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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ
On one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, the priests and Torah-Teachers came to him with the elders.
They asked him, “Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?”
He answered them, “I also will ask you one question. Tell me:
the mikvah ·ritual washing baptism· of John [Yah is gracious], was it from heaven, or from men?”
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉⲉ ⲡⲉ ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you trust him?’
6 ⲋ̅ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ
But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John [Yah is gracious] was a prophet.”
They answered that they didn’t know where it was from.
Yeshua [Salvation] said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲇⲏⲙⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓϣ
He began to tell the people this parable. “A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
10 ⲓ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲉⲩ ⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ
At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.
He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him, and threw him out.
The lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my agapetos ·beloved, esteemed· son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ
“But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’
They threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard it, they said, “May it never be!”
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⲥⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲟϩ
But he looked at them, and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief corner-stone'?
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲉϭⲟⲡϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲓⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ
The chief priests and the Torah-Teachers sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people— for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϭ ⲱⲣϭ ⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲟⲡϥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ
They watched him, and sent out spies, who pretended to be upright, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲙⲉⲕϫⲓ ϩⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲕϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ
They asked him, “Rabbi ·Teacher·, we know that you say and teach what is right, and are not partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
Does Torah ·Teaching· permit us to pay taxes to Caesar [Ruler], or not?”
But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test me?
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲉ
Show me a denarius [one day’s wage]. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s [Ruler]’s.”
He said to them, “Then give to Caesar [Ruler] the things that are Caesar’s [Ruler]’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
They were not able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.
Some of the Sadducees [Morally-upright] came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲥⲁϩϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ
They asked him, “Rabbi ·Teacher·, Moses [Drawn out] wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.
There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
The second took her as wife, and he died childless.
The third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
Afterward the woman also died.
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.”
Yeshua [Salvation] said to them, “The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲝⲓⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲩϫⲓ ϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲁⲓ (aiōn g165)
But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϣ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ
For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ
But that the dead are raised, even Moses [Drawn out] showed at the bush, when Yahweh said ‘The God of Abraham [Father of a multitude], the God of Isaac [Laughter], and the God of Jacob [Supplanter].’
Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
Some of the Torah-Teachers answered, “Rabbi ·Teacher·, you speak well.”
They didn’t dare to ask him any more questions.
He said to them, “Why do they say that the Messiah [Anointed one] is David [Beloved]’s son?
For David [Beloved] himself says in the book of Psalms [Praises],
‘Yahweh said to 'adoni ·my Lord·, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’
“David [Beloved] therefore calls him 'adoni ·my Lord·, in what way can he be his son?”
In the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲇⲉⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ
“Beware of the Torah-Teachers, who like to walk in long robes, and phileo ·affectionately love, have high regard for· greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;
who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation.”
