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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲧⲟⲩⲏⲧʾ ϫⲉ ϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ
And he said also to [his] disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and he was accused to him as wasting his goods.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϯⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲕ̅. ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ.
And having called him, he said to him, What [is] this that I hear of thee? give the reckoning of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer 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 from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
I know what I will do, that when I shall have been removed from the stewardship I may be received into their houses.
And having called to [him] each one of the debtors of his own lord, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?
And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲩⲟ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲡⲉⲕⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲅ̅ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲙⲉⲛⲉ.
Then he said to another, And thou, how much dost thou owe? And he said, A hundred cors of wheat. And he says to him, Take thy writing 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 unrighteous steward because he had done prudently. For the sons of this world are, for their own generation, more prudent than 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 I say to you, Make to yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, that when it fails ye may be received into the eternal tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈. ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈. ⲟⲩⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ.
He that is faithful in the least is faithful also in much; and he that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who shall entrust to you the true?
and if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who shall give to you your own?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲗ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϥ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ. ⲏ ⲛϥ̅ⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲟⲩⲁ. ⲙⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛⲁⲥ.
No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will cleave to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and mocked 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, Ye are they who justify themselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what amongst men is highly thought of is an abomination before 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: from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God are announced, and every one forces his way into it.
But it is easier that the heaven and the earth should pass away than that one tittle of the law should fail.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉϫⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϥ̅ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲕⲉⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲕⲉⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲁⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲟϫⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ·
Every one who puts away his wife and marries another commits adultery; and every one that marries one put away from a husband commits adultery.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲉϣⲁϥϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲏϭⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩϣⲛ̅ⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ.
Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.
And [there was] a poor man, by name Lazarus, [who] was laid at his gateway full of sores,
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ ⲉⲥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ ϣⲁⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲗⲱϫϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϣ.
and desiring to be filled with the crumbs which fell from the table of the rich man; but the dogs also coming licked his sores.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁⲡⲕⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲙⲥϥ̅.
And it came to pass that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the angels into the bosom of Abraham. And the rich man also died and was buried.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥϥⲓⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ̅ (Hadēs g86)
And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, 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 he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛⲁϩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲕϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ.
But Abraham said, Child, recollect that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and thou art in suffering.
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 is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who [desire to cross] from there pass over unto us.
And he said, I beseech thee then, father, that thou wouldest send him to the house of my father,
for I have five brothers, so that he may earnestly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment.
But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets: let them hear them.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲧʾ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈
But he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one from the dead should go to them, they will repent.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲛ·
And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, not even if one rise from among [the] dead will they be persuaded.
