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1 ⲁ̅ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲧⲡⲕⲉϣϥⲉ ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
After this, the Master appointed seventy-two other disciples, and sent them on as his messengers, two and two, in advance, to every town and place that he was himself intending to visit.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱϩⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲃⲕⲏⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲡⲥⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲱϩⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲉϫ ⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱϩⲥ
“The harvest,” he said, “is abundant, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray to the owner of the harvest to send laborers to gather in his harvest.
Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like lambs among wolves.
Do not take a purse with you, or a bag, or sandals; and do not stop to greet anyone on your journey.
Whatever house you go to stay at, begin by praying for a blessing on it.
Then, if anyone there is deserving of a blessing, your blessing will rest on him; but if not, it will come back on yourselves.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϭⲱ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲏⲓ
Remain at that same house, and eat and drink whatever they offer you; for the worker is worth their wages. Do not keep changing from one house to another.
Whatever town you visit, if the people welcome you, eat what is set before you;
cure the sick there, and tell people that the kingdom of God is close at hand.
But, whatever town you go to visit, if the people do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲕⲉϣⲟⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲛϥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
‘We wipe off the dust of your town which has clung to Our feet; still, be assured that the kingdom of God is close at Hand.’
I tell you that the doom of Sodom will be more bearable on that day than the doom of that town.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲭⲟⲣⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲃⲏⲇⲥⲁⲓⲇⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ
Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For, if the miracles which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have sat in sackcloth and ashes and repented long ago.
Yet the doom of Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable at the judgment than yours.
And you, Capernaum! Will you exalt yourself to heaven? You will be flung down to Hades. (Hadēs g86)
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϥⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϥⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ
Anyone who listens to you is listening to me, and anyone who rejects you is rejecting me; while the person who rejects me is rejecting him who sent me as his messenger.”
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉϣϥⲉⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲕⲉⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ
When the seventy-two returned, they exclaimed joyfully, “Master, even the demons submit to us when we use your name.”
And Jesus replied, “I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲱⲙ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛϩⲟϥ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲟⲟϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ
Remember, I have given you the power to trample on snakes and scorpions, and to meet all the strength of the Enemy. Nothing will ever harm you in any way.
Yet do not rejoice in the fact that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names have been enrolled in heaven.”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲝⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲉⲡⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲕϭⲟⲗⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
At that same time, moved to exultation by the Holy Spirit, Jesus said: “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, you have revealed them to the childlike! Yes, Father, I thank you that this has seemed good to you.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ϣⲁϥϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does anyone know who the Son is, except the Father, or who the Father is, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him.”
Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing;
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ
for, I tell you, many prophets and kings wished for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never heard them.”
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
Just then a student of the Law came forward to test Jesus further. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do if I am to gain eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
“What is said in the Law?” answered Jesus. “What do you read there?”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ
His reply was – “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as you love yourself.”
“You have answered right,” said Jesus, “Do that, and you will live.”
But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 ⲗ̅ ⲁⲓⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫϥϩⲉⲛⲥⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲙⲟⲩ
To which Jesus replied, “A man was once going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him of everything, and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.
As it chanced, a priest was going down by that road. He saw the man, but passed by on the opposite side.
A Levite, too, did the same; he came up to the spot, but, when he saw the man, passed by on the opposite side.
But a Samaritan, traveling that way, came upon the man, and, when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϣ ⲁϥⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥϥⲓⲡⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ
He went to him and bound up his wounds, dressing them with oil and wine, and then put him on his own mule, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϯϥⲕⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲭⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲡⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲕⲧⲟⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ
The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and whatever more you may spend I will myself repay you on my way back.’
Now which, do you think, of these three men,” asked Jesus, “proved himself a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?”
“The one that took pity on him,” was the answer; at which Jesus said, “Go and do the same yourself.”
As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her house.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ
She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Master’s feet, and listened to his teaching;
40 ⲙ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
but Martha was distracted by the many preparations that she was making. So she went up to Jesus and said, “Master, do you approve of my sister’s leaving me to make preparations alone? Tell her to help me.”
“Martha, Martha,” replied the Master, “you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;
but only a few are necessary, or rather one. Mary has chosen the good part, and it will not be taken away from her.”
