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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
When he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as Yochanan also taught his disciples.”
2 ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣ͡ⲟ ⲉ͡ⲓ. ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ.
He said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’”
5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲁⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϥ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ. ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛⲛⲟⲓ̈ⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲩϣⲁⲡ
He said to them, “Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight and tell him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him,’
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲉϭⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲕ
and he from within will answer and say, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I can’t get up and give it to you’?
8 ⲏ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉ(ϥ)ϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧʾⲗⲁϭ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϥ̅ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϥ̅ⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁϥ.
I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.
“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲃ̅ⲧ. ⲙⲏ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲃ̅ⲧ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟϥ.
“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he won’t give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?
Or if he asks for an egg, he won’t give him a scorpion, will he?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϯⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲡⲟⲥⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ·
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲙⲡⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ.
He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the multitudes marvelled.
But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”
Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲣ̅ϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲓ̈ ϣⲁϥϩⲉ.
But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. A house divided against itself falls.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲉϫⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ.
If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲣ̅ⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ.
But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
But if I by God’s finger cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come to you.
“When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ϥⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲣ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲗ.
But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armour in which he trusted, and divides his plunder.
“He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ϣⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲉⲙⲙⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲙ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ̅.
The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’
When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛ̅ϩⲁⲉⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲑⲟ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲣⲡ̅·
Then he goes and takes seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲏ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you!”
But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ. ϣ̑ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲧⲁ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱⲛⲁⲥ.
When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ.
For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will also be to this generation.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲧⲣ̅ⲣⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥ̅ⲧϭⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲁⲣⲏϫϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ.
The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgement with the men of this generation and will condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧϭⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱⲛⲁ ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲓ̈ⲱⲛⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ.
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, one greater than Jonah is here.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲣⲉϩⲏⲃⲥ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲡ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧʾⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ.
“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡϩⲏⲃⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲃⲁⲗ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ. ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲕⲉ.
The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness.
Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn’t darkness.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲉⲙⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲫⲏⲃⲥ̅ ⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϩ·
If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light.”
Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in and sat at the table.
When the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲧʾ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲝ. ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲣⲡ̅ ϩⲓⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ.
The Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
You foolish ones, didn’t he who made the outside make the inside also?
But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧʾ ⲙ̅ⲫⲁϭⲓⲛⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲁϣⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲕⲁⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅.
But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and God’s love. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ϩⲛⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ.
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙϩⲁⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like hidden graves, and the men who walk over them don’t know it.”
One of the Torah scholars answered him, “Rabbi, in saying this you insult us also.”
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲧʾⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲣϣ̅ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱϩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ.
He said, “Woe to you Torah scholars also! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won’t even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.
Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48 ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲉⲩⲇⲟϭⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱⲧʾ.
So you testify and consent to the works of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their tombs.
49 ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲧⲕⲉⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ϩⲉⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ.
Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and emissaries; and some of them they will kill and persecute,
50 ⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ.
that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,
51 ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲉⲗ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲃ̅ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲭⲓⲁⲥ. ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈. ⲥⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ.
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.’ Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.
Woe to you Torah scholars! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn’t enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered.”
53 ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲁϩ
As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him,
lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.
