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1 ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲁⲩⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
And it came to pass on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the good news, the chief priests and the scholars with the elders stood near.
And they spoke, saying to him, Tell us, by what authority are thou doing these things? Or who is he who gave thee this authority?
And having answered, he said to them, I also will ask you one word, and ye tell me.
The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from men?
5 ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, From heaven, he will say, Why did ye not believe him?
6 ⲋ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁϥϩⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.
But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are convinced John is a prophet.
And they replied not to know from where.
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲩⲟⲛ ⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϭⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ.
And he began to speak this parable to the people. A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to farmers, and went abroad for a considerable time.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩϯⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ.
And at the season he sent a bondman to the farmers, so that they would give him from the fruit of the vineyard. But having beaten him, the farmers sent him away empty.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ ⲭⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⲁⲩϯⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ.
And he proceeded to send another bondman. And they, having beaten and shamefully treated, sent him also away empty.
And he proceeded to send a third. And they also having wounded this man, cast him out.
And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will be made ashamed after seeing this man.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ.
But when the farmers saw him, they deliberated among themselves, saying, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, so that the inheritance may become ours.
And having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ.
He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others. And having heard it, they said, May it not happen!
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ.
But having looked upon them, he said, What then is this that is written, The stone that those who build rejected, this became the head of the corner?
Every man who falls on that stone will be broken, but on whomever it may fall, it will grind him to dust.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
And the chief priests and the scholars sought to throw hands on him in the same hour. And they were afraid, for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛϯⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
And having watched him, they sent forth insidious men pretending themselves to be righteous, so that they might take hold of his word, in order to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲕϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲕϭⲓ ϩⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲕϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
And they questioned him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou speak and teach rightly, and thou do not accept a personage, but teach the way of God in truth,
Is it permitted for us to give tribute to Caesar or not?
But having perceived their craftiness, he said to them, Why do ye try me?
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁⲑⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯ ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⲛⲁ ⲓⲙ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉ.
Display to me a denarius. Whose image and inscription has it? And having answered, they said, Caesar's.
And he said to them, Then render the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
And they were unable to lay hold of his word before the people. And having marveled at his answer, they were silent.
And some of the Sadducees having approached, those who say there is no resurrection, they questioned him,
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲁ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ.
saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, if any brother dies, having a wife, and this man dies childless, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
There were therefore seven brothers. And the first having taken a wife, died childless.
And the second took the woman, and this man died childless.
And the third likewise took her, and likewise also the seven; they left behind no children, and died.
And last of all the woman also died.
In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them does she become? For the seven had her as wife.
And having answered, Jesus said to them, The sons of this age marry, and are given in marriage, (aiōn g165)
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩ ϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ. (aiōn g165)
but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ.
For neither can they die any more, for they are like the agents, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥϯⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ϯ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ.
But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the Bush when he calls the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.
And some of the scholars having answered, they said, Teacher, thou said well.
For they no longer dared to question him anything.
And he said to them, How do they say the Christ is David's son?
Even David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand,
until I will place thine enemies a footstool of thy feet.
David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?
And while all the people were listening, he said to his disciples,
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛ ⲓⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ.
Beware of the scholars, who desire to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at the feasts,
47 ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭ ⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ
who devour widows' houses, and in pretence make long prayers. These will receive greater damnation.
