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Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,
2 ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲓⲱⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲱⲓⲕ.
“Why do yoʋr disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ.
He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 ⲇ̅ ⲫϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ.
For God commanded, ‘Honor yoʋr father and yoʋr mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of his father or mother must surely die.’
5 ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ.
But you say, ‘If anyone says to his father or mother, “Whatever benefit yoʋ might have received from me is now a gift devoted to God,” then he certainly need not honor his father or his mother.’
You have nullified the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition.
Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said,
‘This people draws near to me with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
Then Jesus called the crowd over and said to them, “Listen and understand:
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.”
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ.
Then his disciples came and said to him, “Do yoʋ know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard what yoʋ said?”
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϭⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲣϫⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ.
Jesus answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲭⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲛⲉ ϭⲁⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥϭⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ϣⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϣⲓⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲃ̅.
Leave them be; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”
Then Peter said to him in response, “Explain this parable to us.”
Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding?
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ.
Do you not yet understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled into the latrine?
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile a person.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲓϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ.
For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false testimony, and slander.
These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”
Then Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϭⲓ⳿ⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲓ Ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ.
And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came and cried out to him, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁⲙⲉⲛϩⲏⲛ.
But he did not respond to her at all. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.”
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϩⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
In response Jesus said, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But she came and bowed down before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
He replied, “It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ Ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲗⲉϥⲗⲓϥⲓ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ϯ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ.
She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.”
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is yoʋr faith; it will be done for yoʋ as yoʋ wish.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ.
Departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on the mountain and sat down.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛϭⲁⲗⲉⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϫⲁϭ ⲉⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
Large crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others. They put them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲗⲉⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
So the crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲏϣ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
Then Jesus called his disciples over and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have stayed with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away without having eaten, lest they faint on the way.”
His disciples said to him, “Where can we get so many loaves in such a desolate place to fill such a large crowd?”
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲧ.
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
So he commanded the crowds to sit down on the ground,
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲫⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ.
and taking the seven loaves and the fish, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd.
They all ate and were filled, and the disciples picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
Besides women and children, there were four thousand men who had eaten.
After sending the crowds away, Jesus got into the boat and went to the region of Magdala.
