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1 ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲫⲁⲅⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲃ̅.
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϫ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲃⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ.
saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
5 ⲉ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲤⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϫ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ.
“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
8 ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲡϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲣϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲁⲩⲫⲟⲣϣⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ.
The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϫⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲑⲉⲇⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϯ ϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛⲓ.
And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ.
But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲉⲙϭⲓ ⲁⲕⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ.
“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏϯ ϣⲁ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ. (aiōn g165)
Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered. (aiōn g165)
20 ⲕ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ.
When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲏⲧ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ.
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ.
When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϣⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.
“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ.
But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲃ̅ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ.
Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ.
Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϭⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲧⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ.
Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ.
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ.
“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲟϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ.
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲟⲗⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ.
Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
