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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ
When Yeshua [Salvation] had finished these words, he departed from Galilee [District, Circuit], and came into the borders of Judea [Praise] beyond the Jordan [Descender].
Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲁⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ
Pharisees [Separated] came to him, testing him, and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
He answered, “Haven’t you read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh’?
So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”
They asked him, “Why then did Moses [Drawn out] enjoin us to give her a bill of divorce, and divorce her?”
8 ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϯⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ
He said to them, “Moses [Drawn out], because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for porhneia ·sexual immorality·, and marries another, commits moichao ·act of adultery·; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits moichao ·act of adultery·.”
His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϥⲓ
For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s (God’s) sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.”
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ
Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
But Yeshua [Salvation] said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven (God) belongs to ones like these.”
He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
Behold, one came to him and said, “Good Rabbi ·Teacher·, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ
He said to him, “Why do you call me good? There is One who is good, that is God’s Torah ·Teaching·. But if you want to enter into life, observe the mitzvot ·instructions·.”
He said to him, “Which ones?” Yeshua [Salvation] said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not moicheuo ·commit adultery·.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’
‘Honor your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall show agapao ·total devoted love· to your neighbor as yourself.’”
The young man said to him, “All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲅⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲟ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ
Yeshua [Salvation] said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
Yeshua [Salvation] said to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven (God) with difficulty.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲙⲛⲧⲱⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye (small door of city gate), than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲛⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ
Looking at them, Yeshua [Salvation] said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ
Then Peter [Rock] answered, “Behold, we have left everything, and followed you. What then will we have?”
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲙⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
Yeshua [Salvation] said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel [God prevails].
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲁⲏⲓ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲏ ⲥⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲏ ⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲏ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲏ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲏ ⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.
