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Now when He concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum.
Well a certain centurion's slave, who was valuable to him, was sick and about to die.
So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, asking Him to come and rescue his slave.
And when they came to Jesus they started pleading earnestly with Him, saying that the one for whom He would do this was worthy,
“Because he loves our nation, and he himself built our synagogue.”
6 ⲋ̅ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧϥϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲁⲫⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲕⲩⲗⲗⲉⲓ ⲛϯⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲟⲓ
So Jesus went with them. But when He was no longer far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him: “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should come under my roof.
In fact I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. Just say a word and my servant will be healed;
8 ⲏ̅ ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧ ϣⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϥⲁⲁϥ
because I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. I say to one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does.”
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϭⲟⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲉⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
Well upon hearing these things Jesus marveled at him, and turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith!”
When those who were sent returned to the house they found that the slave who had been sick was well.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϥ
Now it happened on the next day that He went to a town called Nain, and many of His disciples went with Him, also a large crowd.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ
But as He approached the town gate, mercy, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; a large crowd from the town was with her.
When the Lord saw her He had compassion on her and said to her, “Don't cry!”
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲉϭⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲉⲧϥⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲅ
And advancing He took hold of the bier and the bearers stood still. Then He said, “Young man, to you I say, get up!”
So the dead man sat up and began to talk! Yes, He gave him back to his mother.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ
Fear took hold of all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people!”
And this report about Him went throughout Judea, as well as all the surrounding region.
Then the disciples of John informed him about all these things.
And summoning a certain two of his disciples, John sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you the Coming One, or should we look for another?”
20 ⲕ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ
When the men had come to Him, they said: “John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the Coming One, or should we look for another?’”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲛⲅⲝ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲃⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
Well in that very hour He healed many from diseases and torments and malignant spirits, and to many blind He granted sight.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉⲉⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉⲉⲩ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲃϩ ⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲥⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ
So in answer Jesus said to them: “Go and report to John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind regain sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, dead are raised, the poor are evangelized.
And, blessed is he who does not take offense at me!”
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛϥⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
Now when John's messengers had departed, He began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to observe, a reed being shaken by the wind?
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩϭⲏⲛ ⲧⲟ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ϩⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ
But what did you go out to see, a man clothed in soft garments? Really, those with gorgeous apparel and living in luxury are in palaces.
But what did you go out to see, a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲕϩⲏ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
This is he about whom it is written: ‘Take note, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Further, I tell you that among those born of women there is no greater prophet than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.”
(When all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John's baptism.
But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)
“To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and to what are they similar?
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϭⲟⲥϭⲥ ⲁⲛⲧⲟⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲓⲙⲉ
They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we mourned to you, and you did not cry.’
Because John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲣⲣⲉϥⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ
The Son of the Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Just look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
Still, by all her children wisdom is justified.”
Then one of the Pharisees invited Him to eat with Him, so He entered the Pharisee's house and reclined.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲏϫ ϩⲙ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲗⲁⲃⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲟϭⲛ
But then, a woman in the town who was a sinner, when she found out that He was reclining in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster flask of perfume,
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ϩⲓⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛϩⲣⲡⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲣⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲁⲥϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϥⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲡⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϯⲡⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲟϭⲛ
and as she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and kept wiping them with the hair of her head; and she kept kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲉ
Now as the Pharisee who had invited Him observed this, he was saying to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him, including what sort of woman she is—because she is a sinner!”
So Jesus reacted by saying to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he said, “Teacher, say on.”
“A certain creditor had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
And when they had no way to repay, he freely forgave them both. Now tell me, which of them will love him more?”
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ
So Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one to whom he forgave more.” And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲕϯⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲁⲣⲁⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲣⲡⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲣⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲁⲥϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϥⲱ
Then He turned toward the woman and said to Simon: “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.
You gave me no kiss, but she has not stopped kissing my feet since the time I came in.
You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfume.
47 ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲕⲁ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁϥⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ
For this reason, I say to you, her many sins have been forgiven, because she loved much; but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”
Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
The other recliners began to say within themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go into peace.”
