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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ.
When Jesus had finished these discourses, He removed from Galilee and came into that part of Judaea which lay beyond the Jordan.
And a vast multitude followed him, and He cured them there.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲁⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ.
Then came some of the Pharisees to Him to put Him to the proof by the question, "Has a man a right to divorce his wife whenever he chooses?"
"Have you not read," He replied, "that He who made them 'made them' from the beginning 'male and female,
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be one'?
Thus they are no longer two, but 'one'! What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate."
"Why then," said they, "did Moses command the husband to give her 'a written notice of divorce,' and so put her away?"
8 ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏⲧ. ⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϯⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ. ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ.
"Moses," He replied, "in consideration of the hardness of your nature permitted you to put away your wives, but it has not been so from the beginning.
And I tell you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery."
"If this is the case with a man in relation to his wife," said the disciples to Him, "it is better not to marry."
"It is not every man," He replied, "who can receive this teaching, but only those on whom the grace has been bestowed.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϥⲓ.
There are men who from their birth have been disabled from marriage, others who have been so disabled by men, and others who have disabled themselves for the sake of the Kingdom of the Heavens. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it."
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϥϣⲗⲏⲗ. ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ.
Then young children were brought to Him for Him to put His hands on them and pray; but the disciples interfered.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ 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 those who are childlike that the Kingdom of the Heavens belongs."
So He laid His hands upon them and went away.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
"Teacher," said one man, coming up to Him, "what that is good shall I do in order to win the Life of the Ages?" (aiōnios g166)
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ.
"Why do you ask me," He replied, "about what is good? There is only One who is truly good. But if you desire to enter into Life, keep the Commandments."
"Which Commandments?" he asked. Jesus answered, "'Thou shalt not kill;' 'Thou shalt not commit adultery;' 'Thou shalt not steal;' 'Thou shalt not lie in giving evidence;'
'Honour thy father and thy mother'; and 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'"
"All of these," said the young man, "I have carefully kept. What do I still lack?"
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ. ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲅⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲟ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
"If you desire to be perfect," replied Jesus, "go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; and come, follow me."
On hearing those words the young man went away much cast down; for he had much property.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ.
So Jesus said to His disciples, "I solemnly tell you that it is with difficulty that a rich man will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲙⲛⲧⲱⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ.
Yes, I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God."
These words utterly amazed the disciples, and they asked, "Who then can be saved?"
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ. ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟ ⲛⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ.
Jesus looked at them and said, "With men this is impossible, but with God everything is possible."
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ.
Then Peter said to Jesus, "See, we have forsaken everything and followed you; what then will be our reward?"
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ. ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ. ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲙⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅.
"I solemnly tell you," replied Jesus, "that in the New Creation, when the Son of Man has taken His seat on His glorious throne, all of you who have followed me shall also sit on twelve thrones and judge 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 ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ. ϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
And whoever has forsaken houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children or lands, for my sake, shall receive many times as much and shall have as his inheritance the Life of the Ages. (aiōnios g166)
"But many who are now first will be last, and many who are now last will be first.
