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ⲖⲞⲨⲔⲞⲚ 14

Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲈ.
1And it came to pass, when Jesus went into the house of one of the chief of the Pharisees, on the sabbath day, to eat bread, that they watched him.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚϨⲨⲆⲢⲰⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
2And behold, there was a certain man before him that had the dropsy.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲚⲞⲘⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲈⲢⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ϢⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
3And Jesus answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
4ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲬⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲖϬⲞϤ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
4But they held their peace. But he taking him, healed him, and sent him away.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰ ⲒⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲈϨⲈ ⲚⲀϨⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϢⲰϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲈⲚϤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ
5And answering them, he said: Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out, on the sabbath day?
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ.
6And they could not answer him to these things.
7ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲢⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ
7And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:
8ϪⲈ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲢⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲢⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲞⲔ
8When thou art invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps one more honourable than thou be invited by him:
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲬⲚⲀⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲈⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒϦⲀⲈ ⲘⲘⲀ.
9And he that invited thee and him, come and say to thee, Give this man place: and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.
10ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲢⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲒϦⲀⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲞⲨⲞⲐⲂⲈⲔ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ.
10But when thou art invited, go, sit down in the lowest place; that when he who invited thee, cometh, he may say to thee: Friend, go up higher. Then shalt thou have glory before them that sit at table with thee.
11ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲀⲤϤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞϤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϬⲀⲤϤ.
11Because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
12ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲔⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲔⲤⲨⲄⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲔⲐⲈϢⲈⲨ ⲚⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ϨⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ.
12And he said to him also that had invited him: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor thy neighbours who are rich; lest perhaps they also invite thee again, and a recompense be made to thee.
13ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲠⲤ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲎⲔⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ϨⲀⲚϬⲀⲖⲈⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ.
13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind;
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲬⲚⲀⲈⲢⲞⲨⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϮϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
14And thou shalt be blessed, because they have not wherewith to make thee recompense: for recompense shall be made thee at the resurrection of the just.
15ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲦⲈⲂ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
15When one of them that sat at table with him, had heard these things, he said to him: Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
16ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ.
16But he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ ⲈϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲤⲈⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ.
17And he sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that were invited, that they should come, for now all things are ready.
18ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲈⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϦⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲒϢⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲬⲀⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ϨⲰⲤ ⲚϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
18And they began all at once to make excuse. The first said to him: I have bought a farm, and I must needs go out and see it: I pray thee, hold me excused.
19ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϢⲈⲠ Ⲉ- ⲚϨⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲈϨⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲬⲀⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ϨⲰⲤ ϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
19And another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to try them: I pray thee, hold me excused.
20ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ.
20And another said: I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
21ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲚⲈⲂⲎⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲰⲔ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲒⲠⲖⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϦⲒⲢ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ ⲀⲚⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ.
21And the servant returning, told these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant: Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the feeble, and the blind, and the lame.
22ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀ.
22And the servant said: Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲪⲢⲀⲄⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲞϨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲎⲒ
23And the Lord said to the servant: Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
24ϮϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ϪⲈⲘϮⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ.
24But I say unto you, that none of those men that were invited, shall taste of my supper.
25ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲪⲞⲚϨϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ
25And there went great multitudes with him. And turning, he said to them:
26ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲘⲈⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲔⲈⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲢ ⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ.
26If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
27ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲦⲀⲖⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲀϨϤ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲢⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ.
27And whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲔⲈⲦ ⲞⲨⲠⲨⲢⲄⲞⲤ ⲘⲎ ϤⲚⲀϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲦⲈϤϤⲒⲰⲠ ⲚϮⲆⲀⲠⲀⲚⲎ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲈⲢ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲂϮ
28For which of you having a mind to build a tower, doth not first sit down, and reckon the charges that are necessary, whether he have wherewithal to finish it:
29ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲬⲀ ϮⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϪⲞⲔϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲤⲰⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲨ
29Lest, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin to mock him,
30ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎ ⲦⲤ ⲚⲔⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϪⲞⲔϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
30Saying: This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
31ⲒⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲠⲞⲖⲈⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲘⲎ ϤⲚⲀϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲚϢⲞ ⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲚϢⲞ.
31Or what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down, and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him?
32ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϢⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲒⲀ ⲈϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ.
32Or else, whilst the other is yet afar off, sending an embassy, he desireth conditions of peace.
33ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲦⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈϤϨⲨⲠⲀⲢⲬⲞⲚⲦⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲢ ⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ.
33So likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth, cannot be my disciple.
34ⲚⲀⲚⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲖⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲘⲞⲖϨϤ ⲚⲞⲨ.
34Salt is good. But if the salt shall lose its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
35ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϮⲔⲞⲠⲢⲒⲀ ϤⲈⲢϢⲀⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϢⲀⲨϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
35It is neither profitable for the land nor for the dunghill, but shall be cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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