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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
[One day Jesus] said to his disciples, “Things that will tempt [people] to sin are certain to happen, but it will be terrible for anyone who causes them to happen!
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ.
Suppose you caused one of these people who [do not believe in me very strongly] to sin. If a huge stone was fastened {someone fastened a huge stone} around your neck and you were thrown {and threw you} into the sea, [you would consider that a severe punishment, but God will punish] you even more severely [if you cause someone to sin!]
Be careful [how you act]. If you [know about] a fellow believer who sins, you [(sg)] should rebuke him. If he [says that he] is sorry for having sinned [and asks you to forgive him], forgive him.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Even if he sins against you [(sg)] seven times in one day, if he comes to you each time and says, ‘I am sorry for what I did’, you must continue forgiving him.”
[One day] the apostles said to the Lord, “Help us to trust [in you] (OR, [in God]) more strongly!”
6 ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲫⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲗⲧⲁⲙ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲟⲩϩⲓ ϫⲉ ϥⲱϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.
The Lord replied, “Mustard [seeds are very small, but in this area they grow and produce large] [MET] [plants]. [Similarly], if your faith grows until you truly believe that God [will do what you ask him to, you will be able to do anything]. You could [even] say to this mulberry tree, ‘Pull yourself out [with your roots] and plant yourself in the sea!’ and it would obey you!”
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲭⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲙⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ.
[Jesus also said], “Suppose that one of you had a servant who was plowing [your fields] or taking care of your sheep. After he comes into the house from the field, you [(sg)] would not say [RHQ], ‘Sit down and eat immediately!’
8 ⲏ̅ ⲙⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲟⲣⲕ ϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϣⲁϯⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲱ.
Instead, you would say to him, ‘Put on your apron and prepare a meal for me! Then serve it to me so that I can eat and drink! Afterwards you [(sg)] can eat and drink.’
(You will not thank your servant for doing the work that he had been told {you had told him} to do!/Would you thank your servant because he did the work that he had been told {you had told him} to do?) [RHQ]
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲁⲓϥ ⲁⲛⲁⲓϥ.
Similarly, when you [(pl)] have done everything that [God] has told you to do, you should say, ‘We [(inc)] are not worthy [of God thanking us] {[being thanked]}. We are only God’s servants. We have only done the things that he told us to do.’”
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ.
As [Jesus and his disciples] were walking along the road to Jerusalem, they were going through [the region] between Samaria and Galilee [districts].
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϯⲙⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲥⲉϩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ.
As they entered one village, ten lepers came near the road. [Because lepers were not permitted to come near other people], they stood at some distance
and called out, “Jesus, Master, pity us [and heal us]!”
When he saw them, he said [to them], “Each of you should go and show yourself to a priest [in Jerusalem so that he can see if you are healed].” As they were going [there], they were healed.
Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God loudly.
He [came to Jesus], prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet, and thanked him. This man was a Samaritan, [not a Jew].
Then Jesus said, “[I] healed ten [lepers] (I am disappointed that the other nine did not come back!/Where are the other nine?) [RHQ]
I am disappointed [RHQ] that this non-Jewish man was the only one who returned to thank God; none of the others came back to me!”
Then he said to the man, “Get up and continue on your journey. [God] [PRS] [has saved you and] healed you [(sg)] because you trusted [in me].”
20 ⲕ̅ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ.
[One day] Jesus was asked by [some] Pharisees [SYN] {[some] Pharisees [SYN] asked [Jesus]}, “When is God [going] to rule as king?” He replied, “God’s ruling [MET] is not something people will be able to see with their eyes.
And people will not be able to say, ‘Look! He is [ruling] here!’ Or ‘He is [ruling] over there!’ because, [contrary to what you think], God’s ruling is people’s inner beings (OR, is already happening among you).”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ.
[Jesus] said to his disciples, “There will be a time when you will want to see [me] [MTY], the one who came from heaven, [ruling powerfully]. But you will not see that.
[Some] people will say to you, ‘Look, [the Messiah] is over there!’ or [they will say] ‘Look, he is here!’ When they say that, do not believe them. Do not follow them [to go see the Messiah].
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲉⲧⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ ⳿ⲉϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
Because when the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, [everyone can see it. Similarly] [SIM], at the time [MTY] when [I], the one who came from heaven, come back again, [everyone will see me].
But before that happens, I must suffer in many ways (OR, very much). And I will be rejected by people {people will reject me}, [even though] they [have observed me doing good for people].
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲱ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
But when [I], the one who came from heaven, [come again, people] will be doing things just like people were doing at the time when [MTY] Noah [lived].
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲓ ϩⲁⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲱ⳿ⲉ ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲕⲓⲃⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲕⲗⲩⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
[At that time] people ate and drank [as usual], and they got married [as usual], up until the day when Noah [and his family] entered the big boat. But then the flood came and destroyed all those [who were not in the boat].
Similarly, when Lot lived [in Sodom city], people [there] ate and drank [as usual]. They bought things and they sold things. They planted [crops] and they built [houses as usual].
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲗⲱⲧ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲁϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲑⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
But on the day that Lot [and his family] left Sodom, fire and [burning] sulfur came down from the sky and destroyed all those [who stayed in the city].
Similarly, when [I], the one who came from heaven, return to earth, [people will be unprepared] (OR, [enjoying normal life]).
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϫⲉⲛⲉⲫⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲏ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ.
On that day, those who are outside their houses, with all the things that they own inside [the houses], must not go [in] to take them away, [because there will not be enough time to do that]. Similarly, those who are working in a field must not go back home [to get anything]; [they must flee immediately].
Remember Lot’s wife! [Because she turned back and wanted to get some of her things from Sodom, she died immediately and became a pillar of salt].
Anyone who wants to hold onto his life [and his possessions] will not [receive eternal] life. But anyone who is [willing to] die [for my sake] will live [eternally].
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲃ̅ ⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲗⲟϫ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲟⲗϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲭⲁϥ.
I tell you this: On the night [when I return], there will be two people [sleeping] in one bed. The one [who believes in me] will be taken {[God] will take the one [who believes in me]} [to heaven], and the other one will be left [behind and punished] {and [he] will leave the other one [behind and punish him]}.
Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left {[God] will take one and leave the other} [behind].”
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲉ⳿ⲁϧⲱⲙ.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲁϧⲱⲙ
[His disciples] said to him, “Lord, where [will this happen]?” He replied to them, “Wherever there is an animal carcass, the vultures will gather [to eat it] [MET]. [Similarly, wherever there are people who are spiritually dead, God will punish them].”
