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1 ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀϤϬⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲰⲔ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲢⲰⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲨⲢⲄⲞⲤ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲒⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ
Then Jesus told [those Jewish leaders] a parable. [He wanted to show what God would do to those who rejected the former prophets and himself. He said], “A certain man planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it [in order to protect it]. He made a stone tank [to collect the juice that] they would press [out of the grapes]. He also built a tower [for someone to sit in to guard his vineyard]. Then he leased the vineyard to some men to care for it and [to] give him some of the [grapes] in return. Then he went away to another country.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ.
When the time came to harvest the [grapes], he sent a servant to the men [who were taking care of the vineyard] in order to receive from them his share of the grapes that the vineyard had produced.
But [after the servant arrived], they grabbed him and beat him, and they did not give him any fruit. Then they sent him away.
Later the one who owned the vineyard sent another servant to them. But they beat that one on his head, and they insulted him.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲬⲈⲦ ⲀⲨϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲘⲎ ϢϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
Later he sent another servant. That man they killed. They mistreated many other servants [whom he sent]. Some they beat and some they killed.
The man still had one other [person with him]. It was his son. He loved him very much. So, finally he sent his son to them because he thought that they would respect him [and give him some of the grapes].
7 ⲍ̅ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲢⲐⲰⲚ.
But [when they saw his son coming], those men who were looking after the vineyard said to each other, ‘Look! Here comes the man who will some day inherit the vineyard! So let’s kill him in order that this vineyard will be ours!’
They seized him and killed him. Then they threw his body outside the vineyard.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ.
So (do you know what the man who owns the vineyard will do?/I will tell you what the man who owns the vineyard will do [RHQ]). He will come, and he will kill those evil men who were taking care of his vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it.
[Now think carefully about these words], which you have read [in] the Scriptures: The men who were building the building rejected one stone. But others [put that same stone in its proper place, and] it has become the most important stone in the building [MET]!
The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.”
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲈ ⲦⲀⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲎ ⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲬⲀϤ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ
Then [the Jewish leaders] realized that he was accusing them when he told this story [about what those wicked people did]. So they wanted to seize him. But they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that]. So they left him and went away.
The [Jewish leaders] sent to [Jesus] some Pharisees [who thought that the Jews should pay only the tax that their own Jewish authorities required people to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod [Antipas and the Roman government]. They wanted to make Jesus say something wrong [that would make one of those groups very angry with him].
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲢⲈϤϮ ⲤⲂⲰ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲖⲒⲚ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀ ϨⲖⲒ ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲔϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϨⲞ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚϮϨⲰϮ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ϢⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϮ ϢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϮ.
After they arrived, they said to him [deceivingly], “Teacher, we know that you [teach] the truth. We also know that you are not concerned about [what] people [say about you, even if an important person does not like what you say]. Instead, you teach truthfully what God wants [us to do]. So [tell us what you think about this matter: ] Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government, or not [MTY]? Should we pay the taxes, or should we not pay them?”
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲐⲈⲢⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
Jesus knew that they did not really want to know [what God wanted them to do]. So he said to them, “(I [know that] you are [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me./Why are you [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me?) [RHQ] [But I will answer your question anyway]. Bring me a coin so that I might [ask you something after] I look at it.”
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲐⲀ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲦⲈ ⲦⲀⲒϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲒⲈⲠⲒⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈ.
After they brought him a coin, he asked them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?” They replied, “It is a picture and the name of Caesar, [the man who rules the Roman government].”
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲘⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ.
Then Jesus said to them, “[That is correct, so] give to the government [MTY] what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].” They were [frustrated at his answer but] amazed at what he said, [because they were not able to accuse him of anything because of what he said].
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ϢⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ
[Men who belong to the] Sadducee [sect] deny that people become alive again after they die. [In order to discredit] Jesus [by ridiculing the idea that people will live again, some of] them came to him and asked him,
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ϪⲈ ⲪⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲀϤⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲈϪⲠ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲬ ⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ϬⲒ ⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨϪⲢⲞϪ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ.
“Teacher, Moses wrote for us [Jews] that if a man who has no children dies, his brother should marry the dead man’s widow. [Then if those two bear children, everyone will consider that those children are the] children of the man who died, [and in that way the dead man will continue to have descendants].
[So here is an example]. There were seven boys [in one family]. The oldest one married [a woman], but [he and his wife] did not bear any children. Then he [later] died.
The second [brother followed this law and] married that woman and he, too, did not bear any children. Then he [later] died. The third [brother did] like [his other brothers did. But he also did not bear any children, and later died].
Eventually all seven [brothers married that woman, one by one], but they had no children, and one by one they died. Afterwards the woman died, too.
Therefore, [if it were true what some people say, that people will become alive again after they die], whose wife do you think that woman will be when people become alive again? ([Keep in mind that] she was married to all seven [brothers]!/She was married to all seven [brothers, so how can anyone decide] [RHQ]?)”
Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [RHQ]. You do not know [what they have written in] the Scriptures [about this]. You also do not understand God’s power [to make people alive again].
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ϨⲞⲦⲀⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲨϬⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲨϬ ⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
[That woman will not be the wife of any of them], because when people have become alive again, instead of men having wives and women having husbands, they will be like the angels in heaven, [who do not marry].
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰϢ ϨⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲂⲀⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ.
But as to people becoming alive again after they die, in the book that Moses [wrote, he said something about people who have died] that I am sure that you have read [RHQ]. When Moses [was looking at] the bush [that was burning], God said to him, ‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob [worships].’
It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we know their spirits were still alive]! So your [claim that dead people do not become alive again] is very wrong.”
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲈϤⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϢⲈⲚϤ ϪⲈ ⲀϢ ⲦⲈ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
A man who taught the [Jewish] laws heard their discussion. He knew that Jesus answered the question well. So he stepped forward and asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important?”
Jesus answered, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, [you people of] Israel! [You must worship] the Lord, our God, our only Lord.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲔⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈⲔⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔϨⲎⲦ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲔⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲔⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲔϪⲞⲘ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ.
[You must show that you love him in all the ways that you live] Show it in all that you want and feel, in all that you think, and in all that you do!’
The next [most important commandment] is: ‘You must love people you come in contact with as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these two!”
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϦ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲔϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
The man said to Jesus, “Teacher, [you have answered] well. You correctly said that he is the only [God] and that there is no other God [we must worship/obey].
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔϨⲎ ⲦⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲔϪⲞⲘ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲀϮ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲚⲒϬⲖⲒⲖ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ.
You have also said correctly that we ([should/must show that we]) love God by all that we are, by all that we think, and by the way that we live. And you have said correctly that we must love (people with whom we come in contact/others) as much as we love ourselves. And you have also implied that doing these things [pleases God] more than offering/giving animals to him or burning [other] sacrifices.”
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϢⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈϢⲈⲚϤ.
Jesus realized that this man had answered wisely. So he said to him, “[I perceive that] you will soon [decide to let] God rule your life.” After that, [the Jewish leaders] were afraid to ask him any more questions [like that to try to trap him].
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲤⲈϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲠⲈ.
[Later], while he was teaching in the Temple [courtyard], Jesus said [to the people], “These men who teach the [Jewish] laws, (they must be wrong when they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David!/why do they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ]
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲤⲀⲦⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ϢⲀϮⲬⲀ ⲚⲈⲔϪⲀϪⲒ ⲤⲀⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ.
The Holy Spirit caused David himself to say [about the Messiah], God said to my Lord, ‘Sit here beside me at the place where I will highly honor you! Sit here while I completely defeat your enemies! [MTY]’
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲦⲞϢ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϨⲎⲆⲈⲰⲤ
Therefore, [because] David himself calls [the Messiah] ‘my Lord,’ (the Messiah cannot be [just] a man who descended [from King David!]/how can the Messiah be [just] a man who descended [from King David]?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]”! Many people listened to him gladly [as he taught those things].
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲤⲠⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲞⲢⲀ
While Jesus was teaching [the people], he said to them, “Beware that you [do not act like] the men who teach our [Jewish] laws. They [like people to honor them, so] they put on long robes and walk around [in order to show people how important they are]. They also like people to greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces.
[They like to sit] in the most important seats in our (synagogue/Jewish meeting place). At festivals, [they like to sit in] the seats where the most honored people sit.
They (swindle/take for themselves) the houses [and property] of widows by cheating them. [Then] they pretend [that they are good] by praying long prayers [publicly. God] will certainly punish them severely!”
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲄⲀⲌⲞⲪⲨⲖⲀⲔⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ϨⲒ ϨⲞⲘⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲄⲀⲌⲞⲪⲨⲖⲀⲔⲒⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲀⲨϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ.
[Later], Jesus sat down [in the Temple courtyard opposite the boxes in which people put offerings. As he was sitting there], he watched as all the people put money in the box. Many rich people put in large amounts [of money].
Then a poor widow came along and put in two small copper coins, which had a very small value.
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲀⲒⲬⲎⲢⲀ ⲚϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲀⲤϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲄⲀⲌⲞⲪⲨⲖⲀⲔⲒⲞⲚ.
He gathered his disciples around him and said to them, “The truth is that these other people have a lot of money, [but] they gave [only a small part of it]. But this woman, who is very poor, has put in all the money that she had to pay for the things she needs. [So God considers that] this poor widow has put more money into the box than all the other people!”
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲤⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤ ⲀⲤϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲤⲰⲚϦ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
