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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲧⲟⲩⲏⲧʾ ϫⲉ ϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ
And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϯⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲕ̅. ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ.
And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧʾ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϭⲣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲃⲁϩ.
And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
And calling to him each one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲩⲟ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲡⲉⲕⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲅ̅ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲙⲉⲛⲉ.
Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡʾϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ. (aiōn g165)
And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light. (aiōn g165)
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ. ⲕⲁϩⲉⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲱ̑ϫⲛ̅. ⲉⲩⲉϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈. ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈. ⲟⲩⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ.
He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches]?
And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲗ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϥ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ. ⲏ ⲛϥ̅ⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲟⲩⲁ. ⲙⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛⲁⲥ.
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲧʾⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧʾ ϫⲉ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧʾ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲟⲩⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ. ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
The law and the prophets [were] until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it.
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉϫⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϥ̅ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲕⲉⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲕⲉⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲁⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲟϫⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ·
Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲉϣⲁϥϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲏϭⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩϣⲛ̅ⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ.
Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:
and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ ⲉⲥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ ϣⲁⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲗⲱϫϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϣ.
and desiring to be fed with the [crumbs] that fell from the rich man’s table; yea, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁⲡⲕⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲙⲥϥ̅.
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥϥⲓⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ̅ (Hadēs g86)
And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ(ϫⲁϥ) ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲧʾ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛ͡ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲙⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϥ̅ⲥⲉⲡϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲃⲉⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ʾ.
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛⲁϩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲕϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ.
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲭⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉϣϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲁⲛ.
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they which would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.
And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house;
for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲧʾ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲛ·
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.
