< Matthew 23 >

1 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,
ⲁ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
2 saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.
ⲃ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲕⲁⲑⲉⲇⲣⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
3 All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don’t do their works; for they say, and don’t do.
ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ.
4 For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.
ⲇ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲣϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ. ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲛⲁϩⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ.
5 But they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
ⲉ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ.
6 and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
ⲋ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲛⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ.
7 the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi, Rabbi’ by men.
ⲍ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲃⲃⲉⲓ.
8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi’, for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.
ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲃⲃⲉⲓ. ⲟⲩⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁϩ. ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ.
9 Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲟⲩⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ.
10 Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ. ⲟⲩⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
11 But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ.
12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲁⲥⲧϥ.
13 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ.
14 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don’t enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.
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15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲥⲩⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁϥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲅⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲃ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ. (Geenna g1067)
16 “Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲛϫⲁⲩⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ. ⲛⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱⲣⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲥⲟϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟϭ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲉ ϫⲛⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ.
18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated.’
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱⲣⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
19 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲥⲟϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ. ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲛⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ.
20 He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱⲣⲕ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ
21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who has been living in it.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ ϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ.
22 He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ.
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲙⲡϩⲁϭⲓⲛ ⲛⲥⲧⲟⲓ. ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲧⲁⲡⲛ. ⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲣϣ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲛⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲁⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ.
24 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲛϫⲁⲩⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲧⲑⲗⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧϣⲟⲗⲙⲉⲥ ⲉⲧⲱⲙⲕ ⲙⲡϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ.
25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲙⲛⲡⲡⲓⲛⲁⲝ. ⲡⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲓⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ.
26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲙⲛⲡⲡⲓⲛⲁⲝ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩⲕⲉⲥⲁ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ.
27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones and of all uncleanness.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲏϩ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲕⲱⲱⲥ ϩⲓⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ.
28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉ. ϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ.
29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the tombs of the righteous,
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲥⲁⲛⲟ ⲛⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
30 and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’
ⲗ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
31 Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ.
33 You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna? (Geenna g1067)
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲛϩⲟϥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲱ. ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲅⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲁ. (Geenna g1067)
34 Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ. ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥxⲟ̅ⲩ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ. ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲁⲭⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
36 Most certainly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ.
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ. ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲥ. ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲛϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲉϥⲧⲏⲛϩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ.
38 Behold, your house is left to you desolate.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲓ ⲕⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ.
39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.

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