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1 ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲤⲔⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲈϤⲞϢ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲀⲖⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒϪⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲒⲞⲘ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲬⲢⲞ
Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow.
As he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤⲢⲰⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ϢⲰⲔ ⲚⲔⲀϨⲒ
Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲨⲐⲎⲚⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲚ ⲖⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲜ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲢ.
Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”
He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲦⲎⲢϤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ
He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲔⲀϮ ⲘⲎⲠⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲬⲰ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”
He said to them, “Do not you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
The farmer sows the word.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲤⲔⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲒϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲆⲈ ϢⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲀⲦϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ
The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲀⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϢⲀⲨϬⲒⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ
These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲞⲤⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲒⲦⲀ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲰⲄⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲨⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ.
They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲠⲀⲦⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲔⲈⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲰϪϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀϤⲈⲢ ⲀⲦⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ (aiōn g165)
and the cares of this age (aiōn g165), and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲀⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϢⲀⲨϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲨϮⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲖ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲜ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲢ.
Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ϢⲀⲨϬⲈⲢⲈ ⲞⲨϦⲎⲂⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲬⲀϤ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲈⲚⲦ ⲒⲈ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϬⲖⲞϪ ⲞⲨⲬⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲬⲀϤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ϮⲖⲨⲬⲚⲒⲀ.
He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is not it put on a stand?
For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.
If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨϨⲞ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.
For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”
He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒϪⲢⲞϪ ⲐⲎⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀϤϢⲒⲎ ϨⲰⲤ ⲚϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲐⲞϤ
and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he does not know how.
For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲀⲤⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀⲪⲢⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲖⲦⲀⲘ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲤⲀⲦⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲚⲒϪⲢⲞϪ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ
It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲀⲦⲤ ϢⲀⲤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲞϮ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϪⲀⲖ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϨⲀⲖⲀϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲀ ⲦⲈⲤϦⲎⲒⲂⲒ
yet when it is sown, grows up and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”
With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
Without a parable he did not speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”
Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.
A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤⲚⲔⲞⲦ ϨⲒⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢϢⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲚⲈϨⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲖⲒⲚ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ
He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Teacher, do not you care that we are dying?”
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲒⲞⲘ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀⲢⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲰⲘ ⲚⲢⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲔⲎⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲐⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϪⲀⲘⲎ.
He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲞϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲀϤ.
They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
