Matthew 18
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1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
1⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
2Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ.
3“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
3ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
4ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
5And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
5ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉⲡ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ.
6But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
6ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲟⲙⲥϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ.
7Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
7ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
8If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
8ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲁⲗⲟϫ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲟϫⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲁϫⲏ ⳿⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲓⲉ ϭⲁⲗⲟϫ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ.
9And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲫⲟⲣⲕϥ ϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲃⲁⲗ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
10⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
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11ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲕⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ.
12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
12ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲣ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲡⲓ ϥ̅ⲑ̅ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ.
13And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙϥ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ ϥ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ.
14In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
14ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
15If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
15⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲕ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ.
16But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
16⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲕⲉⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲃ̅ ⲓⲉ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ.
17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
17⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲑⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ.
18Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
18⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲛϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
19Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
19ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲃ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲙⲁϯ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
20For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
20ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲃ̅ ⲓⲉ ⲅ̅ ⲉⲣⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϯⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ.
21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
21ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ.
22Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
22ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ ⲟ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ.
23Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
23ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϥⲓⲱⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ.
24As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.
24⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϥⲓⲱⲡ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϫⲓⲛϭⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
25Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
25⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩ.
26Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
26⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
27His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
27⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
28But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
28⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲣ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲑⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲱϫϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
29So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
29⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
30But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
30⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟϥ.
31When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
31⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲟⲩ⳪ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ.
32Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
32ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉϥ⳪ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲓⲭⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
33Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
33ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
34In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
34ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳪ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲟ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
35That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
35ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
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