< Matthew 7 >

1 “Do not judge, or you will be judged.
ⲁ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮϨⲀⲠ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
2 For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
ⲃ̅ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
3 Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
ⲅ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲬⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϪⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ⲔϮⲚⲒⲀⲦⲔ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ.
4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye?
ⲇ̅ⲒⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲬⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀⲦ ⲚⲦⲀϨⲒ ⲠⲒϪⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲒ ϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ.
5 You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
ⲉ̅ⲠⲒϢⲞⲂⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲔⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲒ ⲠⲒϪⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ.
6 Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
ⲋ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲚⲀⲘⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲈϢⲀⲨ ⲘⲎⲠⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲈⲪⲈϦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
ⲍ̅ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲰϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ϢⲀϤϬⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰϮ ϢⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰⲖϨ ϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲀϤ.
9 Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
ⲑ̅ⲒⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ ⲘⲎ ϤⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ.
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
ⲓ̅ⲒⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲂⲦ ⲘⲎ ϤⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϤ.
11 So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲨⲎⲢ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϤⲈϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
12 In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϨⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲞⲨⲞϢⲤ ⲚϪⲈϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲞⲨⲈⲤⲐⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲞϢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
14 But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϪⲈ ⲤϪⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϨⲈϪϨⲰϪ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϪⲈⲘϤ.
15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲀϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϢ ⲚⲢⲈϤϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲚⲈ.
16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲤⲈⲔ ⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ϨⲀⲚϢⲞⲚϮ ⲒⲈ ϢⲀⲨⲤⲈⲔ ⲔⲈⲚⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲤⲈⲢⲞϪⲒ.
17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϢⲀϤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲒϢϢⲎⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀϤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲞⲨϢϢⲎⲚ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲈⲢⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲞⲨϢϢⲎⲚ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲈⲢⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲒⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪϤ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
20 So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
ⲕ̅ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲞⲨ.
21 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚϨⲒ ⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϪⲞⲘ.
23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲒⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲒⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ.
24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ.
25 The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲚϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤϨⲈⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ.
26 But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲒⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲞϪ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲰ.
27 The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲚϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲚⲒϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϤϨⲈⲒ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ.
28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈⲔ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲂⲰ.
29 because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲀϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϦ.

< Matthew 7 >