< Luke 14 >

1 When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲈ.
2 Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚϨⲨⲆⲢⲰⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
3 Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲚⲞⲘⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲈⲢⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ϢⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
4 But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.
ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲬⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲖϬⲞϤ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
5 He answered them, “Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰ ⲒⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲈϨⲈ ⲚⲀϨⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϢⲰϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲈⲚϤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ
6 They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ.
7 He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
ⲍ̅ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲢⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ
8 “When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
ⲏ̅ϪⲈ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲢⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲢⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲞⲔ
9 and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲬⲚⲀⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲈⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒϦⲀⲈ ⲘⲘⲀ.
10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
ⲓ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲢⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲒϦⲀⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲞⲨⲞⲐⲂⲈⲔ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ.
11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲀⲤϤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞϤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϬⲀⲤϤ.
12 He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲔⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲔⲤⲨⲄⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲔⲐⲈϢⲈⲨ ⲚⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ϨⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ.
13 But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲠⲤ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲎⲔⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ϨⲀⲚϬⲀⲖⲈⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ.
14 and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲬⲚⲀⲈⲢⲞⲨⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϮϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
15 When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will feast in God’s Kingdom!”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲦⲈⲂ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
16 But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ.
17 He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ ⲈϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲤⲈⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ.
18 They all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲈⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϦⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲒϢⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲬⲀⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ϨⲰⲤ ⲚϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
19 “Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϢⲈⲠ Ⲉ- ⲚϨⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲈϨⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲬⲀⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ϨⲰⲤ ϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
20 “Another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I can’t come.’
ⲕ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ.
21 “That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲚⲈⲂⲎⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲰⲔ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲒⲠⲖⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϦⲒⲢ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ ⲀⲚⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ.
22 “The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀ.
23 “The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲪⲢⲀⲄⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲞϨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲎⲒ
24 For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper. For many are called, but few are chosen.’”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ϮϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ϪⲈⲘϮⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ.
25 Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲪⲞⲚϨϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ
26 “If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲘⲈⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲔⲈⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲢ ⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ.
27 Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross and come after me, can’t be my disciple.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲦⲀⲖⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲀϨϤ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲢⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ.
28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲔⲈⲦ ⲞⲨⲠⲨⲢⲄⲞⲤ ⲘⲎ ϤⲚⲀϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲦⲈϤϤⲒⲰⲠ ⲚϮⲆⲀⲠⲀⲚⲎ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲈⲢ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲂϮ
29 Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation and isn’t able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲬⲀ ϮⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϪⲞⲔϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲤⲰⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲨ
30 saying, ‘This man began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
ⲗ̅ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎ ⲦⲤ ⲚⲔⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϪⲞⲔϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
31 Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲒⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲠⲞⲖⲈⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲘⲎ ϤⲚⲀϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲚϢⲞ ⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲚϢⲞ.
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for conditions of peace.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϢⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲒⲀ ⲈϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ.
33 So therefore, whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲦⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈϤϨⲨⲠⲀⲢⲬⲞⲚⲦⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲢ ⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ.
34 “Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲀⲚⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲖⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲘⲞⲖϨϤ ⲚⲞⲨ.
35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϮⲔⲞⲠⲢⲒⲀ ϤⲈⲢϢⲀⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϢⲀⲨϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.

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