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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲧⲟⲩⲏⲧʾ ϫⲉ ϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ
And he also said to his disciples: “A certain man was wealthy, and he had a steward of his estate. And this man was accused to him of having dissipated his goods.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϯⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲕ̅. ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ.
And he called him and said to him: ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship. For you can no longer be my steward.’
3 ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧʾ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϭⲣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲃⲁϩ.
And the steward said within himself: ‘What shall I do? For my lord is taking the stewardship away from me. I am not strong enough to dig. I am too ashamed to beg.
I know what I will do so that, when I have been removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.’
And so, calling together each one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my lord?’
So he said, ‘One hundred jars of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your invoice, and quickly, sit down and write fifty.’
7 ⲍ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲩⲟ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲡⲉⲕⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲅ̅ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲙⲉⲛⲉ.
Next, he said to another, ‘In truth, how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘One hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your record books, and write eighty.’
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡʾϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ. (aiōn g165)
And the lord praised the iniquitous steward, in that he had acted prudently. For the sons of this age are more prudent with their generation than are the sons of light. (aiōn g165)
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ. ⲕⲁϩⲉⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲱ̑ϫⲛ̅. ⲉⲩⲉϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
And so I say to you, make friends for yourself using iniquitous mammon, so that, when you will have passed away, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈. ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈. ⲟⲩⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ.
Whoever is faithful in what is least, is also faithful in what is greater. And whoever is unjust in what is small, is also unjust in what is greater.
So then, if you have not been faithful with iniquitous mammon, who will trust you with what is true?
And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲗ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϥ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ. ⲏ ⲛϥ̅ⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲟⲩⲁ. ⲙⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛⲁⲥ.
No servant is able to serve two lords. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cling to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
But the Pharisees, who were greedy, were listening to all these things. And they ridiculed him.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲧʾⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧʾ ϫⲉ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧʾ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲟⲩⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
And he said to them: “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of men. But God knows your hearts. For what is lifted up by men is an abomination in the sight of God.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ. ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
The law and the prophets were until John. Since then, the kingdom of God is being evangelized, and everyone acts with violence toward it.
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one dot of the law to fall away.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉϫⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϥ̅ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲕⲉⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲕⲉⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲁⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲟϫⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ·
Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery. And whoever marries her who has been divorced by her husband commits adultery.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲉϣⲁϥϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲏϭⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩϣⲛ̅ⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ.
A certain man was wealthy, and he was clothed in purple and in fine linen. And he feasted splendidly every day.
And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his gate, covered with sores,
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ ⲉⲥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ ϣⲁⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲗⲱϫϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϣ.
wanting to be filled with the crumbs which were falling from the wealthy man’s table. But no one gave it to him. And even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁⲡⲕⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲙⲥϥ̅.
Then it happened that the beggar died, and he was carried by the Angels into the bosom of Abraham. Now the wealthy man also died, and he was entombed,
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥϥⲓⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ̅ (Hadēs g86)
in Hell. Then lifting up his eyes, while he was in torments, he saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ(ϫⲁϥ) ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲧʾ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛ͡ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲙⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϥ̅ⲥⲉⲡϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲃⲉⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ʾ.
And crying out, he said: ‘Father Abraham, take pity on me and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water to refresh my tongue. For I am tortured in this fire.’
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛⲁϩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲕϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ.
And Abraham said to him: ‘Son, recall that you received good things in your life, and in comparison, Lazarus received bad things. But now he is consoled, and truly you are tormented.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲭⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉϣϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲁⲛ.
And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been established, so that those who might want to cross from here to you are not able, nor can someone cross from there to here.’
And he said: ‘Then, father, I beg you to send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers,
so that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torments.’
And Abraham said to him: ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’
30 ⲗ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲧʾ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈
So he said: ‘No, father Abraham. But if someone were to go to them from the dead, they would repent.’
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲛ·
But he said to him: ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe even if someone has resurrected from the dead.’”
