Mateus 7

1 "Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. 2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you. 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? 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? 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.

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.

7 "Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. 8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or who is there among you who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? 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! 12 Therefore, whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

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. 14 How*7:14 TR reads "Because" instead of "How" narrow is the gate and the way is restricted that leads to life! There are few who find it.

15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. 16 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit. 19 Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

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. 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?’ 23 Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’

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 the rock. 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. 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. 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."

28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching, 29 for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.

Te Whakawā i Ētahi atu

1 "Kaua e whakawā, kei whakawākia koutou. 2 Nā, ko te whakawākanga e whakawā ai koutou, koia anō hei whakawākanga mō koutou, ā, ko te mēhua e mēhua ai koutou, hei mēhua anō tēnā ki a koutou.

3 "Ā, he aha tāu e titiro ki te otaota i roto i te kanohi o tōu teina, tē mahara ki te kurupae i roto i tōu? 4 Me pēhea rānei tāu kupu ki tōu teina, ‘Iaua, kia kapea atu e ahau te otaota i tōu kanohi,’ ā, he kurupae anō tēnā kei roto i tōu? 5 E te tangata tinihanga! Mātua kapea e koe te kurupae i tōu kanohi, kātahi koe ka mārama ki te kape i te otaota i roto i te kanohi o tōu teina.

6 "Kaua e hoatu te mea tapu ki ngā kurī, kaua anō e makā ā koutou peara ki te aroaro o ngā poaka, kei takatakahia e ō rātou waewae, ā, ka tahuri, ka haehae i a koutou."

Īnoia, Rapua, Pātōtō

7 "Īnoia, ā, ka hoatu ki a koutou; rapua, ā, ka kitea e koutou; pātōtō, ā, ka uakina ki a koutou. 8 Ka whiwhi hoki te tangata ina īnoi, ka kite ina rapu; ka uakina hoki ki te tangata e pātōtō ana.

9 "Ko tēhea tangata ianei o koutou, ina īnoi tāna tama ki a ia he taro, e hoatu ki a ia he kōhatu? 10 Ā, īnoi rānei he ika, e hoatu ki a ia he nākahi? 11 Nā, ki te mātau koutou, te hunga kino, ki te hoatu mea papai ki ā koutou tamariki, tērā noa ake te hōmaitanga o ngā mea papai e tō koutou Matua i te rangi ki te hunga e īnoi ana ki a ia.

12 "Nā, ko ngā mea katoa, e pai ai koutou kia meatia e ngā tāngata, ki a koutou, meatia hoki e koutou ki a rātou; ko tēnei hoki tā te ture me tā ngā poropiti."

Te Kūwaha Whāiti

13 "E tomo mā te kūwaha whāiti; he whārahi hoki te kūwaha, he whānui te ara, e tika ana ki te ngaromanga, ā, he tokomaha e haere ana rā reira. 14 He kūiti hoki te kūwaha, he kikī te ara e tika ana ki te ora, ā, he tokoiti te hunga e kite."

He Rākau me āna Hua

15 "Kia tūpato ki ngā poropiti teka e haere nei ki a koutou, he hipi te kākahu, ko roto ia he wuruhi kai kino. 16 Mā ō rātou hua ka mōhiotia ai rātou e koutou. E whakia rānei te karepe i runga i te tātarāmoa, te piki rānei i te tūmatakuru? 17 Waihoki he ātaahua ngā hua o te rākau pai, he kino ia ngā hua o te rākau kino. 18 E kore te rākau pai e āhei te hua i te hua kino, e kore anō te rākau kino e hua i te hua ātaahua. 19 Ko ngā rākau katoa e kore nei e hua i te hua ātaahua ka tuaina ki raro, ka makā ki te ahi. 20 Inā, mā ō rātou hua ka mōhiotia ai rātou e koutou."

Kāhore Au i Mōhio ki a Koe

21 "E kore e tomo ki te rangatiratanga o te rangi ngā tāngata katoa e mea mai ana ki ahau, ‘E te Ariki, e te Ariki,’ engari, ia e mea ana i tā tōku Matua i te rangi i pai ai. 22 He tokomaha e mea mai ki ahau i taua rā, ‘E te Ariki, e te Ariki; kīhai koia mātou i poropiti i runga i tōu ingoa, i pei rēwera hoki i runga i tōu ingoa, he tini hoki ngā mahi nunui i meatia e mātou i runga i tōu ingoa?’ 23 Ko reira ahau mea ai ki a rātou, ‘Kāhore rawa ahau i mōhio ki a koutou; mawehe atu i ahau, e ngā kaimahi i te tutū.’ "

Ngā Kaihanga Whare e Tokorua

24 "Nā, ko te tangata e rongo ana ki ēnei kupu āku, e mahi ana hoki, ka whakaritea e ahau ki te tangata mahara, i hanga i tōna whare ki runga ki te kāmaka. 25 Ā, ka ua te ua, ka puta ngā waipuke, ka pupuhi ngā hau, te tino ākinga ki taua whare, kīhai hoki i hinga, nō te mea i hangā ki runga ki te kāmaka.

26 "Ā, ko te tangata e rongo ana ki ēnei kupu āku, ā, kāhore e mahi, ka whakaritea ki te tangata whakaarokore i hanga i tōna whare ki runga ki te onepū. 27 Nā, ka ua te ua, ka puta ngā waipuke, ka pupuhi ngā hau, ā, pā ana ki taua whare, nā, kua hinga. He rahi anō tōna hinganga!"

Te Mana o Īhu

28 Ā, nō ka mutu ēnei kōrero a Īhu, ka mīharo te whakaminenga ki tāna ako. 29 I rite hoki tāna ako i a rātou ki tā te tangata whai mana, kīhai hoki i rite ki tā ngā karaipi.