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1 ⲁ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲃⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ
Meanwhile the people had gathered in thousands, so that they trod upon one another, when Jesus, addressing himself to his disciples, began by saying to them: “Be on your guard against the leaven — that is, the hypocrisy — of the Pharisees.
There is nothing, however covered up, which will not be uncovered, nor anything kept secret which will not become known.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉⲡⲱⲣ
Hence all that you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear, within closed doors, will be proclaimed upon the housetops.
4 ⲇ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
To you who are my friends I say, Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but after that can do no more.
5 ⲉ̅ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲅⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲁ ϩⲁⲓⲟ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ (Geenna g1067)
I will show you of whom you should be afraid. Be afraid of him who, after killing you, has the power to fling you into the Pit. Yes, I say, be afraid of him. (Geenna g1067)
Are not five sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them has escaped God’s notice.
No, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
8 ⲏ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Every one, I tell you, who shall acknowledge me before his fellow men, the Son of Man, also, will acknowledge before God’s angels;
but he, who disowns me before his fellow men, will be altogether disowned before God’s angels.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
Every one who shall say anything against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but for him who slanders the Holy Spirit there will be no forgiveness.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲙⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲙⲛⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲣϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟϣⲃⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ
Whenever they take you before the Synagogue Courts or the magistrates or other authorities, do not be anxious as to how you will defend yourselves, or what your defence will be, or what you will say;
for the Holy Spirit will show you at the moment what you ought to say.”
“Teacher,” a man in the crowd said to Jesus, “tell my brother to share the property with me.”
But Jesus said to him: “Man, who made me a judge or an arbiter between you?”
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϥⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲛⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
And then he added: “Take care to keep yourselves free from every form of covetousness; for even in the height of his prosperity a man’s true Life does not depend on what he has.”
Then Jesus told them this parable — “There was once a rich man whose land was very fertile;
and he began to ask himself ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲣ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲙⲛⲁⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ
This is what I will do,’ he said; ‘I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and store all my grain and my goods in them;
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉϩⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲕⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲣⲣⲟⲙⲡ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ
and I will say to myself, Now you have plenty of good things put by for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.’
But God said to the man ‘Fool! This very night your life is being demanded; and as for all you have prepared — who will have it?’
So it is with those who lay by wealth for themselves and are not rich to the glory of God.”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
And Jesus said to his disciples: “That is why I say to you, Do not be anxious about the life here — what you can get to eat; nor yet about your body — what you can get to wear.
For life is more than food, and the body than its clothes.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲛⲁⲃⲟⲕⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲱϩⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲁⲛϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
Think of the ravens — they neither sow nor reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn; and yet God feeds them! And how much more precious are you than birds!
But which of you, by being anxious, can prolong his life a moment?
And, if you cannot do even the smallest thing, why be anxious about other things?
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲓⲁⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲱⲧϩ ⲁⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϯϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ
Think of the lilies, and how they grow. They neither toil nor spin; yet, I tell you, even Solomon in all his splendour was not robed like one of these.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲣⲓⲣ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲡⲟⲥⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
If, even in the field, God so clothes the grass which is living to-day and to-morrow will be thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O men of little faith!
And you — do not be always seeking what you can get to eat or what you can get to drink; and do not waver.
These are the things for which all the nations of the world are seeking, and your Father knows that you need them.
No, seek his Kingdom, and these things shall be added for you.
So do not be afraid, my little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the Kingdom.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ϯⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲕⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲁϩⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲱϫⲛ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲣⲉϫⲟⲟⲗⲉⲥ ⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ
Sell what belongs to you, and give in charity. Make yourselves purses that will not wear out — an inexhaustible treasure in Heaven, where no thief comes near, or moth works ruin.
For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
Make yourselves ready, with your lamps alight;
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲧⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛϥⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ
and be like men who are waiting for their Master’s return from his wedding, so that, when he comes and knocks, they may open the door for him at once.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲣϥ ⲛϥⲧⲣⲉⲩⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ
Happy are those servants whom, on his return, the Master will find watching. I tell you that he will make himself ready, and bid them take their places at table, and will come and wait upon them.
Whether it is late at night, or in the early morning that he comes, if he finds all as it should be, then happy are they.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉϭⲱⲧϩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ
This you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have let his house be broken into.
Do you also prepare, for when you are least expecting him the Son of Man will come.”
“Master,” said Peter, “are you telling this parable with reference to us or to every one?”
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲓϣ
“Who, then,” replied the Master, “is that trustworthy steward, the careful man, who will be placed by his master over his establishment, to give them their rations at the proper time?
Happy will that servant be whom his master, when he comes home, shall find doing this.
His master, I tell you, will put him in charge of the whole of his property.
45 ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲛϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲛϩⲙϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲙⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛϥⲥⲱ ⲛϥϯϩⲉ
But should that servant say to himself ‘My master is a long time coming,’ and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϥⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛϥⲡⲟϣϥ ⲛϥⲕⲁⲧⲉϥⲧⲟ ⲛⲙⲛⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
that servant’s master will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour of which he is unaware, and will flog him severely and assign him his place among the untrustworthy.
The servant who knows his master’s wishes and yet does not prepare and act accordingly will receive many lashes;
48 ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡϥⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲣⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲛⲁϥ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϭⲁⲗⲉϩⲁϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲁⲧϥ ⲛϩⲁϩ
while one who does not know his master’s wishes, but acts so as to deserve a flogging, will receive but few. From every one to whom much has been given much will be expected, and from the man to whom much has been entrusted the more will be demanded.
I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what more can I wish, if it is already kindled?
There is a baptism that I must undergo, and how great is my distress until it is over!
Do you think that I am here to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but to cause division.
For from this time, if there are five people in a house, they will be divided, three against two, and two against three.
53 ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲙⲉ
‘Father will be opposed to son and son to father, mother to daughter and daughter to mother, mother-in-law to her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law to her mother-in-law.’”
54 ⲛ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲙⲛⲧ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ
And to the people Jesus said: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once ‘There is a storm coming,’ and come it does.
And when you see that the wind is in the south, you say ‘It will be burning hot,’ and so it proves.
56 ⲛ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲇⲟϭⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲇⲟϭⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲓϣ
Hypocrites! You know how to judge of the earth and the sky; how is it, then, that you cannot judge of this time?
Why do not you yourselves decide what is right?
58 ⲛ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϥϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲁⲧϥⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲗϭ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲧⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲁⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲡⲣⲁⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲟϫⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ
When, for instance, you are going with your opponent before a magistrate, on your way to the court do your best to be quit of him; for fear that he should drag you before the judge, then the judge will hand you over to the bailiff of the court, and the bailiff throw you into prison.
You will not, I tell you, come out until you have paid the very last farthing.”
