New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 7

Judging Others

1“Do notjudgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919,soG2443thatG2443you 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 thespeckκάρφοςkarphosG2595that is in your brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788,but do not noticeκατανοεῖς;katanoeisG2657the logδοκὸνdokonG1385that is in your own eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788?

4OrἢēG2228howπῶςpōsG4459can you sayG3004to your brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80, ‘LetἄφεςaphesG863me takeG1544thespeckκάρφοςkarphosG2595outG1544of your eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,’and lookἰδοὺidouG2400,the logδοκὸςdokosG1385is in your own eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788?

5You hypocriteὑποκριτά,hupokritaG5273,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413takeG1544the logδοκόν,dokonG1385outG1544of your own eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,and thenτότεtoteG5119you will seeδιαβλέψειςdiablepseisG1227clearlyG1227to takeG1544thespeckκάρφοςkarphosG2595outG1544of your brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788!

6“Do not giveδῶτεdōteG1325whatG3588is holyἅγιονhagionG40to dogsκυσὶνkusinG2965,and do not throwβάλητεbalēteG906your pearlsμαργαρίταςmargaritasG3135beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715pigsχοίρωνchoirōnG5519,orG3379they will trampleκαταπατήσουσινkatapatēsousinG2662them underG2662their feetποσὶνposinG4228,and turnστραφέντεςstraphentesG4762and tearG4486you toG4486piecesG4486.

Prayer and the Golden Rule

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 the one who seeksζητῶνzētōnG2212findsεὑρίσκει,heuriskeiG2147,and to the one who knocksκρούοντιkrouontiG2925it will be openedἀνοιγήσεται.¶anoigēsetaiG455.

9OrἪĒG2228whatτίςtisG5101personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is there amongἐξexG1537youwhoG3739,whenG3739his sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207asksαἰτήσειaitēseiG154for a loafG740ofG740breadἄρτον,artonG740,will giveἐπιδώσειepidōseiG1929him a stoneλίθονlithonG3037?

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

11SoοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487you, despitebeingὄντεςontesG1510evilπονηροὶponēroiG4190,knowG3609howG3609to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325goodἀγαθὰagathaG18giftsδόματαdomataG1390to your childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772giveδώσειdōseiG1325goodἀγαθὰagathaG18thingsG18to thoseG3588who askαἰτοῦσινaitousinG154Him!

12“In everythingΠάνταPantaG3956,thereforeοὖνounG3767,treatποιῶσινpoiōsinG4160peopleαὐτοῖς·autoisG846the sameG3779wayG3779you wantθέλητεthelēteG2309themἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444to treatποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160you, forthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778is the LawνόμοςnomosG3551and the Prophetsπροφῆται.¶prophētaiG4396.

The Narrow and Wide Gates

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

14For the gateπύληpulēG4439is narrowστενὴstenēG4728and the wayὁδὸςhodosG3598is constrictedτεθλιμμένηtethlimmenēG2346that leadsἀπάγουσαapagousaG520to lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,and thereεἰσὶνeisinG1510are fewὀλίγοιoligoiG3641who findεὑρίσκοντεςheuriskontesG2147it.

A Tree and Its Fruit

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

16You willknowἐπιγνώσεσθεepignōsestheG1921them by their fruitsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590.Grapesσταφυλάς,staphulasG4718are not gatheredσυλλέγουσινsullegousinG4816from thornἀκανθῶνakanthōnG173bushes,norἢēG2228figsσῦκα;sukaG4810from thistlesτριβόλωνtribolōnG5146, are they?

17SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779everyπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18treeδένδρονdendronG1186bearsποιεῖ,poieiG4160goodκαλοὺςkalousG2570fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590,but the badσαπρὸνsapronG4550treeδένδρονdendronG1186bearsποιεῖ.poieiG4160badπονηροὺςponērousG4190fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

18A goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18treeδένδρονdendronG1186cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756bearG5342badπονηροὺςponērousG4190fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590,norοὐδὲoudeG3761can a badσαπρὸνsapronG4550treeδένδρονdendronG1186bearG5342goodκαλοὺςkalousG2570fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

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 the one 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 nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686castἐξεβάλομενexebalomenG1544outG1544demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140,and in Your nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686performἐποιήσαμεν;epoiēsamenG4160manyπολλὰςpollasG4183miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411?’

23And thenτότεtoteG5119I will declareὁμολογήσωhomologēsōG3670to them, ‘I neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763knewἔγνωνegnōnG1097you;leaveἀποχωρεῖτεapochōreiteG672Me, you who practiceἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038lawlessnessἀνομίαν.¶anomianG458.’

The Two Foundations

24“ThereforeοὖνounG3767,everyoneΠᾶςPasG3956whoὅστιςhostisG3748hearsἀκούειakoueiG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056of MineG1473, andactsποιεῖpoieiG4160on them, will be likeὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaiG3666a wiseφρονίμῳphronimōG5429manἀνδρὶandriG435whoὅστιςhostisG3748builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614on the rockπέτραν.petranG4073.

25And the rainβροχὴbrochēG1028fellκατέβηkatebēG2597and thefloodsποταμοὶpotamoiG4215cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,and the windsἄνεμοι,anemoiG417blewἔπνευσανepneusanG4154and slammedG4363againstG4363that houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614; and yetit did not fallἔπεσεν·epesenG4098,for it had been foundedτεθεμελίωτοtethemeliōtoG2311on the rockπέτραν.¶petranG4073.

26And everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who hearsἀκούωνakouōnG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056of MineG1473, and does notactποιῶνpoiōnG4160on them, will be likeὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaiG3666a foolishμωρῷmōrōG3474manἀνδρὶandriG435whoὅστιςhostisG3748builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614on the sandἄμμον.ammonG285.

27And the rainβροχὴbrochēG1028fellκατέβηkatebēG2597and thefloodsποταμοὶpotamoiG4215cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,and the windsἄνεμοι,anemoiG417blewἔπνευσανepneusanG4154and slammedG4350againstG4350that houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614;and it fellἔπεσεν·epesenG4098--and its collapseπτῶσιςptōsisG4431was greatμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173.”

28WhenὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had finishedἐτέλεσενetelesenG5055theseτούτους,toutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056,the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were amazedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605at His teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322;

29for He was teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321them as one who hadἔχωνechōnG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849,and not as their scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122.