Matthew 12
1 Around that time Jesus was walking through fields of grain on the Sabbath day. His disciples were hungry so they started to pick ears of grain and eat them.
ⲁ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲗⲕ ⲛⲛϩⲙⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ
2 When the Pharisees saw this they said to Jesus, “Look at your disciples—they're doing what isn't allowed on the Sabbath!”
ⲃ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲁϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ
3 But Jesus told them, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his men were hungry?
ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟϣϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲕⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
4 He went into the house of God, and he and his men ate the sacred bread that they weren't allowed to eat since it's only for the priests.
ⲇ̅ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ
5 Haven't you read in the law that on the Sabbath day the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath but are not considered guilty?
ⲉ̅ⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟϣϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
6 However, I tell you that someone is here who is greater than the Temple!
ⲋ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
7 If you'd known the meaning of this Scripture, ‘I want mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn't have condemned an innocent man.
ⲍ̅ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉϣⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧϭⲁⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
8 For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
ⲏ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
9 Then Jesus left and went into their synagogue.
ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ
10 A man was there with a crippled hand. “Does the law allow healing on the Sabbath?” they asked him, looking for a reason to accuse him.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲓⲅⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
11 “Suppose you have a sheep and it falls into a hole in the ground on the Sabbath. Don't you grab hold of it and pull it out?” Jesus asked them.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ
12 “Don't you think a human being is worth much more than a sheep? So yes, you are allowed to do good on the Sabbath.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϭⲉ ϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲉⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ
13 Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held out his hand, and it was healed, just as healthy as the other hand.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ
14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how to kill Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ
15 Knowing this, Jesus left, with large crowds following him. He healed all of them,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
16 but instructed them not to tell people who he was.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
17 This fulfilled what Isaiah the prophet said:
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
18 “This is my servant whom I've chosen, The one I love, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit on him, And he will tell the foreigners what's right.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
19 He won't argue, he won't shout out, And nobody will hear his voice in the streets.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛϥⲛⲁϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ
20 He won't break a damaged reed, And he won't extinguish a smoking wick, Until he has proved that his judgment is right,
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϣϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟϭⲡϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗ ⲉϥϩⲧⲙⲧⲱⲙ ⲛϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ
21 And foreigners will put their hope in him.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ
22 Then a man was brought to Jesus who was demon-possessed and blind and dumb. Jesus healed him, so that the dumb man could speak and see.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲟ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲙⲡⲟ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
23 All the crowds were amazed, and asked, “Could this really be the son of David?”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ
24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they replied, “This man can only throw out demons through the power of Beelzebub, the chief of demons!”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲉϫⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ
25 Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus told them, “Any kingdom that is divided against itself will be destroyed. No town or household that is divided against itself can stand.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲣϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ
26 If Satan drives out Satan, then he's divided against himself—so how could his kingdom stand?
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲁϣ ϭⲉ ⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ
27 If I'm throwing out demons in the name of Beelzebub, in whose name are your people throwing out demons? Your own people prove you're wrong!
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲉⲓⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ
28 But if I'm throwing out demons through the power of the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you!
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲁⲥⲡⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
29 Can you enter a strong man's house and take his belongings unless you tie him up first? If you do that then you can take everything in his house.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ
30 Those who are not with me are against me, and those who do not gather together with me do the opposite: they are scattering.
ⲗ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
31 That's why I'm telling you that every sin and blasphemy you commit will be forgiven, except blasphemy against the Spirit which won't be forgiven.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ
32 Those who say something against the Son of man will be forgiven, but those who say something against the Holy Spirit won't be forgiven, neither in this life nor the next. (aiōn g165)
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ (aiōn g165)
33 Either decide that the tree is good, and its fruit is good, or decide that the tree is bad and its fruit is bad—for the tree is known by its fruit.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡϣⲏⲛ
34 You viper's brood, how can you who are evil say anything good? For your mouth simply says what your mind is busy thinking about.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϣⲁϫⲉ
35 A good person brings out good from their store of good things, and an evil person brings out evil from their store of evil things.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
36 I tell you, people will have to account for every careless thing they say on the Day of Judgment.
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲣⲅⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ
37 For what you say will either vindicate you or condemn you.”
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲕ
38 Then some of the religious teachers and Pharisees came to him and said, “Teacher, we want you to show us a miraculous sign.”
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ
39 “Evil people who don't trust in God are the ones who look for a miraculous sign. The only sign they will be given is the sign of the prophet Jonah,” Jesus told them.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϯⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
40 “In the same way Jonah was in the belly of a huge fish for three days and three nights, the Son of man will lie in the earth for three days and three nights.
ⲙ̅ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ
41 The people of Nineveh will rise in the judgment together with this generation and they will condemn it because they repented in response to Jonah's message—and as you see, there's someone greater than Jonah here!
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
42 The Queen of the South will be raised in the judgment together with this generation and will condemn it because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon—and as you see, there's someone greater than Solomon here!
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲣⲧⲣⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲉⲁⲣⲏϫϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
43 When an evil spirit leaves someone, it wanders through deserted places looking for rest, and finds nowhere to stay.
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲉⲙⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ
44 So it says, ‘I'll go back to the place I left,’ and when it returns it finds the place empty, all clean and tidy.
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲥⲁⲛⲏⲩⲧ
45 Then it goes and brings back seven other spirits even more evil than it is, and it enters and lives there. So the person ends up worse than they were at the beginning. That's the way it will be with this evil generation.”
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲁⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ
46 While he was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers arrived and stood outside, wanting to talk to him.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲥⲁⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
47 Someone came and told him, “Look, your mother and brothers are outside, wanting to talk to you.”
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅
48 “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” Jesus asked.
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ
49 He pointed at his disciples, and said, “Look, they are my mother and my brothers!
ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ
50 For those who do the will of my heavenly Father, they are my brother, sister, and mother!”
ⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ
