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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ
On one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, the priests and scribes came to him with the elders.
They asked him, “Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?”
He answered them, “I also will ask you one question. Tell me:
the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?”
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ. ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉⲉ ⲡⲉ. ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
6 ⲋ̅ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲛⲁϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.
But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
They answered that they didn’t know where it was from.
Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲏ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲇⲏⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲛ̅ⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ϣ.
He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
10 ⲓ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲉⲩⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧʾ
At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty.
He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him and threw him out.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧʾ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈.
The lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ.
“But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned amongst themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’
Then they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard that, they said, “May that never be!”
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ̅ʾ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ. ⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧʾ ⲥⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲟϩ.
But he looked at them and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the chief cornerstone’?
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲉϭⲟⲡϥ̅ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲓ̈ⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people—for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲣϭ̅ ⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
They watched him and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲙⲉⲕϫⲓϩⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲕϯⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ.
They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test me?
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉⲉⲣⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲟϥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲡϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲡⲁⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲡⲉ.
Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”
He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲉϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉϭⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ·
They weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marvelled at his answer and were silent.
Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲁⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲥⲁϩϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲧϥ̅ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲓⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ.
They asked him, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife and raise up children for his brother.
There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
The second took her as wife, and he died childless.
The third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
Afterward the woman also died.
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.”
Jesus said to them, “The children of this age marry and are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲝⲓⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲩϫⲓϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ϩⲁⲓ̈ (aiōn g165)
But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ. ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ.
For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲡⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲓ̈ⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲁⲕ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃ.
But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord ‘The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”
They didn’t dare to ask him any more questions.
He said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son?
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϫⲟⲓ̈ⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈
David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’
“David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?”
In the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ. ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ. ⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲇⲉⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ.
“Beware of those scribes who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;
who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
