Mark 2
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1When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was at home.
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲘ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ϤⲚϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲎⲒ.
2Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲘⲀⲨ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲰⲖⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ
3Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤϢⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϤⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲆⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ
4When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲚϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠϪⲈⲚⲈⲪⲰⲢ ⲀⲨϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲔⲒ ⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲘⲠⲒϬⲖⲞϪ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲔⲞⲦ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ.
5Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲠⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲔⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
6But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
6ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ
7“Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
7ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲬⲀ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
8Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts?
8ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ
9Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your bed, and walk’?
9ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲐⲘⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲔⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲀⲚ ⲈϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϬⲖⲞϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ
10But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” —he said to the paralytic—
10ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲬⲀ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
11“I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house.”
11ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϬⲖⲞϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲠⲈⲔⲎⲒ
12He arose, and immediately took up the mat and went out in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”
12ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲀϤⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬ ⲖⲞϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
13He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ
14As he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he arose and followed him.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲤⲒⲚⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲖⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲀⲖⲪⲈⲞⲤ ⲈϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
15He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲢⲞⲦⲈⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀⲨⲢⲞⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ
16The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲤⲰ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ
17When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲞⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
18John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and asked him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t fast?”
18ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎ ⲤⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲀⲚ
19Jesus said to them, “Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can’t fast.
19ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲈⲢⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈϤⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲬⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲈⲢⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ.
20But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.
20ⲤⲈⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ
21No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, or else the patch shrinks and the new tears away from the old, and a worse hole is made.
21ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲒⲤ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲈⲖ ⲠⲒⲘⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲪⲰϦ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ.
22No one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine pours out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins.”
22ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲀⲨϨⲒ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲈⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲎⲢⲠ ⲪⲈϦ ⲚⲒⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲎⲢⲠ ⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϢⲀⲨϨⲒ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲈⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ.
23He was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲞϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈϤⲈϪ ϦⲈⲘⲤ.
24The Pharisees said to him, “Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”
24ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϤ ⲀⲚ.
25He said to them, “Did you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry—he, and those who were with him?
25ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰϢ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲚϪⲈⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϨⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ
26How he entered into God’s house at the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?”
26ⲠⲰⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲂⲒⲀⲐⲀⲢ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲢⲞⲐⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
27He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
27ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ.
28Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
28ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
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