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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ
At the conclusion of this teaching, Jesus withdrew from Galilee, and went into that district of Judea which is on the other side of the Jordan.
Great crowds followed him, and he cured them there.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲁⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ
Presently some Pharisees came up to him, and, to test him, said, “Has a man the right to divorce his wife for every cause?”
“Haven’t you read,” replied Jesus, “that at 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 reason a man will leave his father and mother, and be united to his wife, and the man and his wife will become one’?
So that they are no longer two, but one. What God himself, then, has yoked together people must not separate.”
“Why, then,” they said, “did Moses direct that a man should serve his wife with a notice of separation and divorce her?”
8 ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϯⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ
“Moses, owing to the hardness of your hearts,” answered Jesus, “permitted you to divorce your wives, but that was not so at the beginning.
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of some serious sexual sin, and marries another woman, is guilty of adultery.”
“If that,” said the disciples, “is the position of a man with regard to his wife, it is better not to marry.”
“It is not everyone,” replied Jesus, “who can accept this teaching, but only those who have been enabled to do so.
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
Some men are incapable of marriage because they were born that way, or have been made so by other people, while there are others who stay single for the sake of the kingdom of Heaven. Accept this if you can.”
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ
Then some little children were brought to Jesus, for him to place his hands on them, and pray; but the disciples found fault with those who had brought them.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
Jesus, however, said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of heaven belongs.”
So he placed his hands on them, and then went on his way.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
A man came up to Jesus, and said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain 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
“Why ask me about goodness?” answered Jesus. “There is but One who is good. If you want to enter the life, keep the commandments.”
“What commandments?” asked the man. “These,” answered Jesus, – “‘You must not kill. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not say what is false about others.
Honor your father and your mother.’ And ‘You must love your neighbor as you love yourself.’”
“I have observed all these,” said the young man. “What is still wanting in me?”
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
“If you wish to be perfect,” answered Jesus, “go and sell your property, and give to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; then come and follow me.”
On hearing these words, the young man went away distressed, for he had great possessions.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
At this, Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you that a rich person will find it hard to enter the kingdom of heaven!
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲙⲛⲧⲱⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
I say again, it is easier for a camel to get through a needle’s eye than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!”
On hearing this, the disciples exclaimed in great astonishment, “Who then can possibly be saved?”
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲛⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ
But Jesus looked at them, and said, “With people this is impossible, but with God everything is possible.” Then Peter turned and said to Jesus,
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ
“But we – we 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
“I tell you,” answered Jesus, “that at the new creation, when the Son of Man takes his seat on his throne of glory, you who followed me will be seated on twelve thrones, as judges of the twelve tribes of Israel.
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 children, or land, for my sake, will receive many times as much, and will gain eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
But many who are first now will then be last, and those who are last will be first.
