ⳘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲚ 7
Now the Pharisees, and some scribes who came from Jerusalem, resorted to Jesus.
And observing some of his disciples eating with impure hands, that is, unwashed hands;
(for the Pharisees, and indeed all the Jews who observed the tradition of the elders, eat not until they have have washed their hands by pouring a little water upon them:
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲉⲩⲧⲙϭⲉϣϭⲱϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲛⲙϩⲉⲛⲝⲉⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲙϩⲉⲛⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲛ
and if they be come from the market, by dipping them; and many other usages there are, which they have adopted, as immersions of cups and pots, and brazen vessels and beds: )
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲓⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲗⲙ
then the Pharisees and Scribes asked him, Whence comes it that your disciples observe not the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ
He answering, said to them, O hypocrites! well do you suit the character, which Isaiah gave of you, when he said, This people honor me with their lips; but their heart is estranged from me.
In vain, however, they worship me, while they teach institutions merely human."
For laying aside the commandment of God, you retain the traditions of men, immersions of pots and cups, and many other similar practices.
You judge well, continued he, in annulling the commandment of God, to make room for your traditions.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓⲉⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲏ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ
For Moses has said, "Honor your father and mother" and "Whosoever reviles father or mother, shall be punished with death."
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲏ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲃⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϯϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
But you maintain, if a man say to father or mother, "Be it corban (that is, devoted) whatever of mine shall profit you";
he must not thenceforth do anything for his father or mother;
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲥⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
thus invalidating the word of God, by the tradition which you have established. And in many other instances you act thus.
Then having called the whole multitude, he said to them, Hearken to me all of you, and be instructed.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣϫⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲱϩⲙ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
There is nothing from without, which entering into the man, can pollute him; but the things which proceed from within the man, are the things that pollute him.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅
If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.
When he had withdrawn from the people into a house, his disciples asked him the meaning of that sentence.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁϣϫⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲛ
He answered, Are you also void of understanding? Do you not perceive, that whatsoever from without enters into the man, can not pollute him;
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲫⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲣⲙⲏ ⲉϥⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲛϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
because it enters not into his heart, but into his stomach, whence all impurities in the victuals pass into the sink.
But, added he, that which proceeds out of the man, is what pollutes the man:
for from within the human heart proceed vicious machinations, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ϩⲉⲛϩⲱⲧⲃ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓ ⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲱϩⲙ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ
insatiable desires, malevolence, fraud, immodesty, envy, calumny, arrogance, levity.
All these evils issue from within, and pollute the man.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲉⲓ ⲙⲡϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉϣϩⲱⲡ
Then he arose, and went to the frontiers of Tyre and Sidon; and having entered a house, he desired that none might know of him; but he could not be concealed.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲥⲟⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲁⲥⲡⲁϩⲧⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ
For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, hearing of him, came and threw herself at his feet,
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲣⲣⲙⲧⲉⲫⲟⲓⲛⲓⲕⲏ ⲛⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲉϫⲡⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ
(the woman was a Greek, a native of Syrophenicia, ) and entreated him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.
Jesus answered, Let the children first be satisfied; for it is not seemly to take the children bread, and throw it to the dogs.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲥⲣⲉϥⲣⲓϥⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ
She replied, True, Sir; yet even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
He said to her, For this answer go home; the demon is gone out of your daughter.
Immediately she went home, and found her daughter lying upon the bed, and freed from the demon.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲧⲇⲉⲕⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
Then leaving the borders of Tyre and Sidon, he returned to the sea of Galilee, through the precincts of Decapolis.
And they brought to him a deaf man, who had also an impediment in his speech, and entreated him to lay his hand upon him.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲁϥⲛⲉϫⲛⲉϥⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲉϫⲧⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲁϥϫⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ
Jesus having taken him aside from the crowd, spit upon his own fingers, and put them into the man's ears, and touched his tongue.
Then looking up to heaven, and sighing, he said, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
Immediately his ears were opened, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke distinctly.
He charged them to tell no person: but the more he charged them, the more they published it,
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲉⲛⲕⲉⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟ ⲛϥⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ
saying with inexpressible amazement, He does everything well: he makes both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
