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1 ⲁ̅ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰⲢ ⲚⲚⲈϤϨⲨⲠⲀⲢⲬ ⲞⲚⲦⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
To his disciples he said. "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and this steward was accused to him of wasting his property.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϮⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲔ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲰⲠ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲬⲚⲀⲈⲢⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ.
"He called to him to him and said. "‘What is this that I hear about you? Render an account of your stewardship; for you can no longer be steward.’
3 ⲅ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϮⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲰⲖⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲚϮⲚⲀϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲈϬⲢⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲈϢⲀⲦ ⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ.
"Now the steward said to himself. ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my stewardship? I am not strong enough to dig, to beg I am ashamed.
"‘I know what I will do, so that when I am put out of my stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.’
5 ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀϬⲤ
"So he called to him each of his master’s debtors and said to the first, ‘How much money do you owe my master?’
"‘A hundred measures of oil,’ he answered. "He said to him, ‘Take your bill and sit down quickly and write fifty."
7 ⲍ̅ ⲒⲦⲀ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ Ⲣ- ⲚⲔⲞⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲞⲨⲞ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞ ⲈⲚⲈⲔⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲈⲠ.
"To a second he said, ‘How much do you owe?’ "The man answered, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ "‘Here is you bill,’ he said, ‘change it to eighty measures.’
8 ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ. (aiōn g165)
"And the master praised the unjust steward because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this world are in relation to their own generation wiser than the sons of the light. (aiōn g165)
9 ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲘⲰⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲈⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲔⲨⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (aiōnios g166)
"And to you I say, Use mammon, dishonest as it is, to make yourselves friends, so that when it shall fail they will welcome you to the eternal tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
10 ⲓ̅ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ.
"The man who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much, and he who is unjust in a very little, is unjust also as much.
"If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will trust to you the true riches?
"And if you are not faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲂⲒⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲤⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲘⲰⲚⲀ.
"No one can be a household servants to two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cling to the one and despise the other. You cannot be the slave of God and of Mammon."
Now the Pharisees who loved money listened to all this and they jeered at him.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎ ⲦⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲤⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
He said to them. "You are those that justify themselves in the eyes of men; but God knows you hearts; for that which is lofty in the eyes of men is abomination in the eyes of God.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϢⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
"The Law and the Prophet lasted until John; since then the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and any one presses in.
"Yet it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away then for one title of the law to fail.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ.
"Every man who divorces his wife and marries some one else, commits adultery; and he who marries one who is put away by her husband commits adultery.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϢⲀϤϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲞⲢⲪⲨⲢⲀ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲈⲚⲤ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲖⲤⲈⲖ.
"Now there was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and made merry every day in splendor.
"And a certain beggar named Lazarus was thrown at his door.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲘⲀϨ ϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ϮⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲖⲰϪϨ ⲚⲚⲈϤϢⲀϢ.
"He was full of sores, and longingly desired to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Yes! even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲔⲈⲚϤ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲤϤ.
"But in the course of time the beggar died; and he was carried by angels into Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤϤⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϨⲒⲪⲞⲨⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲖⲀⲌⲀⲢⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲚϤ (Hadēs g86)
"And as he was tormented in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲖⲀⲌⲀⲢⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲈⲠ ϨⲐⲎϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲦⲎⲂ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮⲬⲂⲞⲂ ⲘⲠⲀⲖⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒϢⲀϨ.
"And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham have mercy on me; and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲞⲨⲰ ⲈⲔϬⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲰⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲖⲀⲌⲀⲢⲞⲤ ϨⲰϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲐⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲔⲀϨ.
"‘Remember my son.’ said Abraham, ‘that you had in your lifetime all your good things, and in the same way Lazarus his evil things; but now here he is comforted, and you are in anguish.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϢⲒⲔ ⲈϤⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲈⲢϪⲒⲚⲒⲞⲢ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲚ.
"But besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who want to cross from here to you cannot, nor can those who would cross from you to us.’
"‘I beg you then, father,’ he said, ‘send him to my fathers house. For I have five brothers.
"‘Let him earnestly warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.’
"But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets, let them listen to them.’
30 ⲗ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ
"‘Nay, Father Abraham,’ he said ‘but if some one went to them from the dead they would repent.’
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲐⲰⲦ ⲀⲚ.
"‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets,’ said Father Abraham, ‘neither will they be persuaded if one should rise from the dead.’"
