Matthew 20
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
1ⲤⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲂⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲦⲞⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ.
2He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
2ⲀϤⲤⲈⲘⲚⲎⲦⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲐⲈⲢⲒ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ.
3About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϪⲠⲄ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲒ ϮⲀⲄⲞⲢⲀ ⲈⲨⲔⲞⲢϤ.
4‘You also go into my vineyard,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you whatever is right.’
4ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
5So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
5ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϪⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϪⲠ ⲐⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
6About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.
6ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϪⲠ ⲒⲀ ⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀϦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲞⲢϤ.
7‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told them, ‘You also go into my vineyard.’
7ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲦⲀϨⲞⲚ ⲈⲪⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ.
8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
8ⲈⲦⲀ ⲢⲞⲨϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲠⲒⲦⲢⲞⲠⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲞⲨⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲔⲈⲢϨⲎ ⲦⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϦⲀⲈⲨ ϢⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲞⲨⲀϮ.
9The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲀ ϮⲀϪⲠ ⲒⲀ ⲀⲨϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲐⲈⲢⲒ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
10So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
10ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϨⲞⲨⲀϮ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲐⲈⲢⲒ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
11On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.
11ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲚⲈⲂⲒⲞϨⲒ.
12‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
12ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϦⲀⲈⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲨⲤⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲪⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲔⲀⲨⲤⲰⲚ.
13But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
13ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ϮϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲐⲈⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲈⲘⲚⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ.
14Take your pay and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you.
14ϬⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲰⲔ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲒϦⲀⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲢⲎϮ.
15Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
15ϢⲀⲚ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲈⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ.
16So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
16ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒϦⲀⲈⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲨⲈⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ.
17As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,
17ⲈϤⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲂ ⲞⲨⲦⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
18“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death
18ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ.
19and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
19ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲤⲰⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲘⲀⲤⲦⲒⲄⲄⲞⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲤⲈⲀϢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲄⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲰⲚϤ.
20Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
20ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲐⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲌⲈⲂⲈⲆⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ.
21“What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
21ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀϪⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲂⲚⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲤⲀⲦⲈⲔⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲤⲀⲦⲈⲔϪⲀϬⲎ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
22“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.
22ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲤⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲤⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
23“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲤⲞϤ ⲈϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀⲦⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲒⲈ ⲦⲀϪⲀϬⲎ ⲪⲰⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
24When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
24ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲔⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ Ⲃ-.
25But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
25ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲈⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ.
26It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
26ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢⲚⲒϢϮ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
27and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
27ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
28ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲘⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲎⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲤⲰϮ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎ Ϣ.
29As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.
29ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲒⲬⲰ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ.
30And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
30ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈ ⲂⲚⲀⲨϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲈⲤⲔⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ.
31The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
31ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲬⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲚ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ.
32Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked.
32ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲚⲦⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
33“Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
33ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲚⲂⲀⲖ.
34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.
34ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
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