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1 ⲁ̅ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰⲢ ⲚⲚⲈϤϨⲨⲠⲀⲢⲬ ⲞⲚⲦⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
And he also said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and this man was accused to him as squandering things possessed by him.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϮⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲔ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲰⲠ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲬⲚⲀⲈⲢⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ.
And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear about thee? Render the account of thy management, for thou can no longer manage.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϮⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲰⲖⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲚϮⲚⲀϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲈϬⲢⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲈϢⲀⲦ ⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ.
And the manager said within himself, What shall I do because my lord takes away the management from me? I am not able to dig. I am ashamed to beg.
I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from the management they may receive me into their houses.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀϬⲤ
And having summoned each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much do thou owe to my lord?
And he said, A hundred measures of olive oil. And he said to him, Receive thy document, and having sat down, quickly write fifty.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲒⲦⲀ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ Ⲣ- ⲚⲔⲞⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲞⲨⲞ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞ ⲈⲚⲈⲔⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲈⲠ.
Next he said to another, And how much do thou owe? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he says to him, Receive thy document, and write eighty.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ. (aiōn g165)
And his lord commended the unrighteous manager because he did shrewdly. Because the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of the light. (aiōn g165)
9 ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲘⲰⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲈⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲔⲨⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (aiōnios g166)
And I say to you, make friends for yourselves from the mammon of unrighteousness, so that, when ye cease, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings. (aiōnios g166)
10 ⲓ̅ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ.
The man faithful in the least is faithful also in much, and the man unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.
If therefore ye did not become faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you what is true?
And if ye did not become faithful in the alien, who will give thine to you?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲂⲒⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲤⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲘⲰⲚⲀ.
No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
And the Pharisees, being lovers of money, heard all these things, and they sneered him.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎ ⲦⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲤⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
And he said to them, Ye are those who declare yourselves righteous in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. Because what is lofty among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϢⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the kingdom of God is proclaimed good news, and every man in it is treated aggressively.
But it is easier for the heaven and the earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ.
Every man who divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery, and every man who marries her who has been divorced from a husband commits adultery.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϢⲀϤϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲞⲢⲪⲨⲢⲀ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲈⲚⲤ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲖⲤⲈⲖ.
Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously daily.
But there was a certain poor man named Lazarus, who had been placed near his gate, covered with sores,
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲘⲀϨ ϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ϮⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲖⲰϪϨ ⲚⲚⲈϤϢⲀϢ.
and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. But even the dogs that came licked his sores.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲔⲈⲚϤ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲤϤ.
And it came to pass for the poor man to die and be carried by the agents to Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died and was buried.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤϤⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϨⲒⲪⲞⲨⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲖⲀⲌⲀⲢⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲚϤ (Hadēs g86)
And having lifted up his eyes in Hades, being in torments, he sees Abraham from afar and Lazarus by his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲖⲀⲌⲀⲢⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲈⲠ ϨⲐⲎϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲦⲎⲂ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮⲬⲂⲞⲂ ⲘⲠⲀⲖⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒϢⲀϨ.
And having cried out, he said, Father Abraham, be merciful to me, and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲞⲨⲰ ⲈⲔϬⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲰⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲖⲀⲌⲀⲢⲞⲤ ϨⲰϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲐⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲔⲀϨ.
But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now here he is comforted and thou are in agony.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϢⲒⲔ ⲈϤⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲈⲢϪⲒⲚⲒⲞⲢ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲚ.
And besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those here who want to cross over to you are not able, nor may those go across from there to us.
And he said, I beg thee therefore, father, that thou would send him to my father's house,
for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets. Let them hear them.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ
And he said, No, father Abraham, but if some man would go to them from the dead they will repent.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲐⲰⲦ ⲀⲚ.
And he said to him, If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if some man would rise from the dead.
