Matthew 19
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1When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈⲔ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲚⲒϬⲒⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ϨⲒⲘⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎ Ⲥ.
2Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
3Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϨⲒ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
4Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
4ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰϢ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ.
5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲬⲀ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲞⲘϤ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲂ ⲈⲨⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
6ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲂⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲞⲘϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲪⲞⲢϪϤ.
7“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
7ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ Ⲁ- ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲈϮⲤϦⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
8Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
8ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲚⲀϢⲦϨⲎ ⲦⲀ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
9Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”
9ϮϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨⲒ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϢⲈ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲀϤⲐⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲪⲈ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ.
10His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
10ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲤⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈϬⲒ.
11“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
11ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲤⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
12For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
12ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲈⲀⲨⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲈⲀⲨⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠ.
13Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
13ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲬⲀ ϪⲒϪ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
14But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
14ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
15And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀ ϪⲒϪ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
16Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ.
17“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
17ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ.
18“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
18ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀϢ ⲚⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ.
19honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
19ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲔⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲔⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲢⲎϮ.
20“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
20ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈϮϢⲀⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
21Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
21ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢⲞⲨⲦⲈⲖⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲘⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔϪⲪⲞ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲞ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲔ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ.
22When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
22ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲨⲠⲀⲢⲬⲞⲚⲦⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
23Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
23ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲒⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲒ.
24Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
24ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲘⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϬⲀⲘⲞⲨⲖ ⲒⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲞⲨⲀⲐⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲚⲐⲰⲢⲠ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
25When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
25ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ.
26Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
26ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
27“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
27ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲬⲀ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲤⲰⲔ ⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
28Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
28ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲦϨⲈⲘⲤⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒ ⲒⲂ ⲚⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈϮⲒⲂ ⲚⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
29ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀ ⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲒⲈ ⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲒⲰⲦ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲀⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲒⲈ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲎⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲈϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲢ ⲚⲔⲰⲂ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
30But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
30ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚϦⲀⲈⲨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ.
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