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And again, he entered into the synagogue. And there was a man there who had a withered hand.
And they observed him, to see if he would cure on the Sabbaths, so that they might accuse him.
And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Stand up in the middle.”
4 ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲥ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
And he said to them: “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbaths, or to do evil, to give health to a life, or to destroy?” But they remained silent.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⲁⲥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ.
And looking around at them with anger, being very saddened over the blindness of their hearts, he said to the man, “Extend your hand.” And he extended it, and his hand was restored to him.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲎ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ.
Then the Pharisees, going out, immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him, as to how they might destroy him.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲗⲟⲩⲑⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ.
But Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea. And a great crowd followed him from Galilee and Judea,
8 ⲏ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϨⲩⲇⲟⲩⲙⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲓⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ Ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲤⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.
and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and across the Jordan. And those around Tyre and Sidon, upon hearing what he was doing, came to him in a great multitude.
And he told his disciples that a small boat would be useful to him, because of the crowd, lest they press upon him.
10 ⲓ̅ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϭⲓⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
For he healed so many, that as many of them as had wounds would rush toward him in order to touch him.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ.
And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell prostrate before him. And they cried out, saying,
“You are the Son of God.” And he strongly admonished them, lest they make him known.
And ascending onto a mountain, he called to himself those whom he willed, and they came to him.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϯⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲓⲱⲓϣ.
And he acted so that the twelve would be with him, and so that he might send them out to preach.
And he gave them authority to cure infirmities, and to cast out demons:
and he imposed on Simon the name Peter;
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲌⲉⲃⲉⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲃⲟ⳿ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϧⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲓ.
and also he imposed on James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, the name ‘Boanerges,’ that is, ‘Sons of Thunder;’
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ Ⲁⲛ⳿ⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ Ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲁⲗⲫⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲑⲁⲇⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲔⲁⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲥ.
and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
And they went to a house, and the crowd gathered together again, so much so that they were not even able to eat bread.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲓϩⲓ.
And when his own had heard of it, they went out to take hold of him. For they said: “Because he has gone mad.”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲃⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
And the scribes who had descended from Jerusalem said, “Because he has Beelzebub, and because by the prince of demons does he cast out demons.”
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
And having called them together, he spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan cast out Satan?
For if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.
And if a house is divided against itself, that house is not able to stand.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ.
And if Satan has risen up against himself, he would be divided, and he would not be able to stand; instead he reaches the end.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ.
No one is able to plunder the goods of a strong man, having entered into the house, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he shall plunder his house.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
Amen I say to you, that all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies by which they will have blasphemed.
For they said: “He has an unclean spirit.”
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
And his mother and brothers arrived. And standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ.
And the crowd was sitting around him. And they said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you.”
And responding to them, he said, “Who is my mother and my brothers?”
And looking around at those who were sitting all around him, he said: “Behold, my mother and my brothers.
For whoever has done the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister and mother.”
