Luke 5
1 One day, as Jesus was standing beside the Sea of Galilee, people crowded around him to hear the word of God.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲗⲩⲙⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲅⲉⲛⲛⲏⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ.
2 Jesus noticed two boats lying on the shore, left there by fishermen who were washing their nets.
ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲓ ⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲛⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲗⲩⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲣⲱϧⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.
3 Jesus got into a boat, the one that belonged to Simon, and asked him to push it out into the water, just offshore. Then Jesus sat down in the boat and taught the people from there.
ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϫⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲛϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲧⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏ ϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ.
4 After he'd finished speaking, he told Simon, “Go out into deeper water, and let down your nets for a catch.”
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧϣⲏⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϫⲟⲣϫⲥ.
5 “Lord, we worked hard all night, and didn't catch anything. But if you say so, I'll let down the nets,” Simon replied.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲛⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲭ ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ.
6 Having done this, a large shoal of fish filled the nets full to breaking point.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲫⲱϧ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
7 They waved to their partners in the other boat, asking them to come over and help. The others came over and together they filled both of the boats with fish. The boats were so full that they began to sink.
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲕⲉϫⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϯⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲁϩ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲃ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲱⲙⲥ.
8 When Simon Peter saw what had happened, he dropped to his knees before Jesus. “Lord, please stay away from me, for I am a sinful man!” he exclaimed.
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
9 For he and everybody with him were completely amazed by the catch of fish that they had landed.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ.
10 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners, felt the same way. “Don't be afraid,” Jesus told Simon. “From now on you'll be fishing for people!”
ⲓ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
11 So they dragged the boats onto the shore, left everything, and followed Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲕ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲭⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
12 Once when Jesus was visiting one of the towns, he met a man there who had a very bad case of leprosy. The man fell with his face to the ground and begged Jesus, “Please Lord, if you're willing, you can make me clean.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲧ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲓ.
13 Jesus reached out and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately the leprosy disappeared.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥ ϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲉϩⲧ.
14 “Say nothing to anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “Go and show yourself to the priest and make the ceremonial offerings as required by the law of Moses as proof that you've been healed.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
15 Yet the news about Jesus spread more and more. Large crowds came to hear Jesus and to be healed from their diseases.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ.
16 But Jesus often used to retreat to quiet places and pray.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ.
17 One day when Jesus was teaching, the Pharisees and religious teachers who had come from all over Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem were sitting there. The power of the Lord to heal was with him so he could heal.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲙ ⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲁⲥϣⲟⲡ ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲱⲟⲩ.
18 Some men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to take him in and lay him in front of Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲗⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
19 But they couldn't find any way through the crowd, so they went up on the roof and made a hole in the roof tiles. Then they lowered the man down on the mat, right into the crowd in front of Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲉⲛⲉⲫⲱⲣ ⲩⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϭⲗⲟϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲱⲃϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
20 When Jesus saw the trust they had in him, he said to the man, “Your sins are forgiven.”
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
21 The religious teachers and the Pharisees began to argue with that. “Who is this who's speaking blasphemies?” they asked. “Who can forgive sins? Only God can do that!”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲫϯ.
22 Jesus knew what they were arguing about, so he asked them, “Why are you thinking to question this?
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.
23 What is easier? To say your sins are forgiven, or to say get up and walk?
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ.
24 However, I will prove to you that the Son of man has the authority here on earth to forgive sins.” Then he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you: Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲗⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ.
25 Immediately the man stood up in front of them. He picked up the mat he'd been lying on, and went home, praising God as he went.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉϥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
26 Everyone was completely astonished at what had happened, and in great awe they praised God, saying, “What we saw today was amazing!”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ.
27 Later, as Jesus was leaving the town, he saw a tax collector called Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲗⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
28 Levi stood up, left everything, and followed Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
29 Levi organized a large banquet at his home in Jesus' honor. Many tax collectors and others were in the crowd that sat down to eat with them. But the Pharisees and the religious teachers complained to Jesus' disciples, asking,
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲗⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲡⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲣⲟⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
30 “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
ⲗ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
31 “Healthy people don't need a doctor—but sick people do,” Jesus replied.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϫⲟⲣ ⲥⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟⲕϩ.
32 “I didn't come to call those who are living right to repentance—I came to call sinners.”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ.
33 “Well, John's disciples often fast and pray, and the Pharisees' disciples do so as well. But your disciples don't—they go on eating and drinking,” they told him.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲥⲉⲥⲱ.
34 “Should the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them?” Jesus asked.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲏ ⲧ ⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
35 “No—but the time is coming when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they can fast.”
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
36 Then he gave them an illustration: “You don't tear out a patch from new clothes to mend old clothes. Otherwise you'd ruin new clothes, and the patch from the new wouldn't match the old.
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲫⲉϧ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲥⲫⲉϧ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥ ϯⲙⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲧⲱⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲗⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲣⲓ.
37 You don't put new wine into old wineskins, because if you did the new wine would burst the wineskins. Then both wine and wineskins would be wasted.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓ ⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲫⲉϧ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
38 You put new wine in new wineskins.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲓ ⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ.
39 And nobody after drinking old wine wants new wine, for they say, ‘the old tastes good.’”
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱ ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϩⲟⲗϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ
