Κατα Ματθαιον 7
1 μη κρινετε ινα μη κριθητε
Do not judge, and you will not be judged.
2 εν ω γαρ κριματι κρινετε κριθησεσθε και εν ω μετρω μετρειτε μετρηθησεται υμιν
For with the judgment you judge, you will be judged, and with the measure that you measure, it will be measured out to you.
3 τι δε βλεπεις το καρφος το εν τω οφθαλμω του αδελφου σου την δε εν τω σω οφθαλμω δοκον ου κατανοεις
Why do you look at the tiny piece of straw that is in your brother's eye, but you do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
4 η πως ερεις τω αδελφω σου αφες εκβαλω το καρφος εκ του οφθαλμου σου και ιδου η δοκος εν τω οφθαλμω σου
How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take out the piece of straw that is in your eye,' while the log is in your own eye?
5 υποκριτα εκβαλε πρωτον εκ του οφθαλμου σου την δοκον και τοτε διαβλεψεις εκβαλειν το καρφος εκ του οφθαλμου του αδελφου σου
You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the piece of straw that is in your brother's eye.
6 μη δωτε το αγιον τοις κυσιν μηδε βαλητε τους μαργαριτας υμων εμπροσθεν των χοιρων μηποτε καταπατησουσιν αυτους εν τοις ποσιν αυτων και στραφεντες ρηξωσιν υμας
Do not give what is holy to the dogs, and do not throw your pearls in front of the hogs. Otherwise they may trample them underfoot, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
7 αιτειτε και δοθησεται υμιν ζητειτε και ευρησετε κρουετε και ανοιγησεται υμιν
Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.
8 πας γαρ ο αιτων λαμβανει και ο ζητων ευρισκει και τω κρουοντι ανοιγησεται
For everyone who asks, receives; everyone who seeks, finds; and to the person who knocks, it will be opened.
9 η τις {VAR2: εστιν } εξ υμων ανθρωπος ον αιτησει ο υιος αυτου αρτον μη λιθον επιδωσει αυτω
Or which one of you, if his son asks for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone?
10 η και ιχθυν αιτησει μη οφιν επιδωσει αυτω
Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
11 ει ουν υμεις πονηροι οντες οιδατε δοματα αγαθα διδοναι τοις τεκνοις υμων ποσω μαλλον ο πατηρ υμων ο εν τοις ουρανοις δωσει αγαθα τοις αιτουσιν αυτον
Therefore, 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?
12 παντα ουν οσα εαν θελητε ινα ποιωσιν υμιν οι ανθρωποι ουτως και υμεις ποιειτε αυτοις ουτος γαρ εστιν ο νομος και οι προφηται
Therefore, whatever things you want people to do to you, you should also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
13 εισελθατε δια της στενης πυλης οτι πλατεια {VAR2: η πυλη } και ευρυχωρος η οδος η απαγουσα εις την απωλειαν και πολλοι εισιν οι εισερχομενοι δι αυτης
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many people who go through it.
14 {VAR1: οτι } {VAR2: τι } στενη η πυλη και τεθλιμμενη η οδος η απαγουσα εις την ζωην και ολιγοι εισιν οι ευρισκοντες αυτην
But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
15 προσεχετε απο των ψευδοπροφητων οιτινες ερχονται προς υμας εν ενδυμασιν προβατων εσωθεν δε εισιν λυκοι αρπαγες
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but are truly ravenous wolves.
16 απο των καρπων αυτων επιγνωσεσθε αυτους μητι συλλεγουσιν απο ακανθων σταφυλας η απο τριβολων συκα
By their fruits you will know them. Do people gather grapes from a thornbush or figs from thistles?
17 ουτως παν δενδρον αγαθον καρπους καλους ποιει το δε σαπρον δενδρον καρπους πονηρους ποιει
In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but the bad tree produces bad fruit.
18 ου δυναται δενδρον αγαθον καρπους πονηρους {VAR1: ενεγκειν } {VAR2: ποιειν } ουδε δενδρον σαπρον καρπους καλους ποιειν
A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
19 παν δενδρον μη ποιουν καρπον καλον εκκοπτεται και εις πυρ βαλλεται
Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 αρα γε απο των καρπων αυτων επιγνωσεσθε αυτους
So then, you will recognize them by their fruits.
21 ου πας ο λεγων μοι κυριε κυριε εισελευσεται εις την βασιλειαν των ουρανων αλλ ο ποιων το θελημα του πατρος μου του εν τοις ουρανοις
Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 πολλοι ερουσιν μοι εν εκεινη τη ημερα κυριε κυριε ου τω σω ονοματι επροφητευσαμεν και τω σω ονοματι δαιμονια εξεβαλομεν και τω σω ονοματι δυναμεις πολλας εποιησαμεν
Many people will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, in your name drive out demons, and in your name do many mighty deeds?'
23 και τοτε ομολογησω αυτοις οτι ουδεποτε εγνων υμας αποχωρειτε απ εμου οι εργαζομενοι την ανομιαν
Then will I openly declare to them, 'I never knew you! Get away from me, you evildoers!'
24 πας ουν οστις ακουει μου τους λογους {VAR1: [τουτους] } {VAR2: τουτους } και ποιει αυτους ομοιωθησεται ανδρι φρονιμω οστις ωκοδομησεν αυτου την οικιαν επι την πετραν
Therefore, everyone who hears my words and obeys them will be like a wise man who built his house upon a rock.
25 και κατεβη η βροχη και ηλθον οι ποταμοι και επνευσαν οι ανεμοι και προσεπεσαν τη οικια εκεινη και ουκ επεσεν τεθεμελιωτο γαρ επι την πετραν
The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall down, for it was built on the rock.
26 και πας ο ακουων μου τους λογους τουτους και μη ποιων αυτους ομοιωθησεται ανδρι μωρω οστις ωκοδομησεν αυτου την οικιαν επι την αμμον
But everyone who hears my words and does not obey them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.
27 και κατεβη η βροχη και ηλθον οι ποταμοι και επνευσαν οι ανεμοι και προσεκοψαν τη οικια εκεινη και επεσεν και ην η πτωσις αυτης μεγαλη
The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and struck that house, and it fell, and its destruction was complete.”
28 και εγενετο οτε ετελεσεν ο ιησους τους λογους τουτους εξεπλησσοντο οι οχλοι επι τη διδαχη αυτου
It came about that when Jesus finished speaking these words, the crowds were astonished by his teaching,
29 ην γαρ διδασκων αυτους ως εξουσιαν εχων και ουχ ως οι γραμματεις αυτων
for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
