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1 ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲩⲉⲣⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭ ⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϯⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ ⲙⲁ ⳿ⲡⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ.
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϭⲣⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲧ ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲓ.
Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲟⲡⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ.
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅.
So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
6 ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣ̅ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛ̅.
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲓⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣ̅ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡ̅.
Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲩⲟϩ ⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ. (aiōn g165)
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. (aiōn g165)
9 ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ ⲙⲁⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲙⲱⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. (aiōnios g166)
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ.
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲙⲱⲛⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲡⲓⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲃ̅ ⲓⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ 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 the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓϩⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲗⲕϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉ.
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲥⲉϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲣⲉ⳿ⲁ ϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ.
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲫⲩⲣⲁ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲛⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ.
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20 ⲕ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲡⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲁϣ.
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϩ ϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ϯ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲗⲗⲁ ⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲗⲱϫϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲁϣ.
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲥϥ.
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲙⲉⲛϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϩⲓ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲛϥ. (Hadēs g86)
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲉⲡ ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲏⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ⳿ⲭⲃⲟⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲁϩ.
And he cried 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 tormented in this flame.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ.
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϣⲓⲕ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϫⲓⲛⲓⲟⲣ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ.
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ.
Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ.
For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ.
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 ⲗ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ.
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲑⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

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