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1ⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲁϣϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ.
1After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
2ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ.
2A certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death.
3ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ.
3When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.
4⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲉⲱⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ.
4When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to do this for him,
5⳿ϥⲙⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲁⲛ.
5for he loves our nation, and he built our synagogue for us.”
6Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϯ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲑⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲏⲓ.
6Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.
7ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ.
7Therefore I didn’t even think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant will be healed.
8ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲱ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲧⲁⲥⲥⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲁ ⲩⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϣⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲁⲓϥ.
8For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
9ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲁⲓⲏ.
9When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude who followed him, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.”
10ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ.
10Those who were sent, returning to the house, found that the servant who had been sick was well.
11ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ.
11Soon afterwards, he went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him.
12ϩⲱⲥⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ.
12Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only born son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.
13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲣⲓⲙⲓ.
13When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Don’t cry.”
14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲗⲏ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ.
14He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!”
15ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ.
15He who was dead sat up and began to speak. Then he gave him to his mother.
16ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫϯ ϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
16Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited his people!”
17ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲉⲣⲓ ⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ.
17This report went out concerning him in the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.
18ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
18The disciples of John told him about all these things.
19ϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
19John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?”
20⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
20When the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?’”
21ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ.
21In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight.
22ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲗⲉⲩ ⲥⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲕⲥⲉϩⲧ ⲥⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲥⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲥⲉϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
22Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
23ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϧⲏⲧ.
23Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”
24ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲏⲟⲩ.
24When John’s messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
25ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲩϫⲏⲛ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
25But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously dressed and live delicately are in kings’ courts.
26ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϩⲁ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
26But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
27ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
27This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
28ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏ ⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ.
28“For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in God’s Kingdom is greater than he.”
29ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏ ⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.
29When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism.
30ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏ ⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ.
30But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.
31ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
31“To what then should I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?
32ⲥⲉ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟⲥϫⲉⲥ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲓⲙⲓ.
32They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, saying, ‘We piped to you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned, and you didn’t weep.’
33ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲱⲓⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲥⲉ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
33For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’
34ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲩ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
34The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
35ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
35Wisdom is justified by all her children.”
36ⲛⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ.
36One of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee’s house and sat at the table.
37ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲣⲟⲧⲉⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲗⲁⲃⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ.
37Behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment.
38ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲥⲁⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥϯⲫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲥⲑⲱϩⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ.
38Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
39ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲉ.
39Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.”
40ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲁϫⲟϥ.
40Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” He said, “Teacher, say on.”
41ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲱⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲛⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲫ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲑⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
41“A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ.
42When they couldn’t pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?”
43ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ.
43Simon answered, “He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most.” He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”
44ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲁϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϥⲱⲓ.
44Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.
45⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲭⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϯⲫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ.
45You gave me no kiss, but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.
46⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲑⲱϩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲥⲑⲱϩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ.
46You didn’t anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.
47ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲭⲁ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ.
47Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.”
48ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
48He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲣⲟⲧⲉⲃ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲭⲁⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
49Those who sat at the table with him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
50ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲓ
50He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
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