< Matthew 15 >

1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
ⲁ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϦ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
2 “Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”
ⲃ̅ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲔⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲈⲚⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲒⲰⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪⲒϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲈⲘ ⲰⲒⲔ.
3 He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
ⲅ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲈⲚⲒⲚ ⲚϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ.
4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
ⲇ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲔⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ.
5 But you say, ‘Whoever may tell his father or his mother, “Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,”
ⲉ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲒⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲬⲚⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦ.
6 he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲚⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲢϤ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ.
7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
ⲍ̅ⲚⲒϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲤⲀⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
8 ‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
ⲏ̅ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
9 And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”
ⲑ̅ⲈⲨⲈⲈⲢⲤⲈⲂⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲂⲰ ⲚϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
10 He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.
ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀϮ.
11 That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ.
13 But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϢϢⲎ ⲚⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϬⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ.
14 Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲬⲀⲨ ϨⲀⲚϬⲀⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϤϬⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ϦⲀϪⲰϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈ ϢⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϢⲒⲔ ⲘⲠⲂ.
15 Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲂⲈⲖ ϮⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
16 So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲘⲎⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲦⲔⲀϮ.
17 Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly and then out of the body?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϢⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϮⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲚϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ.
18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈϢⲀⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲒⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲒϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲒϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ.
20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.”
ⲕ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϢⲈ ⲚⲒⲀ ⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲚϤⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ.
21 Jesus went out from there and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ.
22 Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲬⲀⲚⲀⲚⲈⲀ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϬⲒⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀⲤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲦⲀϢⲈⲢⲒ ⲈⲦⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲤ.
23 But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀ ⲦⲀⲒⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲤⲀⲘⲈⲚϨⲎⲚ.
24 But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲒ ϨⲀ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲤⲞⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲢⲒⲂⲞⲎⲐⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
26 But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲈⲖ ⲠⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ.
27 But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲖⲈϤⲖⲒϤⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ϮⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲒⲤⲈⲨ.
28 Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲰϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈⲤϢⲈⲢⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
29 Jesus departed from there and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up on the mountain and sat there.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲤⲔⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ.
30 Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,
ⲗ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϬⲀⲖⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϪⲀϬ ⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲀ ⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
31 so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲂⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲖⲈⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲨⲢ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
32 Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have continued with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲎϢ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲄⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲘϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲬⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲘ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
33 The disciples said to him, “Where could we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲚⲀϪⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲒⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲐⲰⲚ ϨⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀⲚϢⲀϤⲈ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲤⲒ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲘⲎϢ.
34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲌⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲂⲦ.
35 He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲢⲰⲦⲈⲂ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ.
36 and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲦⲈⲂⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲪⲀϢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲎ ⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ.
37 They all ate and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲖ ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲖⲀⲔϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲀϨ ⲌⲘⲂⲒⲢ.
38 Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲆⲚϢⲞ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲬⲰⲢⲒⲤ ⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ.
39 Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤⲀⲖⲎ ⲒⲈⲠⲒϪⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲚⲒϬⲒⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲘⲀⲄⲆⲀⲖⲀⲚ.

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