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Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables saying:
“The kingdom of the heavens is like a certain king who prepared a wedding feast for his son.
And he sent out his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, but they did not want to come.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲁⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲥⲉϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ
Again he sent out other servants saying: ‘Say to those who have been invited: “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!”’
Now the indifferent ones just took off—one to his own field, another to his business.
But the rest, seizing his servants mistreated and killed them!
So when that king heard about it he was furious; and sending his troops he destroyed those murderers and burned up their city.
“Then he says to his servants: ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
So go on the roads leading out of town, and as many as you may find invite to the wedding feast.’
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏϫ
And going out on the roads those servants gathered together everyone they found, both evil and good; and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had not been clothed with a wedding garment.
So he says to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϭⲁϩϭϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲃϩⲉ
Then the king said to the servants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, take him away and throw him out into the darkness farthest away.’ There there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
For many are called, but few chosen.”
Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap Him in some word.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲕϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲕϭⲱϣⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
So they send their disciples to Him, with the Herodians, saying: “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth; and you are not impressed by anyone, for you do not look at people's faces.
So tell us, what do you think: is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar, or not?”
But perceiving their malignancy Jesus said: “Hypocrites! Why do you test me?
Show me the tax coin.” So they brought Him a denarius.
And He says to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
They say to Him, “Caesar's.” Then He says to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's!”
And hearing it they marveled, and leaving Him they went away.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲇⲉ
The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲛⲧϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ
saying: “Teacher, Moses said that if someone dies having no children his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁϥϫⲓϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲙⲛⲧϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ
Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring he left his widow to his brother.
So also the second, and the third, up to the seventh.
Last of all, the woman died too.
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife, of the seven, will she be? For they all had her.”
So in answer Jesus said to them: “You are deceived, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God!
30 ⲗ̅ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲩϫⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ
For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.
But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God saying,
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲡⲉ
‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not God of dead people but of living.”
Now as the crowds heard Him they were astonished at His teaching.
Now when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they got together.
And one of them, a lawyer, testing Him, questioned and said,
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
So Jesus said to him: “‘You must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind.’
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like it, ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’
On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets.”
While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them
saying, “What do you think about the Christ; whose Son is He?” They say to Him, “David's.”
He says to them: “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’ saying,
‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right until I place your enemies as a footstool for your feet”’?
Really now, if David calls Him ‘Lord’, how can He be his son?”
And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day on did anyone dare to question Him anymore.
