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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϭⲱⲛϭ ⲛⲛϩⲙⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲉϩⲥⲱϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ
One Sabbath Jesus was walking through cornfields, and his disciples were picking the ears of wheat, and rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.
“Why are you doing what it is not allowable to do on the Sabbath?” asked some of the Pharisees.
Jesus’ answer was, “Haven’t you read even of what David did, when he was hungry, he and his companions –
4 ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ
That he went into the house of God, and took the consecrated bread and ate it, and gave some to his companions, though only the priests are allowed to eat it?”
Then Jesus added, “The Son of 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
On another Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely, to see if he would work cures on the Sabbath, so that they might find a charge to bring against him.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ
Jesus, however, knew what was in the their minds, and said to the man whose hand was withered, “Stand up and come out into the middle.” The man stood up;
9 ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲓ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲥ
and Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it allowable to do good on the Sabbath – or harm? To save a life, or let it perish?”
Then, looking around at them all, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” The man did so; and his hand had become sound.
But the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees were mad with rage, and consulted together what they could do to Jesus.
Now about that time, Jesus went out, up the hill, to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲧⲡ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ
When day came, he summoned his disciples, and chose twelve of them, whom he also named ‘apostles.’
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϯⲣⲓⲛϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ
They were Simon (whom Jesus also named Peter), and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon known as the Zealot,
Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who proved a 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
Afterward Jesus came down the hill with them and took his stand on a level place. With him were a large crowd of his disciples, and great numbers of people from the whole of Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast district of Tyre and Sidon,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ
who had come to hear him and to be restored to health. Those, too, who were troubled with foul spirits were cured;
and everyone in the crowd was trying to touch him, because a power went out from him which restored them all.
Then, raising his eyes and looking at his disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲡⲣϫⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱⲥⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they expel you from among them, and insult you, and reject your name as an evil thing – because of the Son of Man.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲃⲉⲕⲉ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
Then indeed you may be glad and dance for joy, for be sure that your reward in heaven will be great; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
But alas for you who are rich, for you have had your comforts in full.
Alas for you who are sated now, for you will hunger. Alas for you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
Alas for you when everyone speaks well of you; for this is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.
But to you who hear I say – love your enemies, show kindness to those who hate you,
bless those who curse you, pray for those who insult you.
When someone gives one of you a blow on the cheek, offer the other cheek as well; and, when anyone takes away your cloak, do not keep back your coat either.
Give to everyone who asks of you; and, when anyone takes away what is yours, do not demand its return.
Do to others as you wish them to do to you.
If you love only those who love you, what thanks will be due to you? Why, even the outcast love those who love them!
For, if you show kindness only to those who show kindness to you, what thanks will be due to you? Even the outcast do that!
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛϯ ⲉⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲣⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲣⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲕⲱⲃ
If you lend only to those from whom you expect to get something, what thanks will be due to you? Even the outcast lend to the outcast in the hope of getting as much in return!
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϫⲓϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯⲉⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲓⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲙⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ
But love your enemies, and show them kindness, and lend to them, never despairing. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the thankless and the bad.
Learn to be merciful – even as your Father is merciful.
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 others will give to you. A generous measure, pressed and shaken down, and running over, will they pour into your lap; for the standard you use will be the standard used for you.”
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲕⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ
Then, speaking in parables, Jesus said, “Can one blind person guide another? Will they not both fall into a ditch?
A student is not above their teacher; yet every finished student will be like their teacher.
And why do you look at the speck of sawdust in someone’s eye, while you pay no attention at all to the plank of wood in your own?
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
How can you say to your friend ‘Friend, let me take out the speck in your eye,’ while you yourself do not see the plank in your own? Hypocrite! Take out the plank from your own eye first, and then you will see clearly how to take out the speck in your friend’s.
There is no such thing as a good tree bearing worthless fruit, or, on the other hand, a worthless tree bearing good fruit.
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲩⲕⲉⲧϥⲕⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲩϫⲉⲗⲉ ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ
For every tree is known by its own fruit. People do not gather figs off thorn bushes, nor pick a bunch of grapes off 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
A good person, from the good stores of their heart, brings out what is good; while a bad person, from their bad stores, brings out what is bad. For what fills someone’s heart will rise to their lips.
Why do you call me ‘Master! Master!’ and yet fail to do what I tell you?
Everyone who comes to me and listens to my teaching and acts on it – I will show you to whom they may be compared.
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
They may be compared to a person building a house, who dug, and went deep, and laid the foundation on the rock. Then, when a flood came, the river swept down on that house, but had no power to shake it, because it had been built well.
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 those who have listened and not acted on what they have heard may be compared to a person who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The river swept down on it, and the house immediately collapsed; and great was the crash that followed.”
