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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ
It happened he was praying in a certain place, and when he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, "Master, teach us how to pray, just as Johntaught his disciples."
2 ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ
So he said to them. "When you pray, say, "Father, hallowed be thy name; May thy kingdom come,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲓⲕ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ
"Give us day by day our bread for the coming day;
4 ⲇ̅ ⲕⲁⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ
"Forgive us our sins; for we also forgive everyone who has offended us; "And bring us not into temptation."
5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲛⲟⲓⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲩϣⲁⲡ
He also said to them. "Suppose you have a friend and you go to him, ‘My friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
6 ⲋ̅ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛϯ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱϥ
"for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲙⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲉϭⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲕ
"and he from indoors shall answer. ‘Do not pester me. The door is now closed, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot rise and give to you.’
8 ⲏ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲗⲁϭ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϥⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁϥ
"I tell you that, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunate persistence he will rise and give him whatever he needs.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
"So I say to you. "Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲓ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ϥⲛⲁϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ
"For he that asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks the door shall be opened.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲧ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϥ
"What father is there among you who, if his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish will give him instead a serpent?
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲏ ⲛϥⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟϩⲉ
"Or if he asks for an egg, will offer him a scorpion?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϯⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲥⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
"If you give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father who is in heaven give the Holy spirit to those that ask him!"
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲙⲡⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ
Once he was casting out a dumb demon, and when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people wondered.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲉϫ ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ
But some of them said, "It is by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that he cast out demons."
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ
Others, tempting him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲣϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϣⲁϥϩⲉ
He knew their intentions and said to them. "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste and house falls upon house.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉϫⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ
"And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand?
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲓⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲣⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ
"Do you say that I am casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub? If I then am casting out demons by Beelzebub, by whom are your sons casting them out? They therefore shall be your judges.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉϫ ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲁⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲱϩ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ
"But if it is by the finger of God that I am casting out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲩⲗⲏ ⲉϥϩⲏⲕ ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ
"When the strong man fully aroused keeps guard over his homestead, his property is undisturbed;
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲓ ⲛϥϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϥⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϥⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲣ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲗ
"but when the stronger man attacks him, he takes away from the strong armor in which he was trusting and divides up the spoil.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
"He who is not for me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me is scattering.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲉⲙⲙⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲙϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
"Whenever a foul spirit is gone out of a man, it roams through waterless places, in search of rest; but when it can find none, it says, ‘I will go back to the house which I have left.’
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲣ ⲉϥⲧⲥⲁⲙⲓⲏⲟⲩ
When it comes and finds the house completely swept and garnished.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥϫⲓ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲁⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲑⲟ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲣⲡ
"Then it goes off and fetches seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first."
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲑⲏ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
It happened while he was saying this, that a certain woman out of the crowd shouted to him, saying, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breast that you have sucked."
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
"No, rather," he answered, "blessed are those who listen to the word of God, and keep it."
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ϣϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲁ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ
When the crowd were beginning to throng about him he proceeded to say. "This is an evil generation! It seeks a sign, and there shall be no sign be given to it except the sign of Jonah;
30 ⲗ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ
"for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the Son of man be to this generation.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲧⲣⲣⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲓ ϫⲓⲛ ⲁⲣⲏϫϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
"The queen of the South shall rise up in Judgement with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them; because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and lo, one greater than Solomon is here!
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲓⲱⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
"The men of the Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with his generation and shall condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and lo! one greater than Jonah is here!
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲣⲉϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲛϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ
"When one lights a lamp he does not put it in a cellar nor under the bushel, but on a lamp-stand that those who enter may see the light.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ
"The lamp of the body is your eye; when your eye is single then your whole body is full of light; but when it is evil your whole body is full of darkness.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ϭⲱϣⲧ ϭⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲡⲉ
"Look carefully! Perhaps that very light of yours is darkness.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲙⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲫⲏⲃⲥ ⲣⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϩ
"If, however, your whole body is full of light, without having any part dark, it will be wholly radiant with light, as when the lamp illumines you with its bright rays."
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ
When he had finished speaking a Pharisee asked him to dine with him; so he went in with him and reclined.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡϥϩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ
And the Pharisee noticed, to his amazement, that he did not wash his hands before eating,
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲛⲙⲡⲡⲓⲛⲁⲝ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲓ ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ
but the Lord said to him. "You Pharisee do cleanse the outside of your cup or plate, but your secret heart is full of extortion and wickedness.
40 ⲙ̅ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ
"Foolish men! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϯⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
"Better cleanse what is within, and nothing will be unclean for you.
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲙⲫⲁϭⲓⲛⲛⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲙⲡⲃⲁϣⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲕⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ
"But woe unto you Pharisee! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and disregard justice and the love of God; but these you ought to have done, and not leave the other undone.
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ
"Woe unto you Pharisee! for you delight in the best seats in the synagogue, and in the salutation in the market-places.
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙϩⲁⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ
"Woe unto you! for you are like the tombs which are hidden, and men walk over them unsuspecting."
45 ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲥⲱϣ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ
Hereupon one of the lawyers exclaimed, "But teacher, in saying such things you are also reproaching us also."
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲣϣ ⲉϫⲛ ⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱϩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ
"Woe unto you lawyers also!" said Jesus, "for you load men with irksome burdens, and you yourselves will not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
47 ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ
"Woe to you! for you are building the tombs of the prophets whom you ancestors killed.
48 ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲓⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲩⲛⲉⲩⲇⲟϭⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱⲧ
"So you are witnesses, and you consent to the actions of your ancestors. for they killed them, and you build their tombs.
49 ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲧⲕⲉⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲙϩⲉⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ
"For this reason also said the Wisdom of God. ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and some they will persecute;
50 ⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ
"so that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required from this generation,
51 ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲉⲗ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲃⲃⲁⲣⲁⲭⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲥⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ
"from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the alter and the sanctuary; yes; I tell you, it shall be required of this generation!
52 ⲛ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϥⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲟϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ
"Woe to you lawyers, for you have taken away the key of knowledge!’ You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who are trying to enter."
53 ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲁϩ
After he had gone away, the Scribes and the Pharisee began to set themselves vehemently against him, and to cross-question him upon many points,
54 ⲛ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲁϩ ⲉⲩϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϭⲟⲡϥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲣⲱϥ
laying in wait for him, in order to catch a word from his lips.

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