶσιςptōsisG4431.”

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