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1 ⲁ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲃⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ
Meanwhile, when a crowd of thousands had converged, so that they were stepping on each other, He began to speak first to His disciples: “Guard yourselves from the ‘yeast’ of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲙⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲃⲥ ⲉⲛϥⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ
There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉⲡⲱⲣ
Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the ear behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops.
4 ⲇ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
“Further, I say to you, my friends: do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing more that they can do.
5 ⲉ̅ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲅⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲁ ϩⲁⲓⲟ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ (Geenna g1067)
Rather, I will advise you whom you should fear—fear Him who after He kills has authority to cast into Gehenna; yes indeed, fear Him! (Geenna g1067)
6 ⲋ̅ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲥⲉϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲛϯⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲁϫ ϩⲁϩⲟⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲃϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲕⲉϥⲱ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲉ ⲏⲡ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϩⲁϩ ⲛϫⲁϫ
Even the hairs of your head are all numbered! So do not be afraid; you are far more valuable than sparrows!
8 ⲏ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
“Also I say to you, whoever claims me before men, the Son of the Man will also claim him before the angels of God.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
But whoever disclaims me before men will be disclaimed before the angels of God.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of the Man, it can be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲙⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲙⲛⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲣϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟϣⲃⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ
Now whenever they bring you before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you will answer, or what you should say.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ
Because the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you need to say.”
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛϥⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲉϫⲱⲛ
Then someone from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲣⲣⲉϥⲡⲱϣ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ
But He said to him, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter over you?”
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϥⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲛⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
Then He said to them, “Keep alert and guard against covetousness, because one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉϥⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲱⲱⲗⲉ
Then He told them a parable, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man produced well.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕϥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛϯ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲩϩ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
And he reasoned within himself saying, ‘What shall I do, because I have no place to store my crops?’
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲣ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲙⲛⲁⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ
Then he said: ‘This is what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my produce and my goods.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉϩⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲕⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲣⲣⲟⲙⲡ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ
And I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and enjoy yourself!’
20 ⲕ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ
But God said to him: ‘Stupid! This very night your life is being taken back from you; then who will get the things you have prepared?’
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛϥⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲣⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Just like that is he who accumulates treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
Then He said to His disciples: “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will wear.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲃⲥⲱ
Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲛⲁⲃⲟⲕⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲱϩⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲁⲛϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storeroom nor barn, and God feeds them. You are far more valuable than the birds!
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϥϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲟⲩⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲓⲏ
And who among you can add one cubit to his height by worrying?
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ
So if you cannot do even such a little thing, why worry about the rest?
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲓⲁⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲱⲧϩ ⲁⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϯϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ
“Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; I say to you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of these.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲣⲓⲣ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲡⲟⲥⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
So if God so clothes the grass that today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into an oven, how much more you, O little-faiths!
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ
Do not concentrate on what you may eat or what you may drink; do not be anxious.
30 ⲗ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ
All these things really occupy the nations of the world, and your Father knows that you need them.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
Rather, concentrate on the Kingdom of God, and all these things will be provided for you.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟϩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲉϣϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ
“Do not fear, little flock, because it pleased the Father to give you the Kingdom.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ϯⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲕⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲁϩⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲱϫⲛ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲣⲉϫⲟⲟⲗⲉⲥ ⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ
Sell your possessions and give to charity. Make for yourselves ‘purses’ that will not wear out, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where a thief cannot approach, nor a moth destroy.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲟ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ
Because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϯⲡⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϩ
“Let your waists be belted and your lamps burning,
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲧⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛϥⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ
and you yourselves like men waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲣϥ ⲛϥⲧⲣⲉⲩⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ
Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find watching when he comes. Assuredly I say to you that he will gird himself and have them recline, and will come and serve them.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣϣⲉ ⲏ ⲧⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those slaves.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉϭⲱⲧϩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and not allowed his house to be broken into.
40 ⲙ̅ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ
Therefore you also be ready, because the Son of the Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ
Then Peter said to Him, “Lord, are you directing this parable to us, or to everyone?”
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲓϣ
So the Lord said: “Who then is the faithful and prudent steward whom his master will place over his household to give them the food allowance at the right time?
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ
Blessed is that slave whom his master will find so doing when he comes.
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
I tell you truly that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
45 ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲛϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲛϩⲙϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲙⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛϥⲥⲱ ⲛϥϯϩⲉ
But if that servant should say in his heart, ‘My master won't come for a while,’ and should begin to hit the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϥⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛϥⲡⲟϣϥ ⲛϥⲕⲁⲧⲉϥⲧⲟ ⲛⲙⲛⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in two and appoint his portion with the unbelievers.
47 ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲙⲡϥⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲙⲡϥⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲏϣⲉ
“That servant who knew his master's will, but neither got ready nor did according to that will, will be beaten with many blows.
48 ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡϥⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲣⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲛⲁϥ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϭⲁⲗⲉϩⲁϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲁⲧϥ ⲛϩⲁϩ
But he who did not know, yet did things worthy of blows, will be beaten with few. Everyone to whom much has been given, from him much will be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him much more will be asked.
49 ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲣⲟ ⲡⲉ
“I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
50 ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϯϭⲏⲡ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is completed!
51 ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲡⲉ
Do you imagine that I came to provide peace on the earth? Not at all, I tell you, but rather division.
52 ⲛ̅ⲃ̅ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲛϯⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲡⲏϣ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲉϫⲛ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲛ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ
Because from now on there will be five in one house divided: three against two and two against three.
53 ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲙⲉ
Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”
54 ⲛ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲙⲛⲧ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ
Then He also said to the crowds: “Whenever you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, ‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and so it does.
55 ⲛ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲧⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲩⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ
And whenever a south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it happens.
56 ⲛ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲇⲟϭⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲇⲟϭⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲓϣ
Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky and of the earth, so how can you not discern this time?
57 ⲛ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϩⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ
Also why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?
58 ⲛ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϥϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲁⲧϥⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲗϭ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲧⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲁⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲡⲣⲁⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲟϫⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ
“When you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the bailiff, and the bailiff throw you into prison.
59 ⲛ̅ⲑ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲕϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲁⲉ ⲗⲗⲉⲡⲧⲟⲛ
I tell you, you will by no means get out of there until you have paid the last penny.”

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