Matthew 12
1 At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
ⲁ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲗⲕ ⲛⲛϩⲙⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ
2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, “Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”
ⲃ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲁϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ
3 But he said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:
ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟϣϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲕⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
4 how he entered into God’s house and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
ⲇ̅ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ
5 Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?
ⲉ̅ⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟϣϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
6 But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.
ⲋ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
7 But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn’t have condemned the guiltless.
ⲍ̅ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉϣⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧϭⲁⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
ⲏ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
9 He departed from there and went into their synagogue.
ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ
10 And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” so that they might accuse him.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲓⲅⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
11 He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won’t he grab on to it and lift it out?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ
12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϭⲉ ϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲉⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ
13 Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like the other.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ
14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ
15 Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
16 and commanded them that they should not make him known,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
18 “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him. He will proclaim justice to the nations.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
19 He will not strive, nor shout, neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛϥⲛⲁϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ
20 He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϣϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟϭⲡϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗ ⲉϥϩⲧⲙⲧⲱⲙ ⲛϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ
21 In his name, the nations will hope.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ
22 Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him; and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲟ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲙⲡⲟ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
23 All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ
24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “This man does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲉϫⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ
25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲣϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ
26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲁϣ ϭⲉ ⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ
27 If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲉⲓⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ
28 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come upon you.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲁⲥⲡⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
29 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ
30 “He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn’t gather with me, scatters.
ⲗ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ
32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age, or in that which is to come. (aiōn g165)
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ (aiōn g165)
33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡϣⲏⲛ
34 You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϣⲁϫⲉ
35 The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
36 I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲣⲅⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ
37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲕ
38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ
39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϯⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
ⲙ̅ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ
41 The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
42 The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲣⲧⲣⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲉⲁⲣⲏϫϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
43 “When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places seeking rest, and doesn’t find it.
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲉⲙⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ
44 Then he says, ‘I will return into my house from which I came;’ and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲥⲁⲛⲏⲩⲧ
45 Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation.”
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲁⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ
46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲥⲁⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
47 One said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you.”
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅
48 But he answered him who spoke to him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ
49 He stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ
50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
ⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ
