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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙ̅ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
One day--it was a Sabbath--He was taking a meal at the house of one of the Rulers of the Pharisee party, while they were closely watching Him.
In front of Him was a man suffering from dropsy.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲓ ⲉⲣ̅ⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲓ.
This led Jesus to ask the lawyers and Pharisees, "Is it allowable to cure people on the Sabbath?"
They gave Him no answer; so He took hold of the man, cured him, and sent him away.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲏ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁⲛⲧϥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡʾⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ
Then He turned to them and said, "Which of you shall have a child or an ox fall into a well on the Sabbath day, and will not immediately lift him out?"
To this they could make no reply.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧʾⲧⲁϩⲙ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ
Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,
"When any one invites you to a wedding banquet, do not take the best seat, lest perhaps some more honoured guest than you may have been asked,
9 ⲑ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲛϥ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲡⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲁⲣⲭⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲉ.
and the man who invited you both will come and will say to you, 'Make room for this guest,' and then you, ashamed, will move to the lowest place.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅ̅ⲛⲟϫⲕ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲟ̅ⲗⲉⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏϫ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
On the contrary, when you are invited go and take the lowest place, that when your host comes round he may say to you, 'My friend, come up higher.' This will be doing you honour in the presence of all the other guests.
For whoever uplifts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ. ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲟ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ.
Also to His host, who had invited Him, He said, "When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbours, lest perhaps they should invite you in return and a requital be made you.
But when you entertain, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind;
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ. ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟⲟⲃⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
and you will be blessed, because they have no means of requiting you, but there will be requital for you at the Resurrection of the righteous."
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
After listening to this teaching, one of His fellow guests said to Him, "Blessed is he who shall feast in God's Kingdom."
"A man once gave a great dinner," replied Jesus, "to which he invited a large number of guests.
At dinner-time he sent his servant to announce to those who had been invited, "'Come, for things are now ready.'
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ. ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱϣⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲁⲧʾ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ.
"But they all without exception began to excuse themselves. The first told him, "'I have purchased a piece of land, and must of necessity go and look at it. Pray hold me excused.'
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲕⲉⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲉⲡϯⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲓ̈ϣ ⲛ̅ⲉϩⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲁⲧʾ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲓⲧⲓ.
"A second pleaded, "'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am on my way to try them. Pray hold me excused.'
"Another said, "'I am just married. It is impossible for me to come.'
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲣ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲃⲗ̅ⲗⲉ. ⲛⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲁⲗⲉ. ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ.
"So the servant came and brought these answers to his master, and they stirred his anger. "'Go out quickly,' he said, 'into the streets of the city--the wide ones and the narrow. You will see poor men, and crippled, blind, lame: fetch them all in here.'
"Soon the servant reported the result, saying, "'Sir, what you ordered is done, and there is room still.'
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ̈ ⲙⲟⲩϩ
"'Go out,' replied the master, 'to the high roads and hedge-rows, and compel the people to come in, so that my house may be filled.
For I tell you that not one of those who were invited shall taste my dinner.'"
On His journey vast crowds attended Him, towards whom He turned and said,
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ. ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ. ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ. ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲉ. ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈
"If any one is coming to me who does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes and his own life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.
No one who does not carry his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣⲕⲉⲧʾⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛϥ̅ϥⲓⲡⲱⲡ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲁⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲉϫⲟⲕϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
"Which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, asking if he has the means to finish it? --
lest perhaps, when he has laid the foundation and is unable to finish, all who see it shall begin to jeer at him,
saying, 'This man began to build, but could not finish.'
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲕⲉⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲱⲙⲧ̅ʾ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃ͡ⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲃⲁ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ.
Or what king, marching to encounter another king in war, does not first sit down and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the one who is advancing against him with twenty thousand?
If not, while the other is still a long way off, he sends messengers and sues for peace.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
Just as no one of you who does not detach himself from all that belongs to him can be a disciple of mine.
"Salt is good: but if even the salt has become tasteless, what will you use to season it?
Neither for land nor dunghill is it of any use; they throw it away. Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!"
