Matthew 7
1 “Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.
ⲁ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮϨⲀⲠ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
2 For with whatever judgement you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
ⲃ̅ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?
ⲅ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲬⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϪⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ⲔϮⲚⲒⲀⲦⲔ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ.
4 Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye?
ⲇ̅ⲒⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲬⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀⲦ ⲚⲦⲀϨⲒ ⲠⲒϪⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲒ ϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ.
5 You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.
ⲉ̅ⲠⲒϢⲞⲂⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲔⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲒ ⲠⲒϪⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ.
6 “Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and 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 you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
ⲍ̅ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲰϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ϢⲀϤϬⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰϮ ϢⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰⲖϨ ϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲀϤ.
9 Or who is there amongst you who, if his son asks him 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, who will give him a serpent?
ⲓ̅ⲒⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲂⲦ ⲘⲎ ϤⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϤ.
11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is 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 Therefore, whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the Torah and the Prophets.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϨⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
13 “Enter in by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter in by it.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲞⲨⲞϢⲤ ⲚϪⲈϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲞⲨⲈⲤⲐⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲞϢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
14 How narrow is the gate and the way is restricted that leads to life! There are few who find it.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϪⲈ ⲤϪⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϨⲈϪϨⲰϪ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϪⲈⲘϤ.
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲀϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϢ ⲚⲢⲈϤϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲚⲈ.
16 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲤⲈⲔ ⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ϨⲀⲚϢⲞⲚϮ ⲒⲈ ϢⲀⲨⲤⲈⲔ ⲔⲈⲚⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲤⲈⲢⲞϪⲒ.
17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϢⲀϤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲒϢϢⲎⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀϤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
18 A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲞⲨϢϢⲎⲚ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲈⲢⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲞⲨϢϢⲎⲚ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲈⲢⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
19 Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲒⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪϤ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
ⲕ̅ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲞⲨ.
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
22 Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’
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, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲒⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲒⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ.
24 “Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ.
25 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲚϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤϨⲈⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ.
26 Everyone who hears these words of mine and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲒⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲞϪ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲰ.
27 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell—and its fall was great.”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲚϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲚⲒϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϤϨⲈⲒ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ.
28 When Yeshua had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈⲔ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲂⲰ.
29 for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲀϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϦ.
