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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲧⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲛⲏⲍⲁⲣⲉⲧ
On one occasion, Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to listen to the word of God.
He saw two boats moored beside the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲁ ⲛⲛϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲁϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ
He got into one of the boats, the one that was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and began teaching the crowds from the boat.
When he finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲁⲛϣⲉⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲡⲛϭⲉⲡⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁⲗⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ
Simon answered him, “Master, we have worked hard throughout the entire night and have caught nothing, but at yoʋr word I will let down the net.”
When he and the men with him did so, they enclosed such a large number of fish that their net began to break.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲣⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲉϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲡⲕⲉϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲥⲉϯⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉϩⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲱⲙⲥ
So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and assist them, and they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus' knees and said, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”
For he and all who were with him were gripped with astonishment at the catch of fish they had taken,
10 ⲓ̅ ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲕⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕϭⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on yoʋ will be catching people.”
So they brought their boats to shore, left everything, and followed Jesus.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲥⲱⲃⲁϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲃⲟⲓ
While Jesus was in one of the towns, behold, there was a man full of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if yoʋ are willing, yoʋ can make me clean.”
So Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅⲧⲟⲩⲟⲕ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲕⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ
Then Jesus ordered him to tell no one, but said, “Go show yoʋrself to the priest, and make an offering for yoʋr cleansing, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
But the news about Jesus spread even more, and large crowds would gather together to hear him and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
But he would often withdraw to desolate places and pray.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲇⲓⲇⲁⲥⲕⲁⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϯⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲛⲙϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲛⲙⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ
On one of those days, as he was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was present to heal the people.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϭ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲅⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
And behold, some men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed. They were trying to bring him in and place him before Jesus.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲉⲛⲉⲡⲱⲣ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲗⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϭⲗⲟϭ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ
But when they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down through the tiles, together with his mat, into the middle of the crowd in front of Jesus.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Man, yoʋr sins are forgiven yoʋ.”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲕⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ
But the scribes and the Pharisees began to question what Jesus said: “Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Aware of their thoughts, Jesus answered them, “Why are you questioning in your hearts?
Which is easier, to say, ‘Yoʋr sins are forgiven yoʋ,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲕⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϭ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralyzed man—“I say to yoʋ, rise, pick up yoʋr mat, and go to yoʋr house.”
Immediately the man rose up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went to his house, glorifying God.
Amazement seized them all, and they too began glorifying God. Filled with awe, they said, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲡⲉϥⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ
After this Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. Jesus said to him, “Follow me,”
and leaving everything behind, Levi rose and followed him.
Then Levi gave a great banquet for Jesus in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others reclining at the table with them.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲁⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱ ⲛⲙⲛⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲣⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ
But the scribes of the people and the Pharisees were grumbling at his disciples, saying, “Why are you eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?”
Jesus answered them, “It is not those who are well who have need of a physician, but those who are sick.
I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲥⲱ
Then they said to him, “Why is it that the disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees, but yoʋrs eat and drink?”
Jesus said to them, “Can you make the bridegroom's attendants fast while the bridegroom is with them?
But those days are coming, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, they will fast in those days.”
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲗⲡⲟⲩⲧⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲟⲩϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛϣⲁⲓ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲣⲡⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲙⲡⲗϭⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲡⲁϩⲧⲕⲉϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲧⲧⲟⲓⲥ ⲛϣⲁⲓ ⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲗϭⲉ
He also told them a parable: “No one puts a patch from a new garment on an old garment. For not only would he tear the new garment, but the patch from the new garment would not match the old garment.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲃⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲃⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲛϩⲱⲧ ⲛϥⲡⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲕⲉϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins and would itself be spilled, and the wineskins would be ruined.
But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and then both are preserved.
And no one after drinking old wine immediately desires new wine, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”
