Luke 11
1 Then it happened, when He finished praying in a certain place, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲏⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳪ ⲙⲁ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭ ⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
2 So He said to them: “Whenever you pray, say: Our Father who is in the heavens, your name must be reverenced. Your Kingdom must come. Your will must be done on earth as it is in heaven.
ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭ ⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ.
3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ.
4 Also, forgive us our sins, because we also forgive everyone indebted to us. And, do not lead us into testing, but deliver us from the malignant one.”
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
5 Then He said to them: “Who among you will have a friend and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves,
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲙⲁ ⲅ̅ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩϣⲁⲡ.
6 because a friend has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’;
ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲭⲁϥ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ.
7 and he will answer from within and say, ‘Don't bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give to you?’
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲏ ϩⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓⲙⲁ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ.
8 I say to you, even if he will not get up and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as many as he needs.
ⲏ̅ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲗⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
9 “So I say to you: ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
10 Because everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ϣⲁϥϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲧⲕⲱϯ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗϩ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ.
11 And which father among you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if a fish, will he give him a snake instead of a fish?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ.
12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he give him a scorpion?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲙⲏ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϭⲗⲏ ⲛⲁϥ.
13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲟⲥⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
14 Then He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. As a result, when the demon had gone out the mute spoke! And the crowds marveled.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ.
15 But some of them said, “It's by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons, that he casts out demons.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⳿ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
16 While others kept asking Him for a sign from heaven, testing.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
17 But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against itself falls.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϣⲁϥϩⲉⲓ.
18 So if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand?—since you say I cast out demons by Beelzebul!
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ϯϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
19 Further, if I am casting out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ϯϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
20 But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, surely the Kingdom of God has come upon you.
ⲕ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϯϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲁⲥⲫⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his possessions are safe.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ϧⲟⲕϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲩⲗⲏ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣ ⲭⲟⲛⲧ⳿ⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
22 But when someone stronger than he attacks, he overcomes him, takes away all his armor in which he trusted, and distributes his spoils.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲩϫⲱⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϧⲱⲕ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥϫⲱⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲗ.
23 “He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲏ ⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϯⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲱⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
24 “Whenever an unclean spirit goes out from a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest; and not finding any it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
25 And coming it finds it swept and put in order.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲣⲱϥⲧ ⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲣⲁϩ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲗⲥⲱⲗ.
26 Then it goes and picks up seven other spirits, more malignant than itself, and they go in and live there; so the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲍ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓϧⲁⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲁϯ.
27 And then, as He was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲥ ⲛϯⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϥⲓⲧⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲙⲛⲟϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲕ.
28 But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲅⲉ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
29 Now as the crowds were increasing, He began to say: “This is a malignant generation. It keeps wanting a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏ ⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏ ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲛⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
30 Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of the Man be to this generation.
ⲗ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲓⲱⲛⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ.
31 The queen of the South will be raised up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ϯⲟⲩⲣⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲛⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲁⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ.
32 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and they will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ ϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲓⲱⲛⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ.
33 “No one, having lit a lamp, puts it in hiding or under a basket, but on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲇⲉ ϭⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲏⲃⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲩⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲡ ⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, whenever your ‘eye’ is good, your whole body is illuminated. But when it is malignant, your body also is darkened.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲡϧⲏⲃⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁⲕⲓ.
35 So see to it that the ‘light’ in you not be darkness.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲡⲉ.
36 If then your whole body is full of light, not having any part dark, the whole will be illuminated, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲭⲉⲙⲥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲏⲣϥ ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϧⲏⲃⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲉⲧⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
37 Now as He spoke, a certain Pharisee invited Him to eat with him. So He went in and reclined.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ.
38 But the Pharisee, noticing that He did not first wash before the meal, was critical.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ⲓⲟⲩⲱⲙ.
39 So the Lord said to him: “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but your inside is full of greed and malignancy.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲫⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲃⲓⲛⲁϫ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ.
40 Fools! Did not He who made the outside also make the inside?
ⲙ̅ⲛⲓⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲫⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ.
41 Nevertheless, give what is possible as alms; then indeed all things are clean to you.
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲧⲛⲁⲏ ⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲥⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
42 “But woe to you Pharisees! You tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you ignore justice and the love of God. These it was necessary to do, without leaving those undone.
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁϭⲓⲛ⳿ⲛⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲃⲁϣⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seat in the synagogues, and greetings in the marketplaces.
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ.
44 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like unperceived graves, that people walk on without knowing it.”
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ.
45 Then one of the lawyers reacted and said to him, “Teacher, by saying these things you insult us also!”
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕϣⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ.
46 So He said: “Woe to you lawyers also! You load men down with burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲧⲫⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲙϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲧⲫⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲃ.
47 Woe to you! You restore the tombs of the prophets, it being your fathers who killed them.
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ.
48 Thereby you witness to and approve of the deeds of your fathers; because they indeed killed them, while you restore their tombs.
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ.
49 Also, because of this ‘the wisdom of God’ said: ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’
ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ϯⲕⲉⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ.
50 so that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,
ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲫⲟⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ.
51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation!
ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲉⲗ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲣⲁⲭⲓⲁⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲥⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ.
52 Woe to you lawyers! You have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering!”
ⲛ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲕⲱⲗⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
53 Well when He had said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge Him on vehemently and to cross-examine Him about many things,
ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ.
54 lying in wait for Him, trying to catch Him in something He might say, so that they might accuse Him.
ⲛ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲩϭⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲣϫϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲱϥ
