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1 ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟ.
Jesus again began to teach by the sea; and, as an immense crowd was gathering around him, he got into a boat, and sat in it on the sea, while all the people were on the shore at the water’s edge.
Then he taught them many truths in parables; and in the course of his teaching he said to them:
“Listen! The sower went out to sow;
and presently, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path; and the birds came, and ate it up.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲣⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϣⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁϩⲓ.
Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, because the soil wasn’t deep, sprang up at once;
but, when the sun rose, it was scorched, and, because their roots were not deep enough, withered away.
Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲉⲩⲑⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲛ ⲗ̅ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲝ̅ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲣ̅.
Some fell into good soil, and, shooting up and growing, yielded a return, amounting to thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.”
And Jesus said, “Let anyone who has ears to hear with hear.”
Afterward, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables;
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲏⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
and he said, “To you the hidden truth of the kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables so that –
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁϯ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
‘Though they have eyes, they may see without perceiving; and though they have ears, they may hear without understanding; otherwise some day they might turn and be forgiven.’”
“You do not know the meaning of this parable?” he went on, “Then how will you understand all the other parables?
The sower sows the message.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲓϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ.
The people meant by the seed that falls along the path are these – where the message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the message that has been sown in them.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϣⲁⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ.
So, too, those meant by the seed sown on the rocky places are the people who, when they have heard the message, at once accept it joyfully;
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲓⲧⲁ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ.
but, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises because of the message, they fall away at once.
Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the message,
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲱϫϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ. (aiōn g165)
but the cares of life, and the glamour of wealth, and cravings for many other things come in and completely choke the message, so that it gives no return. (aiōn g165)
20 ⲕ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϣⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲗ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲝ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣ̅.
But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϣⲁⲩϭⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲏⲃⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲭⲁϥ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲛⲧ ⲓⲉ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓϭⲗⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲭⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲭⲁϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ.
Jesus said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under the couch, instead of being put on the lamp-stand?
There is nothing hidden that will not come to light and nothing is concealed that will not be brought into the open.
Let all who have ears to hear with hear.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ.
“Take care what you listen to,” said Jesus. “The standard you use will be used for you, and more will be added for you.
For, to those who have, more will be given; while, from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.”
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ.
Jesus also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like – like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲑⲏⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥϣⲓ⳿ⲏ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ.
and then sleeps by night and rises by day, while the seed is shooting up and growing – he knows not how.
The ground bears the crop of itself – first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear;
but, as soon as the crop is ready, immediately he puts in the sickle because harvest has come.”
Jesus also said, “To what can we liken the kingdom of God?
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲫⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲗⲧⲁⲙ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲥⲁⲧⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ.
By what can we illustrate it? Perhaps by the growth of a mustard seed. This seed, when sown in the ground, though it is smaller than all other seeds,
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲁⲧⲥ ϣⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲟϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲁⲗ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲥϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ.
yet, when sown, shoots up, and becomes larger than any other herb, and puts out great branches, so that even the wild birds can roost in its shelter.”
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ.
With many such parables Jesus used to speak to the people of his message, as far as they were able to receive it;
and to them he never used to speak except in parables; but in private to his own disciples he explained everything.
In the evening of the same day, Jesus said to them, “Let us go across.”
So, leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them, just as he was, in the boat; and there were other boats with him.
A violent squall came on, and the waves kept dashing into the boat, so that the boat was actually filling.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣϣⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲛⲉϩⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
Jesus was in the stern asleep on the cushion; and the disciples roused him and cried, “Teacher! Is it nothing to you that we are lost?”
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲣⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲕⲏⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲁⲙⲏ.
Jesus rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Hush! Be still!” Then the wind dropped, and a great calm followed.
“Why are you so timid?” he exclaimed. “Have you no faith yet?”
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲁϥ
But they were struck with great awe, and said to one another, “Who can this be that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
