Luke 18
1 Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and never despair.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲕⲁⲕⲓⲛ.
2 ‘There was,’ he said, ‘in a certain town a judge, who had no fear of God nor regard for people.
ⲃ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
3 In the same town there was a widow who went to him again and again, and said “Grant me justice against my opponent.”
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 time the judge refused, but afterwards he said to himself “Although I am without fear of God or regard for people,
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, as this widow is so troublesome, I will grant her justice, to stop her from plaguing me with her endless visits.”’
ⲉ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ.
6 Then the Master added, ‘Listen to what this iniquitous judge says!
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
7 And God – won’t he see that his own people, who cry to him night and day, have justice done them – though he holds his hand?
ⲍ̅ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
8 He will, I tell you, give them justice soon enough! Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?’
ⲏ̅ⲥⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲙϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ.
9 Another time, speaking to people who were satisfied that they were religious, and who regarded everyone else with scorn, Jesus told this parable –
ⲑ̅ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
10 ‘Two men went up into the Temple Courts to pray. One was a Pharisee and 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 forward and began praying to himself in this way – “God, I thank you that I am not like other men – thieves, 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, and give a tenth of everything I get to God.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϯⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡⲃ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϯϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϯ ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
13 Meanwhile the tax-gatherer stood at a distance, not venturing even to raise his eyes to heaven, but he kept striking his breast and saying “God, have mercy on me, a 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 This man, I tell you, went home pardoned, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, while everyone who humbles himself will 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 Some of the people were bringing even their babies to Jesus, for him to touch them; but, when the disciples saw it, they began to find fault with those who had brought them.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
16 Jesus, however, called the little children to him. ‘Let the little children come to me,’ he said, ‘and do not hinder them, for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of God belongs.
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, unless a man receives the kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all.’
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉⲡ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
18 And one of the leaders asked Jesus this question – ‘Good teacher, what must I do if I am to gain eternal life?’ (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
19 ‘Why do you call me good?’ answered Jesus. ‘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 kill, Do not steal, Do not say what is false about others, Honour your father and your mother.’
ⲕ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲕⲙⲁⲩ.
21 ‘I have observed all these,’ he replied, ‘from childhood.’
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ.
22 Hearing this, Jesus said to him, ‘There is one thing still lacking in you; sell everything that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you will have wealth 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 the man became greatly distressed on hearing this, for he was extremely rich.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.
24 Seeing this, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘How hard it is for the wealthy to enter 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 It is easier, indeed, for a camel to get through a needle’s eye than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!’
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲩϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲑⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
26 ‘Then who can be saved?’ asked those who heard this.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.
27 But Jesus said, ‘What is impossible with people is possible with God.’
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
28 ‘But we,’ said Peter, ‘we left what belonged to us and followed you.’
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲭⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ.
29 ‘I tell you,’ he answered, ‘that there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
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.
31 Gathering the Twelve round him, Jesus said to them, ‘Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem; and there everything that is written in the prophets will be done to the Son of Man.
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 For he will be given up to the Gentiles, mocked, insulted and spat on;
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲟϣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲓⲑⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ.
33 they will scourge him, and then put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again.’
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲛϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
34 The apostles did not comprehend any of this. His meaning was unintelligible to them and they did not understand what he was saying.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϩⲏⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
35 As Jesus was getting near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside, begging.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁⲧⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲓ.
36 Hearing a crowd going by, the man asked what was the matter;
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲥⲓⲛⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ.
37 and, when people told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing,
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲥⲓⲛⲓ.
38 he shouted out, ‘Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!’
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ.
39 Those who were in front kept telling him to be quiet, but he continued to call out the louder, ‘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 Then Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. And, when he had come close up to him, Jesus 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?’ ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I want to recover my sight.’
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ.
42 And Jesus said, ‘Recover your sight, your faith has delivered you.’
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ.
43 Instantly he recovered his sight, and began to follow Jesus, praising God. And all the people, on seeing it, gave glory to God.
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉϥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ
