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He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,
saying, "There was a judge in a certain city who did not fear God, and did not respect people.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲎⲢⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲘϢⲒϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.
A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.'
4 ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϢⲀ ⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀⲦⲈϤϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϮϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ
He would not for a while, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God, nor respect people,
yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her justice, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.'"
The Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.
Won't God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲤⲈ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲘϢⲒϢ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ϤⲚⲀϪⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ.
I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"
He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.
"Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲠⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ϪⲈ ϮⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲚⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲔⲈⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ.
The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like other people, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.'
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲠⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϨⲒⲪⲞⲨⲈⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲀϤⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲤⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
But the tax collector, standing far away, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner.'
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲪⲀⲒ ϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲐⲘⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲀⲤϤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞϤ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞϤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϬⲀⲤϤ.
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Now they were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
Jesus summoned them, saying, "Allow the little children to come to me, and do not hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲈⲠ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
Truly, I tell you, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈⲚϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϮⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ (aiōnios g166)
A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit everlasting life?" (aiōnios g166)
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ.
Jesus asked him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one—God.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲚⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲔⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲔⲘⲀⲨ.
You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not give false testimony,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'"
And he said, "I have kept all these things from my youth up."
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲔϢⲀⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲘⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲞⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲔⲈϪⲪⲞ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ
When Jesus heard it, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me."
But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲤⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲬⲢⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
And Jesus looked at him and said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲤⲘⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϬⲀⲘⲞⲨⲖⲒ Ⲓ- ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲞⲨⲀⲐⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲐⲰⲢⲠ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲒⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich person to enter into the Kingdom of God."
Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"
But he said, "The things which are impossible with man are possible with God."
And Peter said, "Look, we have left our own things and followed you."
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲀϤⲬⲀ ⲎⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲒⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲒⲈ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
He said to them, "Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the Kingdom of God's sake,
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲂ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
He took the twelve aside, and said to them, "Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed.
For he will be delivered up to the non-Jews, will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit on.
They will scourge and kill him. On the third day, he will rise again."
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲔⲀϮ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϨⲎⲠ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not understand the things that were said.
It happened, as he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.
Hearing a crowd going by, he asked what this meant.
They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
He called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me."
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲬⲀⲢⲰϤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ.
Those who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me."
Standing still, Jesus commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,
"What do you want me to do?" He said, "Lord, that I may see again."
Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you."
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲈϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.
