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1ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ.
1When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.
2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲩⲇⲣⲱⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
2Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
3ⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ.
3Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
4ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
4But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.
5ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱ ⲉ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϩⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϣⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ.
5He answered them, “Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”
6ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ.
6They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.
7ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
7He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
8ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϥⲧⲁⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
8“When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲭⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ.
9and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
10ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲑⲃⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲑⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ.
10But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
11ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲁⲥϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲁⲥϥ.
11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
12ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲑⲉϣⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ϩⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ.
12He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
13ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲏⲕⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ ϩⲁⲛϭⲁⲗⲉⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ.
13But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϯϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯ ⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
14and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”
15ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲣⲟⲧⲉⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
15When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will feast in God’s Kingdom!”
16⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ.
16But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
17ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ.
17He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’
18ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲓⲥⲑⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲓϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ.
18They all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’
19ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲉⲡ ̅ ⲛϩⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲱⲥ ϯⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ.
19“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’
20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ.
20“Another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I can’t come.’
21ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϥϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲉⲃⲏⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϧⲓⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲛⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ.
21“That servant came, and told his lord these things. 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 the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’
22ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲁ.
22“The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’
23ⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲅⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲏⲓ.
23“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 ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ.
24For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper. For many are called, but few are chosen. ’”
25ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
25Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
26ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ.
26“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.
27ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲉϥ ̇ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϭϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ.
27Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross and come after me, can’t be my disciple.
28ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϥⲓⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛϯⲇⲁⲡⲁⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲃϯ.
28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
29ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁ ϯⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲕϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲩ.
29Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation and isn’t able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
30ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏ ⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲕϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
30saying, ‘This man began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
31ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ⳿ⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲟ.
31Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for conditions of peace.
33ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣ ⲭⲟⲛⲧ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ.
33So therefore, whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.
34ⲁⲛⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲗⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲙⲟⲗϩϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ.
34“Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
35ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϯⲕⲟⲡⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ϥⲉⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁϣϫ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ
35It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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