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He entered and was passing through Jericho.
And look, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲔⲰϮ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲒⲎ
He was trying to see who Yeshua was, and could not because of the crowd, because he was short.
He ran on ahead, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲌⲀⲔⲬⲈⲞⲤ ⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲎⲒ.
And as he came to the place, looking up, Yeshua saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house."
He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, "He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner."
8 ⲏ̅ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲌⲀⲔⲬⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮϮ ⲚⲦⲪⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀϨⲨⲠⲀⲢⲬ ⲞⲚⲦⲀ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒⲦϤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ϮⲚⲀⲔⲞⲂⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲆ ⲚⲔⲰⲂ.
And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much."
Yeshua said to him, "Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost."
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲀϤϦⲈⲚⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦⲤ ⲠⲈ.
As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the Kingdom of God would be revealed immediately.
He said therefore, "A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, 'Conduct business until I come.'
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲚⲈϤⲠⲞⲖⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲒⲀ ⲤⲀⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ.
But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ⲈⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲀⲦ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲒⲈⲂϢⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲒⲤ.
"It happened when he had come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.
The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.'
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈϪⲈ ⲀⲔϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲔⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲔ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲒⲘⲂⲀⲔⲒ.
"And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant. Because you were faithful with very little, you will have authority over ten cities.'
"The second came, saying, 'Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.'
"So he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'
Another came, saying, 'Lord, look, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲚⲀⲒⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲔϨⲎ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲀϢⲦ ⲔⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲈⲔⲬⲀϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲰⲤϦ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲀⲦϤ.
for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you did not lay down, and reap that which you did not sow.'
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲔ ϮⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲔⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲀϢⲦ ⲈⲒⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲒⲬⲀϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲰⲤϦ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀⲦϤ.
"He said to him, 'Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I did not lay down, and reaping that which I did not sow.
Then why did you not deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?'
He said to those who stood by, 'Take the mina away from him, and give it to him who has the ten minas.'
"They said to him, 'Lord, he has ten minas.'
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲈⲨⲈϮⲚⲀϤ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲞⲖϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ.
'For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away.
But bring those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.'"
Having said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲂⲎⲐⲪⲀⲄⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲎⲐⲀⲚⲒⲀ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲚⲒϪⲰⲒⲦ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ
It happened, when he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain that is called Olivet, he sent two of the talmidim,
30 ⲗ̅ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϮⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲐⲞ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎϪ ⲈϤⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲎⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲂⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚⲒⲦϤ
saying, "Go your way into the village on the other side, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, whereon no one ever yet sat. Untie it, and bring it.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲂⲰⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say to him: 'Because the Lord needs it.'"
Those who were sent went away, and found things just as he had told them.
As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?"
They said, "Because the Lord needs it."
They brought it to Yeshua. They threw their cloaks on the colt, and set Yeshua on them.
As he went, they spread their cloaks in the way.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲈϤⲚⲀϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲆⲈ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϪⲰⲒⲦ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎ ⲦⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒϪⲞⲘ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ
As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the talmidim began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϤⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ.
saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest."
Some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your talmidim."
He answered them, "I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out."
When he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it,
saying, "If you, even you, had known today the things that make for peace. But now, they are hidden from your eyes.
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲦⲈ ⲔⲀϢ ⲈⲢⲞ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϪⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϨⲈϪϨⲰϪⲒ ⲤⲀⲤⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
For the days will come on you, when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, surround you, hem you in on every side,
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲰϦⲦ ⲘⲘⲞ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚϦⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲬⲀ ⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲚϦⲎϮ ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϪⲈⲘⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ.
and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you did not know the time of your visitation."
And he entered into the temple, and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in it,
saying to them, "It is written, 'And my house will be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of robbers'."
47 ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲞⲨⲀϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲤⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞϤ.
He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief cohanim and the scribes and the leaders among the people sought to destroy him.
They could not find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.
