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Coptic New Testament
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1ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲏⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳪ ⲙⲁ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭ ⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
1One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
2ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭ ⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ.
2So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
3ⲡⲉⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ.
3Give us each day our daily bread.
4ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
4And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
5ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲙⲁ ⲅ̅ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩϣⲁⲡ.
5Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
6ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲭⲁϥ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ.
6because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’
7ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲏ ϩⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓⲙⲁ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ.
7And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
8ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲗⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
8I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
9⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
9So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
10ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ϣⲁϥϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲧⲕⲱϯ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗϩ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ.
10For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
11ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ.
11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
12ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲙⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϭⲗⲏ ⲛⲁϥ.
12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
13ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲟⲥⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
13So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ.
14One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
15ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⳿ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
15but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
16ⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
16And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
17⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϣⲁϥϩⲉⲓ.
17Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.
18ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ϯϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
18If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
19ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ϯϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
19And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
20ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϯϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲁⲥⲫⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
20But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
21ϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ϧⲟⲕϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲩⲗⲏ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣ ⲭⲟⲛⲧ⳿ⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
22ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲩϫⲱⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϧⲱⲕ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥϫⲱⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲗ.
22But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.
23ⲏ ⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϯⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲱⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
23He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
24ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
24When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
25ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲣⲱϥⲧ ⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲣⲁϩ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲗⲥⲱⲗ.
25On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
26ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲍ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓϧⲁⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲁϯ.
26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
27ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲥ ⲛϯⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϥⲓⲧⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲙⲛⲟϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲕ.
27As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
28⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲅⲉ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
29ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏ ⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏ ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲛⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
29As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
30ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲓⲱⲛⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ.
30For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
31ϯⲟⲩⲣⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲛⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲁⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ.
31The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
32ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ ϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲓⲱⲛⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ.
32The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
33⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲇⲉ ϭⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲏⲃⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲩⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲡ ⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
33No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
34⳿ⲡϧⲏⲃⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁⲕⲓ.
34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.
35⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲡⲉ.
35Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
36ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲭⲉⲙⲥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲏⲣϥ ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϧⲏⲃⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲉⲧⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
36So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
37ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ.
37As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.
38ⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ⲓⲟⲩⲱⲙ.
38But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
39ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲫⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲃⲓⲛⲁϫ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ.
39“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
40ⲛⲓⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲫⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ.
40You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
41⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲧⲛⲁⲏ ⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲥⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
41But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
42ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁϭⲓⲛ⳿ⲛⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲃⲁϣⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
42Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
43ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ.
43Woe to you Pharisees! You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
44ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ.
44Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
45ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕϣⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ.
45One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
46⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲧⲫⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲙϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲧⲫⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲃ.
46“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “You weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
47ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ.
47Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
48ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ.
48So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
49ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ϯⲕⲉⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ.
49Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’
50ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲫⲟⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ.
50As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,
51ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲉⲗ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲣⲁⲭⲓⲁⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲥⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ.
51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.
52ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲕⲱⲗⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
52Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
53ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ.
53As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
54ⲉⲩϭⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲣϫϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲱϥ
54waiting to catch Him in something He might say.
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