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1ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ.
1As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!”
2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ.
2Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone on another, which will not be thrown down.”
3ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϫⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲁⲛ⳿ⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ
3As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,
4ϫⲉ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
4“Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are all about to be fulfilled?”
5Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲥⲉⲣⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
5Jesus, answering, began to tell them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.
6ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ.
6For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and will lead many astray.
7ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ϩⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲕ.
7“When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be troubled. For those must happen, but the end is not yet.
8ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲛⲙⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲁ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲛ ϩⲏ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲁⲕϩⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ.
8For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginning of birth pains.
9⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
9“But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.
10ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.
10The Good News must first be preached to all the nations.
11ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ.
11When they lead you away and deliver you up, don’t be anxious beforehand or premeditate what you will say, but say whatever will be given you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
12ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ.
12“Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.
13You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
14⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲱϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲕⲁϯ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ.
14“But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,
15ⲫⲏⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϫ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲫⲱⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲗ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ.
15and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house.
16ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲗ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ.
16Let him who is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
17ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲃⲟⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϯϭⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
17But woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse babies in those days!
18ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ⳿ⲫⲣⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲫⲱⲧ.
18Pray that your flight won’t be in the winter.
19ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲏϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲛ.
19For in those days there will be oppression, such as there has not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will be.
20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲉϫⲉⲃ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
20Unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days.
21ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲁ⳿ⲙⲛⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁ⳿ⲙⲛⲏ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲛⲁϩϯ.
21Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ don’t believe it.
22ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲥⲱⲧⲡ.
22For false christs and false prophets will arise and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.
23⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
23But you watch. “Behold, I have told you all things beforehand.
24ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲡϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲓⲣⲏⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲭ ⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲓⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
24But in those days, after that oppression, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,
25ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲕⲓⲙ.
25the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.
26ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲠ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϭⲏⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ.
26Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
27ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϥⲧⲟⲩ ⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲣⲏϫϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ϣⲁ ⲁⲩⲣⲏϫⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
27Then he will send out his angels, and will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.
28⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲟⲃⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϫⲁⲗ ϭⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓ ϫⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϧⲉⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲱⲙ.
28“Now from the fig tree, learn this parable. When the branch has now become tender and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near;
29ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲀⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
29even so you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know that it is near, at the doors.
30⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲅ⳿ⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲥⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ.
30Most certainly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen.
31⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ.
31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
32ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲪ̇ⲓⲱⲧ.
32“But of that day or that hour no one knows—not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
33ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ.
33Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don’t know when the time is.
34⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲱⲓⲥ.
34“It is like a man traveling to another country, having left his house and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.
35ⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲉⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲧⲟⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
35Watch therefore, for you don’t know when the lord of the house is coming—whether at evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning;
36ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ.
36lest, coming suddenly, he might find you sleeping.
37ⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲓⲥ.
37What I tell you, I tell all: Watch!”
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