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One day the Pharisees and some of the teachers of the Law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus.
They had noticed that some of his disciples ate their food with their hands ‘defiled,’ by which they meant unwashed.
(For the Pharisees, and indeed all strict Jews, will not eat without first scrupulously washing their hands, holding in this to the traditions of their ancestors.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲉⲩⲧⲙϭⲉϣϭⲱϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲛⲙϩⲉⲛⲝⲉⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲙϩⲉⲛⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲛ
When they come from market, they will not eat without first sprinkling themselves; and there are many other customs which they have inherited and hold to, such as the ceremonial washing of cups, and jugs, and copper pans).
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲓⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲗⲙ
So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law asked Jesus this question – “How is it that your disciples do not follow the traditions of our ancestors, but eat their food with defiled 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
His answer was, “It was well said by Isaiah when he prophesied about you hypocrites in the words – ‘This is a people who honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far removed from me;
but vainly do they worship me, For they teach but human precepts.’
You neglect God’s commandments and hold to human traditions.
Wisely do you set aside God’s commandments,” he exclaimed, “to keep your own traditions!
10 ⲓ̅ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓⲉⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲏ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ
For while Moses said ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘Let anyone who abuses their father or mother suffer 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
you say ‘If a person says to their father or mother “Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is Corban”’ (which means ‘Set apart for God’) –
why, then you do not allow them to do anything further for their father or mother!
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲥⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
In this way you nullify the words of God by your traditions, which you hand down; and you do many similar things.”
Then Jesus called the people to him again, and said, “Listen to me, all of you, and mark my words.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣϫⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲱϩⲙ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
There is nothing external to a person, which by going into them can defile them; but the things that come out of a person are the things that defile them.”
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅
When Jesus went indoors, away from the crowd, his disciples began questioning him about this saying.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁϣϫⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲛ
“What, do even you understand so little?” exclaimed Jesus. “Don’t you see that there is nothing external to a person, which by going into a person, can defile them,
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲫⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲣⲙⲏ ⲉϥⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲛϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
because it does not pass into his heart, but into his stomach, and is afterward got rid of?” – in saying this Jesus pronounced all food clean.
“It is what comes out from a person,” he added, “that defiles them,
for it is from within, out of the hearts of people, that there come evil thoughts – sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ϩⲉⲛϩⲱⲧⲃ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓ ⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲱϩⲙ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ
greed, wickedness, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, haughtiness, folly;
all these wicked things come from within, and do defile a person.”
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲉⲓ ⲙⲡϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉϣϩⲱⲡ
On leaving that place, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. He went into a house, and did not wish anyone to know it, but could not escape notice.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲥⲟⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲁⲥⲡⲁϩⲧⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ
For a woman, whose little daughter had a foul spirit in her, heard of him immediately, and 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 foreigner, from Syrian Phoenicia – and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter.
“Let the children be satisfied first,” answered Jesus. “For it is not fair to take the children’s food, and throw it to dogs.”
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲥⲣⲉϥⲣⲓϥⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ
“Yes, Master,” she replied. “Even the dogs under the table do feed on the children’s crumbs.”
“For saying that,” he answered, “you may go. The demon has gone out of your daughter.”
The woman went home, and found the child lying on her bed, and the demon gone.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲧⲇⲉⲕⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
On returning from the district of Tyre, Jesus went, by way of Sidon, to the Sea of Galilee, across the district of the Ten Towns.
Some people brought to him a man who was deaf and almost dumb, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲁϥⲛⲉϫⲛⲉϥⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲉϫⲧⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲁϥϫⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ
Jesus took him aside from the crowd quietly, put his fingers into the man’s ears, and touched his tongue with saliva.
Then, looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to the man, “Ephphatha!” which means ‘Be opened.’
The man’s ears were opened, the string of his tongue was freed, and he began to talk plainly.
Jesus insisted on their not telling anyone; but the more he insisted, the more perseveringly they made it known,
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲉⲛⲕⲉⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟ ⲛϥⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ
and a profound impression was made on the people. “He has done everything well!” they exclaimed. “He makes even the deaf hear and the dumb speak!”
