القراءة بلغتين

«لا تَدينوا لِئَلَّا تُدانوا

فكَما تَدينونَ تُدانون، ويُكالُ لكُم بِما تَكيلون

لِماذا تَنظُرُ إِلى القَذى الَّذي في عَينِ أَخيك؟ والخَشَبَةُ الَّتي في عَينِكَ أَفَلا تَأبَهُ لها؟

بل كَيفَ تَقولُ لِأَخيك: «دَعْني أُخرِجُ القَذى مِن عَينِكَ» وها هي ذي الخَشَبَةُ في عَينِكَ

أَيُّها المُرائي، أَخْرِجِ الخَشَبَةَ مِن عَينِكَ أَوَّلًا، وعِندَئِذٍ تُبصِرُ فتُخرِجُ القَذى مِن عَينِ أَخيك

«لا تُعطُوا الكِلابَ ما هُوَ مُقَدَّس، ولا تُلْقوا لُؤلُؤَكُم إِلى الخَنازير، لِئَلَّا تَدوسَه بِأَرْجُلِها، ثُمَّ تَرْتَدَّ إِلَيكُم فتُمَزِّقَكُم

«اِسْأَلُوا تُعْطَوْا. اُطْلُبُوا تَجِدُوا. اِقْرَعُوا يُفْتَحْ لَكُمْ.

لِأَنَّ كُلَّ مَن يَسأَلُ يَنال، ومَنْ يَطلُبُ يَجِد، ومَن يَقرَعُ يُفْتَحُ لَه

مَن مِنكُم إِذا سَأَلَه ٱبنُه رَغيفًا أَعطاهُ حَجَرًا

أَو سَأَلَه سَمَكَةً أَعطاهُ حَيَّة؟

فإِذا كُنتُمْ أَنتُمُ الأَشرارَ تَعرِفونَ أَنْ تُعْطُوا العَطايا الصَّالِحَةَ لِأَبنائِكُم، فما أَولى أَباكُمُ الَّذي في السَّمَوات بِأَن يُعْطِيَ ما هو صالِحٌ لِلَّذينَ يَسأَلونَه!

«فكُلُّ ما أَرَدْتُم أَن يَفْعَلَ النَّاسُ لكُم، اِفعَلوهُ أَنتُم لَهم: هٰذِه هِيَ الشَّريعَةُ والأَنبِياء

«أُدخُلوا مِنَ البابِ الضَّيِّق. فإِنَّ البابَ رَحْبٌ والطَّريقَ المُؤَدِّيَ إِلى الهَلاكِ واسِع، والَّذينَ يَسلُكونَه كَثيرون

ما أَضْيَقَ البابَ وأَحْرَجَ الطَّريقَ المُؤَدِّيَ إِلى الحَياة، والَّذينَ يَهتَدونَ إِلَيهِ قَليلون

«إِيَّاكُم والأَنبِياءَ الكَذَّابين، فإِنَّهم يَأتونَكُم في لِباسِ الخِراف، وهُم في باطِنِهِم ذِئابٌ خاطِفة

من ثِمارِهم تَعرِفونَهم. أَيُجْنى مِنَ الشَّوْكِ عِنَبٌ أَو مِنَ العُلَّيْقِ تين؟

كَذٰلِكَ كُلُّ شَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ تُثمرُ ثِمارًا طَيِّبَة، والشَّجَرَةُ الخَبيثَةُ تُثمِرُ ثِمارًا خَبيثة

فَلَيسَ لِلشَّجَرَةِ الطَّيِّبَةِ أَنْ تُثْمِرَ ثِمارًا خَبيثة، ولا لِلشَّجَرَةِ الخَبيثَةِ أَن تُثمِرَ ثِمارًا طَيِّبَة

وكُلُّ شَجَرَةٍ لا تُثْمِرُ ثَمَرًا طَيِّبًا تُقطَعُ وتُلْقى في النَّار

فمِن ثِمارِهِم تَعرِفونَهم

«لَيسَ مَن يقولُ لي: «يا ربّ، يا رَبّ» يَدخُلُ مَلكوت السَّمَوات، بل مَن يَعمَلُ بِمَشيئَةِ أَبي الَّذي في السَّمَوات

فَسَوفَ يَقولُ لي كَثيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ في ذٰلكَ اليَوم: «يا ربّ، يا ربّ، أَما بِٱسْمِكَ تَنَبَّأْنا؟ وبِٱسمِكَ طَرَدْنا الشَّياطين؟ وبٱسْمِكَ أَتَيْنا بالمُعْجِزاتِ الكثيرة؟

فأَقولُ لَهم عَلانِيةً: «ما عَرَفْتُكُم قَطّ. إِلَيْكُم عَنِّي أَيُّها الأَثَمَة!»

فمَثَلُ مَن يَسمَعُ كَلامي هٰذا فيَعمَلُ به كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ عاقِلٍ بَنى بَيتَه على الصَّخْر

فنَزَلَ المَطَرُ وسالتِ الأَودِيَةُ وعَصَفَتِ الرِّياح، فَثارت على ذٰلكَ البَيتِ فلَم يَسقُطْ، لِأَنَّ أَساسَه على الصَّخر

ومَثَلُ مَن سَمِعَ كَلامي هٰذا فَلم يَعْمَلْ بِه كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ جاهِلٍ بَنى بَيتَه على الرَّمْل

فنَزَلَ المَطَرُ وسالَتِ الأَودِيَةُ وعَصَفَتِ الرِّياح، فضَرَبَت ذٰلكَ البَيتَ فسَقَط، وكانَ سُقوطُه شَديدًا»

ولمَّا أَتَمَّ يسوعُ هٰذا الكَلام، أُعجِبَتِ الجُموعُ بتَعليمِه

لِأَنَّه كانَ يُعَلِّمُهم كَمَن لَه سُلطان، لا مِثلَ كَتَبَتِهم

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.

For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

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?

Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye?

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.

“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.

“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

Or who is there among you who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?

Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent?

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!

Therefore, whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

“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.

How narrow is the gate and the way is restricted that leads to life! There are few who find it.

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?

Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

“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.

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?’

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

“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.

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.

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.

The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell—and its fall was great.”

When Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,

for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.