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1 ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈⲔ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲚⲒϬⲒⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ϨⲒⲘⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎ Ⲥ.
When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.
Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϨⲒ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
He answered, “Have not you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
5 ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲬⲀ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲞⲘϤ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲂ ⲈⲨⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh’?
So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, do not let man tear apart.”
They asked him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce and divorce her?”
8 ⲏ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲚⲀϢⲦϨⲎ ⲦⲀ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
9 ⲑ̅ ϮϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨⲒ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϢⲈ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲀϤⲐⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲪⲈ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ.
I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”
His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲈⲀⲨⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲈⲀⲨⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠ.
For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.”
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲬⲀ ϪⲒϪ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
Then little children were brought to him that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and do not forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”
He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (aiōnios g166)
Behold, one came to him and said, "Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have consummate (aiōnios g166) life?"
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ.
He said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
He said to him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’
‘Honor your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
The young man said to him, “All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢⲞⲨⲦⲈⲖⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲘⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔϪⲪⲞ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲞ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲔ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ.
Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲨⲠⲀⲢⲬⲞⲚⲦⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲒⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲒ.
Jesus said to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲘⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϬⲀⲘⲞⲨⲖ ⲒⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲞⲨⲀⲐⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲚⲐⲰⲢⲠ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲬⲀ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲤⲰⲔ ⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?”
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲦϨⲈⲘⲤⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒ ⲒⲂ ⲚⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈϮⲒⲂ ⲚⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀ ⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲒⲈ ⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲒⲰⲦ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲀⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲒⲈ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲎⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲈϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲢ ⲚⲔⲰⲂ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ. (aiōnios g166)
Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit consummate (aiōnios g166) life.
But many will be last who are first, and first who are last.
