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1 ⲁ̅ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲧⲡⲕⲉϣϥⲉ ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱϩⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲃⲕⲏⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲡⲥⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲱϩⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲉϫ ⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱϩⲥ
And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϭⲱ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲏⲓ
Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲕⲉϣⲟⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲛϥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’
I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲭⲟⲣⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲃⲏⲇⲥⲁⲓⲇⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! (Hadēs g86)
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϥⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϥⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ
Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉϣϥⲉⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲕⲉⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ
The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲱⲙ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛϩⲟϥ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲟⲟϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲝⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲉⲡⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲕϭⲟⲗⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ϣⲁϥϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ
For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ
He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 ⲗ̅ ⲁⲓⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫϥϩⲉⲛⲥⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲙⲟⲩ
Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.
But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϣ ⲁϥⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥϥⲓⲡⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ
He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϯϥⲕⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲭⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲡⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲕⲧⲟⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ
The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’
Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
“The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ
She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
40 ⲙ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
