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Then Jesus spoke to the crowds, and to his disciples,
saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have sat down in the chair of Moses.
3 ⲅ̅ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ.
Therefore, all things whatsoever that they shall say to you, observe and do. Yet truly, do not choose to act according to their works. For they say, but they do not do.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲣϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ. ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲛⲁϩⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ.
For they bind up heavy and unbearable burdens, and they impose them on men’s shoulders. But they are not willing to move them with even a finger of their own.
5 ⲉ̅ ϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ.
Truly, they do all their works so that they may be seen by men. For they enlarge their phylacteries and glorify their hems.
And they love the first places at feasts, and the first chairs in the synagogues,
and greetings in the marketplace, and to be called Master by men.
But you must not be called Master. For One is your Master, and you are all brothers.
And do not choose to call anyone on earth your father. For One is your Father, who is in heaven.
Neither should you be called teachers. For One is your Teacher, the Christ.
Whoever is greater among you shall be your minister.
But whoever has exalted himself, shall be humbled. And whoever has humbled himself, shall be exalted.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ.
So then: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you close the kingdom of heaven before men. For you yourselves do not enter, and those who are entering, you would not permit to enter.
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Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you consume the houses of widows, praying long prayers. Because of this, you shall receive the greater judgment.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲥⲩⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁϥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲅⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲃ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ. (Geenna g1067)
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and by land, in order to make one convert. And when he has been converted, you make him twice the son of Hell that you are yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲛϫⲁⲩⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ. ⲛⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱⲣⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
Woe to you, blind guides, who say: ‘Whoever will have sworn by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever will have sworn by the gold of the temple is obligated.’
You are foolish and blind! For which is greater: the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
And you say: ‘Whoever will have sworn by the altar, it is nothing. But whoever will have sworn by the gift that is on the altar is obligated.’
How blind you are! For which is greater: the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all that is on it.
And whoever will have sworn by the temple, swears by it, and by him who dwells in it.
And whoever swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲙⲡϩⲁϭⲓⲛ ⲛⲥⲧⲟⲓ. ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲧⲁⲡⲛ. ⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲣϣ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲛⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲁⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you collect tithes on mint and dill and cumin, but you have abandoned the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, while not omitting the others.
You blind guides, straining out a gnat, while swallowing a camel!
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲙⲛⲡⲡⲓⲛⲁⲝ. ⲡⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲓⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you clean what is outside the cup and the dish, but on the inside you are full of avarice and impurity.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲙⲛⲡⲡⲓⲛⲁⲝ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩⲕⲉⲥⲁ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ.
You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, and then what is outside becomes clean.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲏϩ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲕⲱⲱⲥ ϩⲓⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed sepulchers, which outwardly appear brilliant to men, yet truly, inside, they are filled with the bones of the dead and with all filth.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉ. ϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ.
So also, you certainly appear to men outwardly to be just. But inwardly you are filled with hypocrisy and iniquity.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲥⲁⲛⲟ ⲛⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites, who build the sepulchers of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the just.
And then you say, ‘If we had been there in the days of our fathers, we would not have joined with them in the blood of the prophets.’
And so you are witnesses against yourselves, that you are the sons of those who killed the prophets.
Complete, then, the measure of your fathers.
You serpents, you brood of vipers! How will you escape from the judgment of Hell? (Geenna g1067)
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ. ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥxⲟ̅ⲩ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
For this reason, behold, I send to you prophets and wise men, and scribes. And some of these you will put to death and crucify; and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ. ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲁⲭⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
so that upon you may fall all the blood of the just, which has been shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the just, even to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the temple and the altar.
Amen I say to you, all these things shall fall upon this generation.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ. ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲥ. ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲛϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲉϥⲧⲏⲛϩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone those who have been sent to you. How often I have wanted to gather your children together, in the way that a hen gathers her young under her wings. But you were not willing!
Behold, your house shall be abandoned to you, having been deserted.
For I say to you, you shall not see me again, until you say: ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
