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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 gospel, the chief priests and scribes with the elders came upon him,
and spake to him, saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things or who is he that giveth thee this authority?
Then he answering said to them, I also will ask you one question; and resolve me:
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of 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 among themselves, saying, If we reply, From heaven; he will say, Wherefore then 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, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
And they answered, We know not from whence.
And Jesus said to them, Neither tell I 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.
Then he began to speak to the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard, and delivered it to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long while.
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 to the husbandmen a servant, that they might give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat, and 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 again sent another servant: and him also they beat, and treating him with indignity, sent him away empty.
And he sent yet a third: and him they also wounded, and cast out.
Then said the master of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: probably when they see him, they will shew him respect.
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 husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be our own.
So casting him out of the vineyard, they slew him. What then will the master of the vineyard do with these men?
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ.
He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said God forbid.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ.
Then he looked on them, and said, What is this then which is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
Every one who falleth upon this stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
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 scribes sought to lay hands on him at that time; and were afraid of the people: for they knew that he had spoken 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 watching him, they sent men they had suborned, who pretended that they were righteous persons, in order to lay hold of some word of his, that they might deliver him to the power and 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 asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly, and respectest no man’s person, but teachest the way of God in truth:
Is it lawful for us to pay tribute to Caesar, or not?
Then he, aware of their crafty design, said unto them, Why tempt ye 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.
Shew me a denarius. Whose image and inscription hath it? And they answering said, Caesar’s.
Then said he to them, Pay therefore to Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and to God the things which are God’s.
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 a single expression of his before the people: and marvelling at his answer, they were silenced.
Then certain of the Sadducees, who contend that there is no resurrection, asked 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, Master, Moses wrote for us, If a man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die childless, that his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed for his brother.
Now there were seven brothers: and the first taking a wife, died childless.
And the second taking the wife, he also died childless.
Then the third took her; and also all the seven in like manner: and left no children, and died.
And last of all died also the woman.
In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.
And Jesus in reply said to them, The children of this world 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 they who are counted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection of 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.
neither can they die any more: for they are like the angels; and are the children of God, being the children 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.
Now that the dead are raised, even Moses intimated at the bush, when he called the Lord, “the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”
Now God is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live with him.
Then some of the scribes addressing him said, Master, admirably hast thou spoken!
And after that they durst not put another question to him.
Then he spake to them: How say they that the Messiah is the son of David?
Yet David himself, in the book of Psalms, saith, “The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit down at my right hand,
until I put thine enemies for a footstool of thy feet.”
David then calleth him Lord, and how then is he his son?
And whilst all the people were hearkening, 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 scribes, who desire to walk about in trailing robes, and love salutations in the public places, and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the most honourable couch at suppers;
47 ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭ ⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ
who devour the houses of widows, and for a pretext make long prayers: these shall receive a more abundant punishment.
