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1 ⲁ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲗⲕ ⲛⲛϩⲙⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ
At that time Jesus walked through the wheatfields one Sabbath Day; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck some ears of wheat and to eat them.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲁϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ
But the Pharisees, when they perceived it, said to him. "Look! Your disciples are doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"
"Have you not read," answered Jesus, "what David did when he was hungry, and his men, too?
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ
"How he went into the House of God, and there they ate the loaves of the Presence, which neither he nor his men were permitted to eat, but the priests only?
5 ⲉ̅ ⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟϣϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
"Have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath and are guiltless?
"But I tell you that One is here who is greater than the temple.
"And if you knew what this means, "It is mercy I desire, not sacrifice,
"you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath."
As he passed along he went into their synagogue, and there he saw a man with a withered hand.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲓⲅⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
And in order to get a charge against him they asked him, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?" (So that they might have something to accuse him.)
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ
"Is there a man of you," he replied, "who has but a single sheep, who will not lay hold of it and lift it out, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath Day?
"And how much more is a man worth than a sheep? Therefore it is right to do good on the Sabbath."
Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand."
The man stretched it out, and it had become sound like the other. But when the Pharisees came out, they consulted together how they might destroy him.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
So when Jesus knew it, he withdrew from that place, and numbers of people followed him.
He cured them all; but he strictly forbade them to blaze abroad his doings,
that the word spoken through Isaiah, the prophet, might be fulfilled.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
Behold my servant whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom my soul delights; I will breathe my spirit upon him, and he shall announce justice to the Gentiles
He will not strive nor cry aloud, Nor shall anyone hear is voice in the streets
20 ⲕ̅ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϣϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟϭⲡϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗ ⲉϥϩⲧⲙⲧⲱⲙ ⲛϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ
The bruised reed will not break; The dimly burning wick will not quench; Till he has led justice on to victory.
And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲟ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲙⲡⲟ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
Then they brought to him a blind and deaf demoniac; and he healed him, so that the dumb both spoke and saw.
And all the crowds were amazed, and he began to say, "Can this be the Son of David?"
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲉϫⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ
When the Pharisees heard it they said, "It is only by the aid of Beelzebub, the Prince of the demons, that this fellow is driving out demons."
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲣϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ
Because Jesus knew what was in their minds, he said to them. "Any kingdom divided against itself will become desolate; and any city or household divided against himself will not stand.
"So if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲉⲓⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ
"And if I am casting out demons in the power of Beelzebub, in whose power do your sons cast them out? So they themselves shall be your judges.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲁⲥⲡⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
"But if it is in the power of the Spirit of God is already upon you.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ
"Or how can any one enter the strong man’s house and carry off his goods without first binding the strong man? Then he can rob his house.
"He who is not with me is against me; and he who is not gathering with me, scatters.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ
"Therefore I tell you that every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ (aiōn g165)
"And if any man say a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in that which is to come. (aiōn g165)
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡϣⲏⲛ
"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for by its fruit the tree is known.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϣⲁϫⲉ
"You generation of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. "When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers seized to get his fruit.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
"A good man out of his good treasure brings forth good; and from his evil treasure a bad man brings out evil.
"I tell you that for every careless word that men speak they shall give account on the day of judgment.
"For by your words you will each be justified, and by your words be condemned."
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ
Then some of the Scribes and Pharisees accosted him. "Teacher," they said, "we want to see some sign from you."
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϯⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
In reply Jesus told them. "An evil and faithless generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given them except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
40 ⲙ̅ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ
"For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the sea- monster’s belly, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
"The men of Nineveh will stand up in the Judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented under the preaching of Jonah, and lo! a greater than Jonah is here!
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲣⲧⲣⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲉⲁⲣⲏϫϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
"The Queen of the South will rise in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! a greater than Solomon is here!
43 ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲉⲙⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ
"Whenever an unclean spirit leaves a man, it wanders through waterless places, seeking rest but finding none.
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲥⲁⲛⲏⲩⲧ
"Then it says, "‘I will go back to my house which I left’; and on arrival finds it empty, swept, and garnished.
45 ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲁⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ
"Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits worse than itself; and they enter in and dwell there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be with this wicked generation."
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲥⲁⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
While he was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers were standing outside, desiring to speak to him.
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So some one told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, and wanting to speak to you."
But he answered the man who told him, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"
And stretching his hand toward his disciples, he said,
"Behold my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, is my brother and sister and mother."
