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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲧⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲛⲏⲍⲁⲣⲉⲧ
Once, when the people were pressing around Jesus as they listened to God’s message, he happened to be standing by the shore of the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats close to the shore.
The fishermen had gone away from them and were washing the nets.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲁ ⲛⲛϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲁϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ
So, getting into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, Jesus asked him to push off a little way from the shore, and then sat down and taught the people from the boat.
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Push off into deep water, and throw out your nets for a haul.”
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲁⲛϣⲉⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲡⲛϭⲉⲡⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁⲗⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ
“We have been hard at work all night, Sir,” answered Simon, “and have not caught anything, but, at your bidding, I will throw out the nets.”
They did so, and enclosed such a great shoal of fish that their nets began to break.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲣⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲉϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲡⲕⲉϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲥⲉϯⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉϩⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲱⲙⲥ
So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; and they came and filled both the boats so full of fish that they were almost sinking.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
When Simon Peter saw this, he threw himself down at Jesus’ knees, exclaiming, “Master, leave me, for I am a sinful man!”
For he and all who were with him were lost in amazement at the haul of fish which they had made;
10 ⲓ̅ ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲕⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕϭⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
and so, too, were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon, “from today you will catch people.”
And, when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything, and followed him.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲥⲱⲃⲁϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲃⲟⲓ
On one occasion Jesus was staying in a town, when he saw a man who was covered with leprosy. When the leper saw Jesus, he threw himself on his face and implored his help, “Master, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”
Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so, “I am willing; become clean.” Instantly the leprosy left the man;
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅⲧⲟⲩⲟⲕ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲕⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ
and then Jesus impressed on him that he was not to say a word to anyone, “but,” he added, “set out and show yourself to the priest, and make the offerings for your cleansing, in the manner directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure.”
However, the story about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came together to listen to him, and to be cured of their illnesses;
but Jesus used to withdraw to lonely places and pray.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲇⲓⲇⲁⲥⲕⲁⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϯⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲛⲙϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲛⲙⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ
On one of those days, when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and Doctors of the Law were sitting near by. (They had come from all the villages in Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was on Jesus, so that he could work cures.)
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϭ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲅⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
And there some men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed. They tried to get him in and lay him before Jesus;
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲉⲛⲉⲡⲱⲣ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲗⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϭⲗⲟϭ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ
but, finding no way of getting him in owing to the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him through the tiles, with his pallet, into the middle of the people and in front of Jesus.
When he saw their faith, Jesus said, “Friend, your sins have been forgiven you.”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲕⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ
The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began debating about this. “Who is this man who speaks so blasphemously?” they asked. “Who can forgive sins except God?”
When Jesus became aware of the way in which they were debating, he turned to them and exclaimed, “What are you debating with yourselves?
Which is the easier? – to say ‘Your sins have been forgiven you’? Or to say ‘Get up, and walk’?
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲕⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϭ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins” – he spoke to the paralyzed man – “To you I say, Get up, and take up your pallet, and go to your home.”
Instantly the man stood up before their eyes, took up what he had been lying on, and went to his home, praising God.
The people, one and all, were lost in amazement, and praised God; and in great awe they said, “We have seen marvelous things today!”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲡⲉϥⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ
After this, Jesus went out; and he noticed a tax-gatherer, named Levi, sitting in the tax office, and said to him, “Follow me.”
Levi left everything and got up and followed him.
And Levi gave a great banquet at his house, in honor of Jesus; and a large number of tax collectors and others were having dinner with them.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲁⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱ ⲛⲙⲛⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲣⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ
The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law belonging to their party complained of this to the disciples of Jesus.
In answer Jesus said, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are ill.
I have not come to call the religious, but the outcast, to repent.”
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲥⲱ
“John’s disciples,” they said to Jesus, “Often fast and say prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, while yours are eating and drinking!”
But Jesus answered them, “Can you make the groom’s friends fast while the groom is with them?
But the days will come – a time when the groom will be taken away from them; and they will fast then, when those days come.”
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲗⲡⲟⲩⲧⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲟⲩϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛϣⲁⲓ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲣⲡⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲙⲡⲗϭⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲡⲁϩⲧⲕⲉϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲛϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲧⲧⲟⲓⲥ ⲛϣⲁⲓ ⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲗϭⲉ
Then, as an illustration, Jesus said to them, “No one ever tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old one; for, if they do, they will not only tear the new garment, but the piece from the new one will not match the old.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲃⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲃⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲛϩⲱⲧ ⲛϥⲡⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲕⲉϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ
And no one puts new wine into old wine-skins; for, if they do, the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine itself will run out, and the skins be lost.
But new wine must be put into fresh skins.
No one after drinking old wine wishes for new. ‘No,’ they say, ‘the old is excellent.’”
