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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲁϥϣⲁⲕⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟⲙ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲙⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲇⲏⲙⲉⲓ
He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the wine press, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲉⲩⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϭⲙⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϭⲙⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ
When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.
Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁϥϫⲉⲩⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲧ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
Again he sent another; and they killed him; and many others, beating some, and killing some.
Therefore still having one, his agapetos ·beloved, esteemed· son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉϭⲙⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲧⲱⲛ
But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.
Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief corner-stone.
This was from MarYah [Master Yahweh], it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ
They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.
They sent some of the Pharisees [Separated] and of the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲣⲙ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϩⲏϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲗⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲅϫⲓϩⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲉⲕϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲓ ⲉϯⲕⲏⲛⲥⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲛϯ ϫⲛⲙⲡⲱⲣ
When they had come, they asked him, “Rabbi ·Teacher·, we know that you are honest, and don’t defer to anyone; for you are not partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Does Torah ·Teaching· say to pay taxes to Caesar [Ruler], or not?
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ
Shall we give, or shall we not give?” But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius [one day’s wage], that I may see it.”
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲧⲉ
They brought it. He said to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” They said to him, “Caesar’s [Ruler]’s.”
Yeshua [Salvation] answered them, “Render to Caesar [Ruler] the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” They marveled greatly at him.
There came to him Sadducees [Morally-upright], who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲕⲁⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲕⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲓⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ
“Rabbi ·Teacher·, Moses [Drawn out] wrote to us, ‘If a man’s brother dies, and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.’
There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise;
and the seven took her and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.
In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife.”
Yeshua [Salvation] answered them, “Is not this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God?
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲱϣ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲓⲡⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ
But about the dead, that they are raised; haven’t you read in the book of Moses [Drawn out], about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham [Father of a multitude], the God of Isaac [Laughter], and the God of Jacob [Supplanter]’?
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.”
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ⲧϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
One of the Torah-Teachers came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which mitzvah ·instruction· is the most important of them all?”
Yeshua [Salvation] answered, “The greatest is, ‘Hear, Israel [God prevails], MarYah [Master Yahweh] our God, MarYah [Master Yahweh] is echad ·one unity·:
30 ⲗ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ
you shall have agapao ·total devotion love· to MarYah [Master Yahweh] your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.
The second is like this, ‘You shall show agapao ·total devoted love· to your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other mitzvah ·instruction· greater than these.”
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛϭⲉ ⲃⲃⲗⲗⲁϥ
The scribe said to him, “Truly, Rabbi ·Teacher·, you have said well that he is echad ·one unity·, and there is none other besides him,
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲗⲟⲕⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ
and to have agapao ·totally devoted love· to him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to show agapao ·totally devoted love· to his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϩⲁⲣⲱϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϣⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩϥ
When Yeshua [Salvation] saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from God’s Kingdom.” No one dared ask him any question after that.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉ
Yeshua [Salvation] responded, as he taught in the temple, “How is it that the Torah-Teachers say that the Messiah [Anointed one] is the son of David [Beloved]?
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϣⲁⲛϯⲕⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲉⲉⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ
For David [Beloved] himself said in Ruach haKodesh [Spirit, Breath of the Holiness], ‘Yahweh said to 'adoni ·my Lord·, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.”’
Therefore David [Beloved] himself calls him 'adoni ·my Lord·, in what way can he be his son?” The common people heard him gladly.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲃⲱ ϫⲉ ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲛⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ
In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the Torah-Teachers, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,
and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts:
those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲅⲁⲍⲟⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥϯϩⲧⲏϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲉϫϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲅⲁⲍⲟⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩϫϩⲁϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
Yeshua [Salvation] sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast brass coins into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
A poor widow came, and she cast in two small bronze coins, which equal a quadrans coin (Roman quarter coin about 3/8 of a cent).
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲓⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁⲥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲅⲁⲍⲟⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲥⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥϥ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲁϥ
for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.”
