Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 7:13-27

13Enter yeΕἰσέλθατεEiselthateG1525in atδιὰdiaG1223the straitτῆς στενῆςtēs stenēsG3588 G4728gateπύλης,pulēsG4439:forὅτιhotiG3754wideπλατεῖαplateiaG4116isthe gateἡ πύληhē pulēG3588 G4439,andκαὶkaiG2532broadεὐρύχωροςeuruchōrosG2149isthe wayἡ ὁδὸςhē hodosG3588 G3598,that leadethἡ ἀπάγουσαhē apagousaG3588 G520toεἰςeisG1519destructionτὴν ἀπώλειαν,tēn apōleianG3588 G684,andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοίpolloiG4183there beεἰσινeisinG1510which go inοἱ εἰσερχόμενοιhoi eiserchomenoiG3588 G1525thereatδι᾽ αὐτῆς.di᾽ autēsG1223 G846:

14BecauseG3754straitστενὴstenēG4728isthe gateἡ πύληhē pulēG3588 G4439,andκαὶkaiG2532narrowτεθλιμμένηtethlimmenēG2346isthe wayἡ ὁδὸςhē hodosG3588 G3598,which leadethἡ ἀπάγουσαhē apagousaG3588 G520untoεἰςeisG1519lifeτὴν ζωήν,tēn zōēnG3588 G2222,andκαὶkaiG2532fewὀλίγοιoligoiG3641there beεἰσὶνeisinG1510that findοἱ εὑρίσκοντεςhoi heuriskontesG3588 G2147itαὐτήν.¶autēnG846.

15BewareΠροσέχετεProsecheteG4337G1161ofἀπὸapoG575false prophetsτῶν ψευδοπροφητῶνtōn pseudoprophētōnG3588 G5578,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748comeἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771inἐνenG1722sheep’sπροβάτων,probatōnG4263clothingἐνδύμασινendumasinG1742,butG1161inwardlyἔσωθενesōthenG2081they areεἰσινeisinG1510raveningἅρπαγες.harpagesG727wolvesλύκοιlukoiG3074.

16Ye shall knowἐπιγνώσεσθεepignōsestheG1921themαὐτῶνautōnG846byἀπὸapoG575theirαὐτούς.autousG846fruitsτῶν καρπῶνtōn karpōnG3588 G2590.DoμήτιmētiG3385men gatherσυλλέγουσινsullegousinG4816grapesσταφυλάς,staphulasG4718ofἀπὸapoG575thornsἀκανθῶνakanthōnG173,orἢēG2228figsσῦκα;sukaG4810ofἀπὸapoG575thistlesτριβόλωνtribolōnG5146?

17τὸtoG3588Even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779everyπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18treeδένδρονdendronG1186bringeth forthποιεῖ,poieiG4160goodκαλοὺςkalousG2570fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590;butδὲdeG1161a corruptσαπρὸνsapronG4550treeδένδρονdendronG1186bringeth forthποιεῖ.poieiG4160evilπονηροὺςponērousG4190fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

18A goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18treeδένδρονdendronG1186οὐouG3756cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410bring forthποιεῖνpoieinG4160evilπονηροὺςponērousG4190fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761cana corruptσαπρὸνsapronG4550treeδένδρονdendronG1186bring forthποιεῖν.poieinG4160goodκαλοὺςkalousG2570fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

19EveryπᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρονdendronG1186that bringethG4160notμὴmēG3361forthG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590is hewn downἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaiG1581,andκαὶkaiG2532castβάλλεται.balletaiG906intoεἰςeisG1519the fireπῦρpurG4442.

20Whereforeἄρα γεara geG686 G1065byἀπὸapoG575theirαὐτῶνautōnG846fruitsτῶν καρπῶνtōn karpōnG3588 G2590ye shall knowἐπιγνώσεσθεepignōsestheG1921themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.

21G3588G3588G3588NotΟὐOuG3756everyπᾶςpasG3956one that saithλέγωνlegōnG3004unto meG1473,LordκύριεkurieG2962,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,shall enterεἰσελεύσεταιeiseleusetaiG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG3588 G932of heavenοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3588 G3772;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235he that doethποιῶνpoiōnG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG3588 G2307of myG1473FatherπατρόςpatrosG3588 G3962which is inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

22τῇtēaG3588τῷtōG3588τῷtōG3588ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will sayG2046to meG1473inἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565dayἡμέρᾳ· τῷhēmera tōG3588 G2250,LordκύριεkurieG2962,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,have weG4395notοὐouG3756prophesiedἐπροφητεύσαμενeprophēteusamenG4395inG3686thyG4674nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686?andκαὶkaiG2532inG3686thyG4674nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686have cast outἐξεβάλομενexebalomenG1544devilsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140?andκαὶkaiG2532inG3686thyG4674nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686doneἐποιήσαμεν;epoiēsamenG4160manyπολλὰςpollasG4183wonderful worksδυνάμειςdunameisG1411?

23οἱhoiG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532thenτότεtoteG5119will I professὁμολογήσωhomologēsōG3670unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,ὅτιhotiG3754IG1097neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763knewG1097youὑμᾶς·humasG4771:departἀποχωρεῖτεapochōreiteG672fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575meἐμοῦemouG1473,ye that workἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038iniquityτὴν ἀνομίαν.¶tēn anomianG3588 G458.

24ThereforeοὖνounG3767whosoeverΠᾶς ὅστιςPas hostisG3956 G3748hearethἀκούειakoueiG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778sayingsτοὺς λόγουςtous logousG3588 G3056of mineG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532doethποιεῖpoieiG4160themG846,I will likenὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaiG3666himG846unto aG435wiseφρονίμῳphronimōG5429manἀνδρὶandriG435,whichὅστιςhostisG3748builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618hisG846houseτὴν οἰκίανtēn oikianG3588 G3614uponἐπὶepiG1909a rockτὴν πέτραν.tēn petranG3588 G4073:

25AndκαὶkaiG2532the rainἡ βροχὴhē brochēG3588 G1028descendedκατέβηkatebēG2597,andκαὶkaiG2532the floodsοἱ ποταμοὶhoi potamoiG3588 G4215cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532the windsοἱ ἄνεμοι,hoi anemoiG3588 G417blewἔπνευσανepneusanG4154,andκαὶkaiG2532beat uponπροσέπεσανprosepesanG4363thatἐκείνῃ,ekeinēG1565houseτῇ οἰκίᾳtēa oikiaG3588 G3614;andκαὶkaiG2532it fellἔπεσεν·epesenG4098notοὐκoukG3756:forγὰρgarG1063it was foundedτεθεμελίωτοtethemeliōtoG2311uponἐπὶepiG1909a rockτὴν πέτραν.¶tēn petranG3588 G4073.

26ὁhoG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532everyπᾶςpasG3956one that hearethἀκούωνakouōnG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778sayingsτοὺς λόγουςtous logousG3588 G3056of mineG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532doethποιῶνpoiōnG4160themαὐτοὺςautousG846notμὴmēG3361,shall be likenedὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaiG3666unto aG435foolishμωρῷmōrōG3474manἀνδρὶandriG435,whichὅστιςhostisG3748builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618hisαὐτοῦautouG846houseτὴν οἰκίανtēn oikianG3588 G3614uponἐπὶepiG1909the sandτὴν ἄμμον.tēn ammonG3588 G285:

27AndκαὶkaiG2532the rainἡ βροχὴhē brochēG3588 G1028descendedκατέβηkatebēG2597,andκαὶkaiG2532the floodsοἱ ποταμοὶhoi potamoiG3588 G4215cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532the windsοἱ ἄνεμοι,hoi anemoiG3588 G417blewἔπνευσανepneusanG4154,andκαὶkaiG2532beat uponπροσέκοψανprosekopsanG4350thatἐκείνῃ,ekeinēG1565houseτῇ οἰκίᾳtēa oikiaG3588 G3614;andκαὶkaiG2532it fellἔπεσεν·epesenG4098:andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173wasἦνēnG1510the fallἡ πτῶσιςhē ptōsisG3588 G4431of itαὐτῆςautēsG846.

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