Matthew 19
1 When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ
2 Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
3 Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲁⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ
4 He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟϣϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
5 and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh’?
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
6 So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”
ⲋ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ϣⲟⲛⲃⲉϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲟⲣϫϥ
7 They asked him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce and divorce her?”
ⲍ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟ ⲉⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
8 He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϯⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ
9 I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”
ⲑ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϫⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲛϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ ϥⲟ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ
10 His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲓϩⲓⲙⲉ
11 But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁϥⲓ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ
12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϥⲓ
13 Then little children were brought to him that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ
14 But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
15 He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
16 Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
17 He said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ
18 He said to him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϣ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ
19 ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲕⲉⲧⲁⲉⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ
20 The young man said to him, “All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?”
ⲕ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϯϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲅⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲟ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ
22 But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲕⲁ
23 Jesus said to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲙⲛⲧⲱⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
25 When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲱⲛϩ
26 Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲛⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ
27 Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ
28 Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲙⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
29 Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲁⲏⲓ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲏ ⲥⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲏ ⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲏ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲏ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲏ ⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
30 But many will be last who are first, and first who are last.
ⲗ̅ⲟⲩⲛϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲣϩⲁⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲁⲉ ⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ
