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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙ̅ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
And it happened, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.
And look, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲓ ⲉⲣ̅ⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲓ.
Jesus, answering, spoke to the Law scholars and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"
But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲏ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁⲛⲧϥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡʾⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ
He answered them, "Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, would not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?"
But they could make no reply to this.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧʾⲧⲁϩⲙ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
"When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, do not sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
9 ⲑ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲛϥ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲡⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲁⲣⲭⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲉ.
and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, 'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅ̅ⲛⲟϫⲕ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲟ̅ⲗⲉⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏϫ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ. ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲟ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ.
He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, do not call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ. ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟⲟⲃⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
and you will be blessed, because they do not have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous."
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
Now when one of those who were reclining with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will eat bread in the Kingdom of God."
But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
And he sent his servant at the hour for supper to tell those who were invited, 'Come, for everything is ready now.'
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ. ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱϣⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲁⲧʾ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ.
They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲕⲉⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲉⲡϯⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲓ̈ϣ ⲛ̅ⲉϩⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲁⲧʾ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ.
"Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.'
"Another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲣ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲃⲗ̅ⲗⲉ. ⲛⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲁⲗⲉ. ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ.
"That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.'
"The servant said, 'Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.'
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ̈ ⲙⲟⲩϩ
"The lord said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
For I tell you that none of those individuals who were invited will taste of my supper.'"
Now large crowds were going with him. He turned and said to them,
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ. ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ. ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ. ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲉ. ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈
"If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Whoever does not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣⲕⲉⲧʾⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛϥ̅ϥⲓⲡⲱⲡ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲁⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲉϫⲟⲕϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
saying, 'This man began to build, and was not able to finish.'
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲕⲉⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲱⲙⲧ̅ʾ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃ͡ⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲃⲁ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ.
Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he cannot be my disciple.
Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
