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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
He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϮⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲔ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲰⲠ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲬⲚⲀⲈⲢⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ.
He called him, and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'
3 ⲅ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϮⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲰⲖⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲚϮⲚⲀϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲈϬⲢⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲈϢⲀⲦ ⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ.
"The manager said within himself, 'What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I do not have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.
I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, 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
Calling each one of his lord's debtors to him, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe to my lord?'
He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' 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.
Then he said to another, 'How much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred cors of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'
8 ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ. (aiōn g165)
"His lord commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness, for the people of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the people of 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 I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it is gone they may welcome you into the everlasting dwellings. (aiōnios g166)
10 ⲓ̅ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ.
He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
If you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which 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 servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and wealth."
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed 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 who justify yourselves in the sight of people, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among people is an abomination in the sight 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 Prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the Law to become void.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ.
Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a 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, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.
A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was placed at his gate, full of sores,
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲘⲀϨ ϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ϮⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲖⲰϪϨ ⲚⲚⲈϤϢⲀϢ.
and desiring 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.
It happened that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels to 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)
In hell, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at 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.
He called out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may 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.
"But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in like manner, bad 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.
Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'
"He said, 'I ask you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house;
for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won't also come into this place of torment.'
"But Abraham said to him, '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
"He said, 'No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲐⲰⲦ ⲀⲚ.
"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.'"
