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1 ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉⲕ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓϭⲓ⳿ⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ϩⲓⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ.
When Jesus had ended this discourse, he left Galilee, and came to the confines of Judea, upon the Jordan,
whither great multitudes followed him, and he healed their sick.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
Then some Pharisees came to him, and trying him asked, Can a man lawfully, upon every pretense, divorce his wife?
He answered, Have you not read, that at the beginning, when the Creator made man, he formed a male and a female,
5 ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲭⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲙϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
and said, "For this cause a man shall leave father and mother, and adhere to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh."
Wherefore they are no longer two, but one flesh. What, then, God has conjoined, let not man separate.
They replied, Why, then, did Moses command to give a writing of divorce, and dismiss her?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏ ⲧ ⳿ⲁ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
He answered, Moses, indeed, because of your untractable disposition, permitted you to divorce your wives, but it was not so from the beginning.
9 ⲑ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲏⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ.
Therefore, I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for whoredom, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries the woman divorced, commits adultery.
His disciples said to him, If such be the condition of the husband, it is better to live unmarried.
He answered, They alone are capable of living thus, on whom the power is conferred.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅
For some are eunuchs from their birth; others have been made eunuchs by men; and others, for the sake of the kingdom of heaven, have made themselves eunuchs. Let him act this part who can act it.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
Then children were presented to him, that he might lay his hands on them, and pray, but the disciples reproved them.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
Jesus said, Let the children alone, and hinder them not from coming to me; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
And having laid his hands on them, he departed thence.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
Afterward, one approaching, said to him, Good Teacher, what good must I do to obtain eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ Ⲫϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ.
He answered, Why do you call me good? God alone is good. If you would enter into that life, keep the commandments.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϣ ⲛⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ.
He said to him, Which? Jesus answered, "You shall not commit murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony.
"Honor father and mother; and love your neighbor as yourself."
The young man replied, All these I have observed from my childhood. In what am I still deficient?
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲁ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
Jesus answered, If you would be perfect, go sell your estate, and give the price to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
The young man hearing this, went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
Then Jesus said to his disciples, Indeed, I say to you, it is difficult for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven:
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲑⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲣⲡ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ.
I say further, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.
The disciples, who heard this with amazement, said, Who then can be saved?
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
Jesus, looking at them, answered, With men this is impossible, but with God everything is possible.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲭⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ.
Then Peter replying, said, As for us, we have forsaken all, and followed you; what then shall be our reward?
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲁϩⲉⲙⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉϯⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
Jesus answered, Indeed, I say to you, that at the Renovation, when the Son of Man shall be seated on his glorious throne, you, my followers, sitting upon the twelve thrones, shall judge 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 ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲣ̅ ⳿ⲛⲕⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ. (aiōnios g166)
And whoever shall have forsaken, on my account, houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, shall receive a hundred fold, and inherit eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
But many shall be first that are last, and last that are first.
