< Luke 18 >

1 He also taught them by a parable how they ought always to pray and never to lose heart.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲕⲁⲕⲓⲛ.
2 "There was a certain town," he said, "a judge who had neither reverence for God, nor respect for man.
ⲃ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
3 "In that same town there was a widow who came again and again before him, saying, "‘Do for me the justice of my adversary.’
ⲅ̅ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ⲉⲙ ⲏ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ.
4 "For a while he would not, but afterwards he said to himself, ‘Though I have neither reverence for God nor regard for man,
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ϯⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϯϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
5 "‘yet because this woman annoys me I will give her justice, lest by her continual coming she wear me out.’
ⲉ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ.
6 "Listen" said the Lord, "to what this unjust judge says.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
7 "And will not God see justice done to his elect who are crying unto him day and night, even if he seems to delay helping them?
ⲍ̅ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
8 "I tell you that he will quickly see justice done to his elect! Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith upon the earth?"
ⲏ̅ⲥⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ.
9 Moreover he spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves because they were righteous, and looked down upon the rest.
ⲑ̅ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
10 "Two men are going up to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, the other a tax-gatherer.
ⲓ̅ⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃ̅ ϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.
11 "The Pharisee stood apart and thus began to pray by himself. "‘O God, I thank thee that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax gatherer;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ϯϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏ ⲥ.
12 "‘I fast twice a week, I pay tithes of all my possessions.’
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϯⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡⲃ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϯϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϯ ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
13 "But the tax-gatherer, standing far back, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but kept beating his breast and saying, "‘O God be merciful to me, the sinner!’
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
14 "I tell you that this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself shall be humbled; but he who humbles himself shall be exalted."
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϥ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲁⲥϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲁⲥϥ.
15 And they kept bringing their babies for him to touch them; but when his disciples saw it they began to rebuke them.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
16 But Jesus called for the babies. "Let the little children come to me," he said, "do not hinder them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
17 "I tell you in solemn truth that whoever will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child, he will never get into it."
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉⲡ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
18 A ruler put this question to him. "Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
19 "Why are you calling me ‘good’?"said Jesus to him; "no one is good but God.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
20 "You know the commandments. "Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother."
ⲕ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲕⲙⲁⲩ.
21 "All of these," he replied, "I have kept from my youth up."
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ.
22 And receiving this reply, Jesus said to him. "One thing you are still lacking. Sell all that you have and give it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me."
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕϣⲁⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲙⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲟⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
23 But when he heard these words he became deeply grieved, for he was exceedingly rich.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.
24 Jesus looked at him and said. "How hard it is for those who have money to enter into the kingdom of God!
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
25 Why, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲩϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲑⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
26 "Who then can be saved?" exclaimed his hearers.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.
27 "Things that are impossible with men," he answered them, "are possible with God."
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
28 Then Peter said, "Look! we have left our homes and followed you."
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲭⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ.
29 And he said to them, "In Solemn truth I tell you that there is no one who, for the sake of the kingdom of God, has left houses, or wife, or brother, or parents, or children,
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ.
30 "who shall not certainly receive many times as much in this time, and in the age to come eternal." (aiōn g165, aiōnios g166)
ⲗ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲕⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōn g165, aiōnios g166)
31 Then he took the twelve aside and told them. "See, we are on our way to Jerusalem, and all prophets regarding the son of Man will be fulfilled.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
32 "He will be betrayed to the Gentiles, and be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon;
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲟϣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲓⲑⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ.
33 "and they will scourge and kill him; and the third day he will rise again."
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲛϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
34 But they understood none of these sayings. His words were a mystery to them, and they did not know what he meant.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϩⲏⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
35 As Jesus drew near to Jericho, there was a blind man who sat by the wayside begging.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁⲧⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲓ.
36 He heard the crowd passing and asked what the matter was.
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲥⲓⲛⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ.
37 They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲥⲓⲛⲓ.
38 Then he shouted out, saying, "Jesus, son of David, take pity on me!"
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ.
39 Those who went ahead began to reprove him and to tell him to be still; but he kept clamorously shouting all the more, "Son of David, take pity on me!"
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ.
40 So Jesus stopped and ordered him to be brought to him. When he was come near to him he asked him
ⲙ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϥ.
41 "What do you want me to do for you?" "Lord," he answered, "that I might see again."
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ.
42 "Receive your sight," said Jesus, "your faith has saved you."
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ.
43 Instantly he regained his sight and followed Jesus, giving glory to God; and all the people who saw it gave praise to God.
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉϥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ

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