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1 ⲁ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲥⲁ(ⲛⲁ)ⲓ̈ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲧⲡ̅ⲕⲉϣϥⲉⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
After this, the Master appointed seventy-two other disciples, and sent them on as his messengers, two and two, in advance, to every town and place that he was himself intending to visit.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱϩⲥ̅ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲃⲕ̅ⲏⲡⲉ. ⲥⲉⲡⲥ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲱϩⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲉϫⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱϩⲥ̅.
‘The harvest,’ he said, ‘is abundant, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray to the owner of the harvest to send labourers to gather in his harvest.
Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like lambs among wolves.
Do not take a purse with you, or a bag, or sandals; and do not stop to greet anyone on your journey.
Whatever house you go to stay at, begin by praying for a blessing on it.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ⲉⲥⲉⲕⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
Then, if anyone there is deserving of a blessing, your blessing will rest on him; but if not, it will come back on yourselves.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϭⲱ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧʾ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ. ⲡⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲏⲓ̈.
Remain at that same house, and eat and drink whatever they offer you; for the worker is worth their wages. Do not keep changing from one house to another.
Whatever town you visit, if the people welcome you, eat what is set before you;
cure the sick there, and tell people that the kingdom of God is close at hand.
But, whatever town you go to visit, if the people do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲕⲉϣⲟⲓ̈ϣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ. ⲧⲛ̅ϥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲉ͡ⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
“We wipe off the dust of your town which has clung to Our feet; still, be assured that the kingdom of God is close at Hand.”
I tell you that the doom of Sodom will be more bearable on that day than the doom of that town.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲭⲟⲣⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ. ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲃⲏⲇⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲇⲁ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉϣϫⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲣ̅ⲙⲉⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈.
Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For, if the miracles which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have sat in sackcloth and ashes and repented long ago.
Yet the doom of Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable at the judgment than yours.
And you, Capernaum! Will you exalt yourself to heaven? You will be flung down to Hades. (Hadēs g86)
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲉϥⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈. ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϥⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ·
Anyone who listens to you is listening to me, and anyone who rejects you is rejecting me; while the person who rejects me is rejecting him who sent me as his messenger.’
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉϣϥⲉⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ.
When the seventy-two returned, they exclaimed joyfully, ‘Master, even the demons submit to us when we use your name.’
And Jesus replied, ‘I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲱⲙ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲟϥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲟϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ̅.
Remember, I have given you the power to trample on snakes and scorpions, and to meet all the strength of the Enemy. Nothing will ever harm you in any way.
Yet do not rejoice in the fact that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names have been enrolled in heaven.’
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ϯⲉⲝⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲉⲡⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲕϭⲟⲗⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ. ⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧʾ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲣ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
At that same time, moved to exultation by the Holy Spirit, Jesus said: ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, you have revealed them to the childlike! Yes, Father, I thank you that this has seemed good to you.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲓⲱⲧʾ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲧʾ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ϣⲁϥϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does anyone know who the Son is, except the Father, or who the Father is, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him.’
Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing;
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲣ̅ⲣⲟ, ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅·
for, I tell you, many prophets and kings wished for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never heard them.’
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
Just then a student of the Law came forward to test Jesus further. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do if I am to gain eternal life?’ (aiōnios g166)
‘What is said in the Law?’ answered Jesus. ‘What do you read there?’
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲓ̈ⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧʾ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅. ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅. ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ.
His reply was – ‘You must 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 your neighbour as you love yourself.’
‘You have answered right,’ said Jesus, ‘Do that, and you will live.’
But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’
30 ⲗ̅ ⲁⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱ. ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫϥ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥⲟ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲙⲟⲩ.
To which Jesus replied, ‘A man was once going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him of everything, and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.
As it chanced, a priest was going down by that road. He saw the man, but passed by on the opposite side.
A Levite, too, did the same; he came up to the spot, but, when he saw the man, passed by on the opposite side.
But a Samaritan, traveling that way, came upon the man, and, when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϣ ⲁϥⲡⲱϩⲧ̅ʾ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ̅ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥⲧⲃ̅ⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥϥⲓⲡⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ.
He went to him and bound up his wounds, dressing them with oil and wine, and then put him on his own mule, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϯϥⲕⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡ̅ʾⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲭⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ϥⲓⲡⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲕⲧⲟⲓ̈ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ.
The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. “Take care of him,” he said, “and whatever more you may spend I will myself repay you on my way back.”
Now which, do you think, of these three men,’ asked Jesus, ‘proved himself a neighbour to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?’
‘The one that took pity on him,’ was the answer; at which Jesus said, ‘Go and do the same yourself.’
As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her house.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲥ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ.
She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Master’s feet, and listened to his teaching;
40 ⲙ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ. ⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ̅ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲧʾ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧʾ ⲉⲓ̈ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ. ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
but Martha was distracted by the many preparations that she was making. So she went up to Jesus and said, ‘Master, do you approve of my sister’s leaving me to make preparations alone? Tell her to help me.’
‘Martha, Martha,’ replied the Master, ‘you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣ̅ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲥⲥⲉⲧⲡ̅ʾⲧ̅ʾⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ·
but only a few are necessary, or rather one. Mary has chosen the good part, and it will not be taken away from her.’
