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1 ⲁ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲗⲕ ⲛⲛϩⲙⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ
At that time, Yeshua went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲁϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, “Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”
But he said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ
how he entered into God’s house and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
5 ⲉ̅ ⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟϣϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?
But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.
But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn’t have condemned the guiltless.
For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
He departed from there and went into their synagogue.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲓⲅⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” so that they might accuse him.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ
He said to them, “What man is there amongst you who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won’t he grab on to it and lift it out?
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.”
Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like the other.
But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
Yeshua, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,
and commanded them that they should not make him known,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him. He will proclaim justice to the nations.
He will not strive, nor shout, neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϣϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟϭⲡϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗ ⲉϥϩⲧⲙⲧⲱⲙ ⲛϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ
He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.
In his name, the nations will hope.”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲟ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲙⲡⲟ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him; and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲉϫⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “This man does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲣϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ
Knowing their thoughts, Yeshua said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲉⲓⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ
If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲁⲥⲡⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come upon you.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ
Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.
“He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn’t gather with me, scatters.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ
Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ (aiōn g165)
Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age, or in that which is to come. (aiōn g165)
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡϣⲏⲛ
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϣⲁϫⲉ
You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgement.
For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ
Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, “Rabbi, we want to see a sign from you.”
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϯⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
40 ⲙ̅ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgement with this generation and will condemn it, for they repented at the proclaiming of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲣⲧⲣⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲉⲁⲣⲏϫϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgement with this generation and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲉⲙⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ
“When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places seeking rest, and doesn’t find it.
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲥⲁⲛⲏⲩⲧ
Then he says, ‘I will return into my house from which I came;’ and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
45 ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲁⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ
Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation.”
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲥⲁⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
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One said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you.”
But he answered him who spoke to him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
He stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
