[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Mǎtài Fúyīn ((Mǎtài Matthew’s 马太 馬太) (Fú·yīn Blessings · {Sounds → [News]} 福音) → [The Good News According to Matthew]) 7 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 1 “Nǐmen búyào zài dìng ({be deciding} 定) rén yǒuzuì, miǎnde nǐmen bèi dìng (decided 定) wéi yǒuzuì. 2 Yīnwei nǐmen yòng shénme biāozhǔn dìng rén yǒuzuì, jiù huì zhàoyàng bèi dìng wéi yǒuzuì; nǐmen yòng shénme liángqì liánggěi rén, rén jiù yòng shénme liángqì liánggěi nǐmen. 3 Nǐ (you 你) wèishénme liúyì dìxiong yǎn zhōng yǒu cìr, què bù (not 不) sīliang zìjǐ yǎn zhōng yǒu liángmù ne? 4 Kàn na! Nǐ (you 你) zìjǐ yǎn zhōng yǒu liángmù, yòu zěn néng duì dìxiong shuō, ‘Róng wǒ (me 我) chúdiào nǐ (you 你) yǎn zhōng de (’s 的) cìr’ ne? 5 Xūwěi de (’s 的) rén! Nǐ (you 你) xiān chúdiào zìjǐ yǎn zhōng de (’s 的) liángmù, ránhòu cái néng kàn qīngchu, kěyǐ chúdiào dìxiong yǎn zhōng de (’s 的) cìr.

📖 📄 📘 6 “Búyào bǎ shèngwù gěi gǒu, yě búyào bǎ nǐmen de (’s 的) zhēnzhū rēng zài zhū qián, miǎnde tāmen yòng jiǎo jiàntà, yòu zhuǎn guolai yǎo nǐmen.

📖 📄 📘 7 “Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) búduàn (bú·duàn not · {do break off} → [keep on] 不断 不斷) kěnqiú (kěn·qiú earnestly · requesting 恳求 懇求), jiù (then 就) huì ((it) will 会 會) gěi ({be given} 给 給) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們); búduàn (bú·duàn not · {do break off} → [keep on] 不断 不斷) xúnzhǎo (seeking 寻找 尋找), jiù (then 就) huì ((you) will 会 會) zhǎodào (zhǎo·dào {look for (and)} · {arrive at} → [find] 找到); búduàn (bú·duàn not · {do break off} → [keep on] 不断 不斷) qiāomén (qiāo·mén {knocking on} · door 敲门 敲門), jiù (then 就) huì (will 会 會) gěi ({be given} 给 給) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) kāimén (kāi·mén {opening of} · door 开门 開門). 8 Fán kěnqiú de (’s 的), jiù dézháo; fán xúnzhǎo de (’s 的), jiù zhǎodào; fán qiāomén de (’s 的), jiù gěi tā (him 他) kāimén. 9 Nǐmen shéi yǒu érzi qiú bǐng, fùqin jìngrán ná shítou gěi tā (him 他) ne? 10 Huòzhě qiú yú, fùqin jìngrán ná shé gěi tā (him 他) ne? 11 Nǐmen suīrán xié’è, shàngqiě dǒngde sòng hǎo dōngxi gěi érnǚ, hékuàng nǐmen zài tiānshàng de (’s 的) Fùqin, bú (not 不) shì ({will be} 是) gèng yào bǎ hǎo dōngxi cìgěi zàisān kěnqiú tā (him 他) de (’s 的) rén ma?

📖 📄 📘 12 “Suǒyǐ (Suǒ·yǐ {that which} · {is the reason} → [therefore] 所以), wúlùn (wú·lùn {not having} · {discussing of} → [no matter (in)] 无论 無論) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) shì (things 事), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) xīwàng (xī·wàng hope · {gaze (into the distance at) → [hope]} → [wish] 希望) biéren (bié·ren other · people 别人 別人) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng (in) what · {forms → [ways]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) duìdài (duì·dài {will treat} · {will deal with} 对待 對待) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) jiù (then 就) yào (must 要) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng (in) what · {forms → [ways]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) duìdài (duì·dài treat · {deal with} 对待 對待) biéren (bié·ren other · people 别人 別人). Qíshí (Qí·shí its · {being solid → [actuality]} → [actually] 其实 其實), zhè (this 这 這) jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · is 就是) Fǎdiǎn (Fǎ·diǎn Law · Canon → [Law] 法典) hé (and 和) Xiānzhī‐Shū ((Xiān·zhī Earlier · Knowing (Persons) → [Prophets] 先知)‐(Shū Books 书 書) → [the Prophets]) suǒ ({that which (they)} 所) jiāo (teach 教) de (’s 的) dàoli (dào·li way · reasoning 道理).

📖 📄 📘 13 “Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) yào (must 要) jìn ({enter in through} 进 進) zhǎimén (zhǎi·mén narrow · gate 窄门 窄門). Yīnwei (Yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) tōngwǎng (tōng·wǎng {(going) through → [passable]} · towards → [leading to] 通往) mièwáng (miè·wáng {being extinguished} · dying 灭亡 滅亡) de (’s 的) mén (gate 门 門) shì (is 是) kuān (broad 宽 寬) de ({’s (gate)} 的), lù (road 路) shì (is 是) guǎngkuò (guǎng·kuò wide · broad 广阔 廣闊) de ({’s (road)} 的), jìnqu (jìn·qu entering · {to go} 进去 進去) de (’s 的) rén (persons 人) yě (also 也) duō ({are many} 多); 14 tōngwǎng (tōng·wǎng {(going) through → [passable]} · towards → [leading to] 通往) shēngmìng (life 生命) de (’s 的) mén (gate 门 門) shì (is 是) zhǎi (narrow 窄) de ({’s (gate)} 的), lù (road 路) shì (is 是) xiáxiǎo (xiá·xiǎo narrow · small 狭小 狹小) de ({’s (road)} 的), zhǎodào (zhǎo·dào {are looking for (and)} · {arriving at (it)} → [are finding it] 找到) de (’s 的) rén (persons 人) yě (also 也) shǎo ({are few} 少).

📖 📄 📘 15 “Nǐmen yào dīfang (dī·fang carry · {guarding against} 提防) jiǎ xiānzhī (xiān·zhī earlier · knowing [persons] → [prophets] 先知). Tāmen dào nǐmen zhèlǐ lái, wàibiǎo dǎban de xiàng miányáng, lǐmiàn quèshì xiōnghěn (xiōng·hěn ferocious · ruthless 凶狠 凶/兇狠) de (’ 的) láng. 16 Píngzhe (Píng·zhe {leaning on → [based on]} · being → [based on] 凭着 憑着/著) tāmen de ((tā·men him/her · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) (de ’s 的) → [their]) guǒshí (guǒ·shí fruit · {being solid → [fruit]} → [fruits] 果实 果實), nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) jiù (then 就) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ {will be able} · [suf] 可以) rènchū tāmen lai. Zài jīngjí shang cǎi budào pútao, zài jílí shang zhāi budào wúhuā guǒ, duì ma? 17 Tóngyàng (Tóng·yàng same · {pattern → [way]} 同样 同樣), hǎo (good 好) shù (trees 树 樹) dōu (all 都) jiē ({bear (of fruit)} 结 結) hǎo (good 好) guǒshí, huài shù dōu jiē huài guǒshí. 18 Hǎo (good 好) shù (tree 树 樹) bùnéng (bù·néng not · can → [cannot] 不能) jiē ({bear (of fruit)} 结 結) huài (bad 坏 壞/坏) guǒshí, huài shù yě bùnéng jiē hǎo guǒshí. 19 Suǒyǒu (Suǒ·yǒu {(all) which (there)} · {are having} → [all] 所有) bù (not 不) jiē ({bearing (of fruit)} 结 結) hǎo (good 好) guǒshí de shù dōu yào kǎndǎo, rēngjìn huǒ li. 20 Yīncǐ (Yīn·cǐ {because of} · this 因此), píngzhe (píng·zhe {leaning on → [based on]} · being → [based on] 凭着 憑着/著) tāmen de ((tā·men him/her · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) (de ’s 的) → [their]) guǒshí, nǐmen jiù kěyǐ rènchū tāmen lai.

📖 📄 📘 21 “Bú (not 不) shì (is 是) měi yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) duì wǒ (me 我) shuō ‘Zhǔ a, Zhǔ a’ de (’s 的) rén, dōu kěyǐ jìn tiānshàng de (’s 的) Wángguó, wéidú zūnxíng (zūn·xíng {abiding by} · doing 遵行) wǒ (my 我) Tiānfù zhǐyì (will 旨意) de (’s 的) rén, cái kěyǐ jìnqu. 22 Dào nèige rìzi, hěn duō rén huì duì wǒ (me 我) shuō: ‘Zhǔ a, Zhǔ a, wǒmen bú (not 不) shì (were 是) fèng ({having received} 奉) nǐ de ((nǐ you 你) (de ’s 的) → [your]) míng (name 名) shuōguo yùyán, fèng ({having received} 奉) nǐ de ((nǐ you 你) (de ’s 的) → [your]) míng (name 名) gǎnguo xiélíng, fèng ({having received} 奉) nǐ de ((nǐ you 你) (de ’s 的) → [your]) míng (name 名) xíngguo hěn duō yìnéng ma?’ 23 Dàoshí wǒ (I 我) jiùyào xiàng tāmen shēngmíng (shēng·míng voicing · {to be clear} 声明 聲明) shuō: Wǒ (I 我) cónglái bú (not 不) rènshi nǐmen! Nǐmen zhèixiē xíngshì bùfǎ de (’s 的) rén, líkāi wǒ (me 我) qù ba.

📖 📄 📘 24 “Suǒyǐ, fán tīngjian wǒ (my 我) zhèixiē huà yòu zūnxíng de (’s 的), hǎobǐ yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) ruìzhì de (’s 的) rén, bǎ fángzi jiàn zài pánshí shang. 25 Yǔ dǎ, shuǐ chōng, fēng chuī, chōngjī fángzi, fángzi què bù (not 不) dǎotā, yīnwei gēnjī jiàn zài pánshí shang. 26 Fán tīngjian wǒ (my 我) zhèixiē huà què bù (not 不) zūnxíng de (’s 的), hǎobǐ yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) yúchǔn de (’s 的) rén, bǎ fángzi jiàn zài shā shang. 27 Yǔ dǎ, shuǐ chōng, fēng chuī, zhuàngjī fángzi, fángzi jiù dǎotā le, érqiě dǎotā de hěn lìhai.”

📖 📄 📘 28 Yēsū shuōwánle zhèixiē huà, qúnzhòng dōu duì tā (him 他) de (’s 的) jiàodǎo fāngshì gǎndào jīngyà; 29 yīnwei Yēsū jiàodǎo tāmen, hǎoxiàng yǒu quánwēi de (’s 的) rén, bú (not 不) xiàng tāmen de (’s 的) chāojīngshì.