Matthew 7
1 “Do not judge, or you will be judged.
ⲁ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯϩⲁⲡ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ϣ⳿ⲓ ⳿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?
ⲅ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϫⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲃⲁⲗ ⳿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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ.
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 ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉϩⲓ ⲡⲓϫⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲃⲁⲗ ⳿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.
ⲋ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿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.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ϣⲁϥϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗϩ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ.
9 Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
ⲑ̅ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ⲙⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ.
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
ⲓ̅ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲙⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ.
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 ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟ⳿ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿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 ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ 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.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲉⲥⲑⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲟϣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
14 But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥϫⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲉⲙϥ.
15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲛⲉ.
16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲓ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲉⲕ ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲛϯ ⲓⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲉⲕ ⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⲛⲓⲥⲉⲣⲟϫⲓ.
17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϣⲁϥⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ϥⲛⲁ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲣϫϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
20 So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
ⲕ̅ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲟⲩ.
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 Ⲡ⳪ Ⲡ⳪ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲡ⳪ ⲙⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲛϩⲓ ⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲙ.
23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ.
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 ⲉϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛϥ ⳿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 ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲛⲓϥⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲗϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ 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 ⲉϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛϥ ⳿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 ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲓϥⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲗϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥϩⲉⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ.
28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉⲕ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
29 because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϧ
