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Coptic New Testament
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1ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲫⲁⲅⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲃ̅.
1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
2ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϫ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲃⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ.
2saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
3⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ.
3If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
4ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
4This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
5ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲤⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϫ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ.
5“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
6⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
6So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
7ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲏϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
7They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
8⳿ⲡϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲣϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲁⲩⲫⲟⲣϣⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
8A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ.
9The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
10ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ.
10When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
11ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲚⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ.
11The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
12ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϫⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲑⲉⲇⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϯ ϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
12Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛⲓ.
13And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϭⲁⲗⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
14The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
15⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ.
15But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
16ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲉⲙϭⲓ ⲁⲕⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ.
16“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
17ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
17Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
18⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲧⲟⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ϩⲕⲟ.
18In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.
19ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏϯ ϣⲁ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
19Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ.
20When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
21ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲏⲧ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ.
21“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
22ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ.
22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
23ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ.
23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
24ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϣⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.
24“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
25ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
25What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
26⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
26But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
27ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.
27So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
28ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ.
28But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
29⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ.
29‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.
30ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲃ̅ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ.
30Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.
31ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ.
31Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
32ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
32For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
33ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϭⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲧⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ.
33Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
34ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ.
34When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
35ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
35But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
36ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
36Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
37⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲓⲧ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ.
37Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ.
38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
39ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ.
39So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
40Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
41ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ.
41“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
42ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲟϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ.
42Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲟⲗⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ.
43Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
44ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲗⲁⲥϥ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
44He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
45⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
45When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
46ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
46Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
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