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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees [Separated] on a Sabbath ·To cease· to eat bread, they were watching him.
Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲓⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲓ ⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲓ
Yeshua [Salvation], answering, spoke to the Torah-experts and Pharisees [Separated], saying, “Does the Torah ·Teaching· allow healing on the Sabbath ·To cease· or not?”
But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲏ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲛⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ
He answered them, “Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath ·To cease· day?”
They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
“When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
9 ⲑ̅ ⲛϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲁⲣⲭⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲁⲉ
and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅⲛⲟϫⲕ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲁⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲓ ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲟⲗⲉⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏϫ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲓⲟ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ
He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also teshuvah ·completely return· the favor, and pay you back.
But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the upright.”
When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will feast in God’s Kingdom!”
But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱϣⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲱⲥⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ
They all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’
“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’
“Another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I can’t come.’
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲙⲛϩⲓⲣ ⲛⲙⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲕⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲙⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛⲙⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲛⲙⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
“That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’
“The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲅⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲙⲟⲩϩ
“The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.’”
Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲛϥⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲣⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ
“If anyone comes to me, and does not disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.
Whoever does not bear his own execution-stake, and come after me, can’t be my disciple.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣⲕⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϥϥⲓⲡⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲁⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲉϫⲟⲕϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
saying, ‘This man began to build, and was not able to finish.’
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲕⲉⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲱⲙⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲃⲁ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ
Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭ ⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ
So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.
Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him sh'ma ·hear obey·.”
