Matthew 21
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1When they came near to Jerusalem and came to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲐⲪⲀⲄⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϪⲰⲒⲦ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ Ⲃ-
2saying to them, “Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.
2ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϮⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲐⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲰ ⲈⲤⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲎϪ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲤ ⲂⲞⲖⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ.
3If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
3ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϤⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ.
4All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
4ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
5“Tell the daughter of Zion, behold, your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
5ϪⲈ ⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲤⲒⲰⲚ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲠⲈⲞⲨⲢⲞ ϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲈⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲖⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲰ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲎϪ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲰ.
6The disciples went and did just as Jesus commanded them,
6ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
7and brought the donkey and the colt and laid their clothes on them; and he sat on them.
7ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚϮⲈⲰ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲎϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲖⲞ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲐⲢⲈϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
8A very great multitude spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
8ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨⲪⲰⲢϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲀⲨⲔⲰⲢϪ ⲚϨⲀⲚϪⲀⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲚⲒϢϢⲎⲚ ⲀⲨⲪⲞⲢϢⲞⲨ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
9The multitudes who went in front of him, and those who followed, kept shouting, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
9ⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲀϪⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲀⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲰⲤⲀⲚⲚⲀ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ϤⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲰⲤⲀⲚⲚⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ.
10When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”
10ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲀⲤⲘⲞⲚⲘⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ.
11The multitudes said, “This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”
11ⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈⲘⲚⲀⲌⲀⲢⲈⲐ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.
12Jesus entered into the temple of God and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers’ tables and the seats of those who sold the doves.
12ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲔⲈⲢⲘⲀ ⲀϤⲪⲞⲚϪⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲀⲐⲈⲆⲢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϮ ϬⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
13He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers!”
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲬⲰⲠ ⲚⲤⲞⲚⲒ.
14The lame and the blind came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϬⲀⲖⲈⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the son of David!” they were indignant,
15ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲈⲚⲒϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲦⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲰⲤⲀⲚⲚⲀ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲀⲨⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ.
16and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes. Did you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of children and nursing babies, you have perfected praise’?”
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰϢ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲈⲘϬⲒ ⲀⲔⲤⲈⲂⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲘⲞⲨ.
17He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and camped there.
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲐⲀⲚⲒⲀ ⲀϤⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
18Now in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry.
18ⲈⲦⲀ ⲦⲞⲞⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲀϤϨⲔⲞ.
19Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, “Let there be no fruit from you forever!” Immediately the fig tree withered away.
19ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲂⲰ ⲚⲔⲈⲚⲦⲈ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ϨⲒⲰⲦⲤ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈϨⲀⲚϪⲰⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎϮ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲔⲈⲚⲦⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
20When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree immediately wither away?”
20ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲀⲦⲀⲒⲂⲰ ⲚⲔⲈⲚⲦⲈ ϢⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ.
21Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it would be done.
21ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢϨⲎ ⲦⲂ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲦⲀⲒⲂⲰ ⲚⲔⲈⲚⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϤⲒⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲈⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ
22All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
22ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ.
23When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ.
24Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
24ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲰ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲦⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ.
25The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?” They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
25ⲠⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲠⲈ ϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲠⲈ ϤⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
26But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.”
26ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
27They answered Jesus, and said, “We don’t know.” He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
27ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ.
28But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’
28ⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲂⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ.
29He answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind, and went.
29ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ.
30He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I’m going, sir,’ but he didn’t go.
30ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲂ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠϦⲀⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲈⲘϨⲐⲎϤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ.
31Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into God’s Kingdom before you.
31ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲂ ⲀϤⲈⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒϦⲀⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲞⲢⲚⲞⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you didn’t even repent afterward, that you might believe him.
32ⲀϤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲞⲢⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲘϨⲐⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠϦⲀⲈ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
33“Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a wine press in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.
33ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲔⲈⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲂⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲀϤϬⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲦⲞ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲰⲔ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲢⲰⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲨⲢⲄⲞⲤ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲒⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ.
34When the season for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the farmers to receive his fruit.
34ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒⲎ ⲈϬⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ.
35The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
35ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒⲎ ϬⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
36Again, he sent other servants more than the first; and they treated them the same way.
36ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲨⲞϢ ⲈⲚⲒϨⲞⲨⲀϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
37But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
37ⲈⲠϦⲀⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϢⲪⲒⲦ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ.
38But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and seize his inheritance.’
38ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ.
39So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard, then killed him.
39ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϬⲒⲦϤ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲦϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ.
40When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?”
40ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
41They told him, “He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers who will give him the fruit in its season.”
41ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲔⲀⲔⲰⲤ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲀⲔⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲔⲀⲔⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲒⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ.
42Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes’?
42ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰϢ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲞϢϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲰϪ ⲚⲖⲀⲔϨ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲂⲀⲖ.
43“Therefore I tell you, God’s Kingdom will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation producing its fruit.
43ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲈⲞⲖⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲤⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ.
44He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust.”
44ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨⲈⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲖⲀⲤϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀϨⲈⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲈϤⲈϢⲀϢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.
45ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲚⲈϤⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲀⲨⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
46When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.
46ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲈⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ϨⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
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