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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϭⲱⲛϭ ⲛⲛϩⲙⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲉϩⲥⲱϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ
Now it happened on a second-first Sabbath that He was passing through the grain fields, and His disciples began to pick and eat the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands.
But some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”
So in answer to them Jesus said: “Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:
4 ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ
how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and even gave it to those with him—that which only the priests are allowed to eat?”
Then He said to them, “The Son of the Man is Lord even of the Sabbath!”
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ
Now it happened on a different Sabbath that He entered the synagogue and began to teach. Well there was a man there whose right hand was shriveled;
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
so the scribes and the Pharisees started watching, to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against Him.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ
But He knew their thoughts and said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in the center.” So he got up and stood.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲓ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲥ
Then Jesus said to them: “I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?”
And when He had looked around at them all, He said to him, “Stretch out your hand!” So he did that, and his hand was restored, as sound as the other.
But they were filled with rage, and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
Now it happened in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and He continued all night in prayer to God.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲧⲡ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ
When it was day He called His disciples, and from them He chose twelve, whom He also named apostles:
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϯⲣⲓⲛϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ
Simon (whom He also named Peter) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Phillip and Bartholomew,
Matthew and Thomas, James (the son of Alphaeus) and Simon (the one called ‘Zealot’),
Judas of James and Judas Iscariot (who also became ‘traitor’).
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲛⲙⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ
Then He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, also from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ
as well as those who were being harassed by unclean spirits—and they were being healed!
So the whole crowd kept trying to touch Him, because power was going out from Him and was healing all.
Then He raised His eyes toward His disciples and said: “Blessed are you poor, because the Kingdom of God is yours.
Blessed are you who hunger now, because you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, because you will laugh.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲡⲣϫⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱⲥⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
Blessed are you whenever men hate you, and whenever they exclude you and heap insults on you and trash your name as ‘malignant’, for the Son of the Man's sake.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲃⲉⲕⲉ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
Rejoice in that day and skip about! Because your reward really is great in Heaven; for that is how their fathers treated the prophets.
“But woe to you who are rich! because you have already received your comfort.
Woe to you who are full! because you will go hungry. Woe to you who are presently laughing! because you will mourn and weep.
Woe, when all men speak well of you; for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets!
“Further, to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you;
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold the tunic as well.
Give to everyone who asks of you; and from him who takes away your things, do not demand them back.
Yes, like you want people to treat you, that is just how you must treat them.
Also, if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ love those who love them.
And if you do good to those doing good to you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ do the same.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛϯ ⲉⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲣⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲣⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲕⲱⲃ
And if you lend to those from whom you expect to get it back, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ lend to ‘sinners’, to receive an equal value back.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϫⲓϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯⲉⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲓⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲙⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ
“So, love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; because He is kind toward the ungrateful and wicked.
So be compassionate, even as your Father is compassionate.
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ϯⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϥⲧⲉϭⲧⲱϭ ⲉϥⲛⲉϩⲛⲟⲩϩ ⲉϥⲡⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
Give and it will be given to you: a good measure—pressed down and shaken together and running over—will they deposit in your lap. Because with the same measure that you use it will be measured back to you.”
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲕⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ
Then He told them a parable: “Can a blind man guide a blind man? Will they not both fall into a ditch?
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank that is in your own eye?
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ϭⲱ ⲧⲁⲛⲉϫⲡϫⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲫⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉϫⲡⲥⲟⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲡϫⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ
Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother's eye.
“Now no good tree produces rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree produce good fruit
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲩⲕⲉⲧϥⲕⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲩϫⲉⲗⲉ ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ
—each tree is known by its own fruit: people do not gather figs from thorn bushes, nor do they pick a bunch of grapes from a bramble.
45 ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϣⲁϫⲉ
The good man produces the good out of the good treasure in his heart, and the malignant man produces the malignant out of the malignant treasure in his heart; because his mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart.
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord’, and not do what I say?
Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them—I will show you who he is like:
48 ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉϥⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϭⲱϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲓⲕⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲙⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡϥⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ
he is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on the bedrock. When a flood occurred, the torrent burst upon that house but could not shake it, because it was founded on the bedrock.
49 ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϣⲛⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲡϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ
But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built his house on the ground without a foundation, against which the torrent burst, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.”
