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And then He told them a parable, the point being that one needs to always pray and not lose heart,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
saying: “There was a judge in a certain town who did not fear God nor regard man.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ⲉⲙ ⲏ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ.
But there was a widow in that town, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’
4 ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ϯⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϯϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
And for a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I don't fear God nor regard man,
yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will defend her, so that her endless coming doesn't wear me out!’”
Then the Lord said: “Hear what the unjust judge said.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
And will not God get justice for His elect who are crying out to Him day and night, indeed being patient with them?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲥⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ.
I tell you that He will get justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of the Man comes, will He actually find the faith on the earth?”
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
Then He told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised the rest:
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃ̅ ϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.
“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ϯϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏ ⲥ.
The Pharisee stood and started praying to himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like all the rest—robbers, unjust, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
I fast twice a week; I tithe all that I get.’
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
The tax collector, staying a good ways off, did not even venture to look up to heaven, but started beating on his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϥ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲁⲥϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲁⲥϥ.
I say to you that this one went back home justified rather than that one; because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
Then they even started bringing their babies to Him, that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
But Jesus summoned them and said: “Allow the little children to come to me, and do not hinder them; because the Kingdom of God is of such.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉⲡ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
I tell you assuredly, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God the way a little child does will by no means enter it.”
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
A certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
So Jesus said to him: “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one—God.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲕⲙⲁⲩ.
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, “All these I have kept from my youth.”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕϣⲁⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲙⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲟⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
Well upon hearing these things Jesus said to him, “You still lack one thing: sell all you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
But when he heard this he became very sad, because he was extremely rich.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
When Jesus saw that he became sad, He said: “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter the Kingdom of God!
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲩϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲑⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
It is actually easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God!”
So the hearers said, “Who then can be saved?”
And He said, “The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.”
Then Peter said, “Notice that we have left all and followed you!”
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ.
So He said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God,
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
Then He took the Twelve aside and said to them: “Take note, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of the Man will be fulfilled:
He will be betrayed to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon,
and they will scourge and kill Him. And on the third day He will rise again.”
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϩⲏⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know what was being said.
Then it happened, as He approached Jericho, that a certain blind man was sitting alongside the road begging.
Hearing a crowd going by, he asked what it was.
So they told him that Jesus the Natsorean was passing by.
Well he shouted, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ.
Those who led the way started reproving him, to shut him up; but he kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
So Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to Him. When he got close He asked him, saying,
“What do you want me to do for you?” So he said, “Lord, that I may see again!”
Then Jesus said to him: “See again! Your faith has made you well.”
And immediately he did! and he followed Him, glorifying God. And all who witnessed it gave praise to God.
