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Coptic New Testament
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1ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲗⲩⲙⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲅⲉⲛⲛⲏⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ.
1On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲓ ⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲛⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲗⲩⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲣⲱϧⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.
2He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
3ⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϫⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲛϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲧⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏ ϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ.
3Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
4ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧϣⲏⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϫⲟⲣϫⲥ.
4When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
5ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲛⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲭ ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ.
5“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
6ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲫⲱϧ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
6When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
7ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲕⲉϫⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϯⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲁϩ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲃ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲱⲙⲥ.
7So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
8ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
9ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ.
9For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
10ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
10and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
11ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲕ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲭⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
11And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
12ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲧ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲓ.
12While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥ ϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲉϩⲧ.
13Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
14⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
14“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
15ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ.
15But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
16⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ.
16Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
17ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲙ ⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲁⲥϣⲟⲡ ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲱⲟⲩ.
17One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
18ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲗⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
18Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
19ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲉⲛⲉⲫⲱⲣ ⲩⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϭⲗⲟϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲱⲃϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
19but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
20When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
21ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲫϯ.
21But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
22ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.
22Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
23ⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ.
23Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
24ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲗⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ.
24But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
25ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉϥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
25And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
26ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ.
26Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
27ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲗⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
27After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
28ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
28and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.
29ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲗⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲡⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲣⲟⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
29Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
30ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
31ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϫⲟⲣ ⲥⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟⲕϩ.
31Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
32ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ.
32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
33⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲥⲉⲥⲱ.
33Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
34Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲏ ⲧ ⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
34Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
35ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
35But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
36ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲫⲉϧ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲥⲫⲉϧ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥ ϯⲙⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲧⲱⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲗⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲓ.
36He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
37ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓ ⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲫⲉϧ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
37And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.
38ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲓ ⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ.
38Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.
39ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱ ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϩⲟⲗϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ
39And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”
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