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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Berean Standard Bible
1ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲒϢϮ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲎϮ.
2Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
3“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
4ⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞϤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲒϢϮ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲈⲠ ⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
5And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
6ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲤⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲞⲘⲤϤ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲒⲞⲘ.
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.
7ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ Ⲓ- ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
7Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
8ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲔϪⲒϪ ⲒⲈ ⲦⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲞϪ ⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ϪⲞϪⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲔⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲀⲖⲈ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲔⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲀϬⲈ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϪⲒϪ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲒⲈ ϬⲀⲖⲞϪ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦⲔ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ.
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.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲪⲞⲢⲔϤ ϨⲒⲦⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲂⲀⲖ ⲂⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦⲔ ⲈϮⲄⲈⲈⲚⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
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.
10ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϮϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠϨⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
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.
11ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲔⲰϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ
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12ⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲢⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲬⲀ ⲠⲒϤⲐ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ.
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?
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘϤ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϢⲀϤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲒϤⲐ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ.
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.
14ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
14In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
15ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲀϨⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲔ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰⲔ ⲈⲔⲈϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ.
15If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
16ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰⲔ ϬⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲔⲈⲂ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲂⲒⲈ ⲄⲚⲦⲈ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ.
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.’
17ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲐⲚⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ.
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.
18ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲤⲞⲚϨⲞⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲚϨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲂⲎⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
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.
19ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲂϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϮⲘⲀϮ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
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.
20ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲂⲒⲈ ⲄⲈⲢⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ϮⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲎϮ.
20For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
21ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲀⲤⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲬⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲀ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀ ⲌⲚⲤⲞⲠ.
21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲀⲚ ϢⲀ ⲌⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲌⲚⲞ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ.
22Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
23ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲤⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϤⲒⲰⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ.
23Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϤⲒⲰⲠ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϪⲒⲚϬⲰⲢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
24As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.
25ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲞⲂⲞⲨ.
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.
26ⲈⲦⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲞⲂⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
26Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
27ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
27His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
28ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲢⲚⲤⲀⲐⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤⲰϪϨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
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!’
29ⲈⲦⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϤϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲞⲂⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
29So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
30ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞϤ.
30But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
31ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ.
31When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
32ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲀⲒⲬⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
32Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
33ⲚⲀⲤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
33Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
34ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
34In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
35ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
35That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
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