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At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, 'Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'
And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲉⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
and said, 'Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;
whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.
'And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,
6 ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲕϩ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲙⲥϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲡⲉⲗⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ
and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
'Woe to the world from the stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block doth come!
8 ⲏ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲏ ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϣⲁⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲅⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛϭⲁⲛⲁϩ ⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟϫⲕ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
'And if thy hand or thy foot doth cause thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee; it is good for thee to enter into the life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast to the fire the age-during. (aiōnios g166)
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲟⲣⲕϥ ⲛⲅⲛⲟϫϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲣⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟϫⲕ ⲉⲧⲅⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲁ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉ (Geenna g1067)
'And if thine eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee; it is good for thee one-eyed to enter into the life, rather than having two eyes to be cast to the gehenna of the fire. (Geenna g1067)
10 ⲓ̅ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
'Beware! — ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,
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for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲇⲟⲕⲉⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲡⲥⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲣⲙ
'What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not — having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains — seek that which is gone astray?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲉⲓⲡⲥⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲣⲙ
and if it may come to pass that he doth find it, verily I say to you, that he doth rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray;
so it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅϫⲡⲉⲓⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲧⲱϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲁⲕϯϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ
'And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ϫⲓ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲏ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲏ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ
and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲕⲉⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ
'And if he may not hear them, say [it] to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲗ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
'Verily I say to you, Whatever things ye may bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever things ye may loose on the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲟⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϥⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
'Again, I say to you, that, if two of you may agree on the earth concerning anything, whatever they may ask — it shall be done to them from my Father who is in the heavens,
for where there are two or three gathered together — to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲧⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ
Then Peter having come near to him, said, 'Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him — till seven times?'
Jesus saith to him, 'I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.
'Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,
and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ
and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.
The servant then, having fallen down, was bowing to him, saying, Sir, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;
and the lord of that servant having been moved with compassion did release him, and the debt he forgave him.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲱϭⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲕ
'And, that servant having come forth, found one of his fellow-servants who was owing him an hundred denaries, and having laid hold, he took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that which thou owest.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
His fellow-servant then, having fallen down at his feet, was calling on him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;
and he would not, but having gone away, he cast him into prison, till he might pay that which was owing.
'And his fellow-servants having seen the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly, and having come, shewed fully to their lord all the things that were done;
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲡⲥⲱⲡⲧ
then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,
did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?
'And having been wroth, his lord delivered him to the inquisitors, till he might pay all that was owing to him;
so also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye may not forgive each one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.'
