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Now all the tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to Jesus to listen to him.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.
But the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”
So Jesus told them this parable:
4 ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ̅ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲓⲡⲥ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
“What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the other ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?
And when he does find it, he rejoices as he lays it on his shoulders.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉ͡ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈ ϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲙ̅.
Then he returns home and calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.’
7 ⲍ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈. ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲡⲥ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣ̅ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ.
I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲣⲁⲭⲙⲏ ⲛⲥ̅ⲥⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲥ̅ⲛⲁϫⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲃⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥ̅ⲥⲉϩⲣ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛⲥ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one of them. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲥ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ. ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲇⲣⲁⲭⲙⲏ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲣⲙⲉⲥ.
And when she does find it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’
10 ⲓ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ·
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents.”
Then he said, “There was a man who had two sons.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧʾⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛ̅ⲕⲁ.
The younger of the two said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that will belong to me.’ So the father divided his assets between his two sons.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲁⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲉⲩϩⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲇⲏⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲛⲁ.
A few days later, the younger son gathered together all that he had and went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his property by living recklessly.
When he had spent all that he had, a severe famine arose throughout that country, and he began to be in need.
So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
The young man longed to fill his belly with the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲓ̈ⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ϩⲁⲡⲉϩⲕⲟ.
When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired workers have an abundance of bread, while I perish with hunger!
I will arise, go to my father, and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before yoʋ.
I am no longer worthy to be called yoʋr son; make me like one of yoʋr hired workers.”’
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧʾ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ̅ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲕϩ̅ ⲁϥϯⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲱϥ
So he arose and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with compassion. So he ran to his son, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ⲁⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ϯⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ.
Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before yoʋ. I am no longer worthy to be called yoʋr son.’
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲓⲱⲧʾ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲛⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ.
But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us eat and celebrate.
For this son of mine was dead but is now alive again; he was lost but has now been found.’ And they began to celebrate.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ. ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲩⲙⲫⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ.
“Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
So he called one of the servants over and asked him what was happening.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲁⲡⲉⲕⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ϣⲱⲱⲧʾ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ʾ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ.
The servant said to him, ‘Yoʋr brother has come, and yoʋr father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received yoʋr brother back safe and sound.’
But the older son was angry and would not go in. So his father came out and began pleading with him.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧʾ ϫⲉ ⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϯⲟ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕ̅ϯ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥ ⲃ̅ⲃⲁⲁⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ.
But he said to his father in response, ‘Behold, all these years I have served yoʋ and have never disobeyed yoʋr command, yet yoʋ have never given me even a young goat so that I could celebrate with my friends.
But when this son of yoʋrs came, who has devoured yoʋr assets with prostitutes, yoʋ killed the fattened calf for him.’
The father said to him, ‘Son, yoʋ are always with me, and everything I have is yoʋrs.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧʾ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲣⲙ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ·
But it was proper to celebrate and rejoice, for yoʋr brother was dead but is now alive again; he was lost but has now been found.’”
