< Matthew 18 >

1 At that hour the disciples came near to Jesus, saying, “Who, now, is greater in the kingdom of the heavens?”
ⲁ̅ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲒϢϮ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
2 And Jesus having called near a child, set him in the midst of them,
ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲎϮ.
3 and said, “Truly I say to you, if you may not be turned and become as the children, you may not enter into the kingdom of the heavens;
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
4 whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens.
ⲇ̅ⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞϤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲒϢϮ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
5 And he who may receive one such child in My Name, receives Me,
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲈⲠ ⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
6 and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in Me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged on his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.
ⲋ̅ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲤⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲞⲘⲤϤ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲒⲞⲘ.
7 Woe to the world from the stumbling-blocks! For there is necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block comes!
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ Ⲓ- ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
8 And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut them off and cast [them] from you; it is good for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the continuous fire. (aiōnios g166)
ⲏ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲔϪⲒϪ ⲒⲈ ⲦⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲞϪ ⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ϪⲞϪⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲔⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲀⲖⲈ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲔⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲀϬⲈ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϪⲒϪ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲒⲈ ϬⲀⲖⲞϪ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦⲔ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (aiōnios g166)
9 And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast from you; it is good for you to enter into life one-eyed, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire. (Geenna g1067)
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲪⲞⲢⲔϤ ϨⲒⲦⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲂⲀⲖ ⲂⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦⲔ ⲈϮⲄⲈⲈⲚⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ. (Geenna g1067)
10 Beware! You may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their messengers in the heavens always behold the face of My Father who is in the heavens,
ⲓ̅ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϮϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠϨⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
11 [[for the Son of Man came to save the lost.]]
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲔⲰϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ
12 What do you think? If a man may have one hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, does he not—having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains—seek that which is gone astray?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲢⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲬⲀ ⲠⲒϤⲐ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ.
13 And if it may come to pass that he finds it, truly I say to you that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘϤ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϢⲀϤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲒϤⲐ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ.
14 so it is not [the] will in [the] presence of your Father who is in the heavens that one of these little ones may perish.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
15 And if your brother may sin against you, go and show him his fault between you and him alone, if he may hear you, you gained your brother;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲀϨⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲔ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰⲔ ⲈⲔⲈϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ.
16 and if he may not hear, take with you yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰⲔ ϬⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲔⲈⲂ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲂⲒⲈ ⲄⲚⲦⲈ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ.
17 And if he may not hear them, say [it] to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to you as the heathen man and the tax collector.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲐⲚⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ.
18 Truly I say to you, whatever things you may bind on the earth will be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever things you may loose on the earth will be having been loosed in the heavens.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲤⲞⲚϨⲞⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲚϨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲂⲎⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
19 Again, I say to you that if two of you may agree on the earth concerning anything, whatever they may ask—it will be done to them from My Father who is in the heavens,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲂϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϮⲘⲀϮ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
20 for where there are two or three gathered together—to My Name, there am I in the midst of them.”
ⲕ̅ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲂⲒⲈ ⲄⲈⲢⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ϮⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲎϮ.
21 Then Peter having come near to Him, said, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him—until seven times?”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲀⲤⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲬⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲀ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀ ⲌⲚⲤⲞⲠ.
22 Jesus says to him, “I do not say to you until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲀⲚ ϢⲀ ⲌⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲌⲚⲞ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ.
23 Because of this was the kingdom of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who willed to take reckoning with his servants,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲤⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϤⲒⲰⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ.
24 and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϤⲒⲰⲠ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϪⲒⲚϬⲰⲢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
25 and he having nothing to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲞⲂⲞⲨ.
26 The servant then, having fallen down, was prostrating to him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you all;
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲞⲂⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
27 and the lord of that servant having been moved with compassion released him, and the debt he forgave him.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
28 And that servant having come forth, found one of his fellow-servants who was owing him one hundred denarii, and having laid hold, he took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that which you owe.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲢⲚⲤⲀⲐⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤⲰϪϨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
29 His fellow-servant then, having fallen down at his feet, was calling on him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay you all;
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϤϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲞⲂⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
30 and he would not, but having gone away, he cast him into prison, until he might pay that which was owing.
ⲗ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞϤ.
31 And his fellow-servants having seen the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly, and having come, showed fully to their lord all the things that were done;
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ.
32 then having called him, his lord says to him, Evil servant! All that debt I forgave you, seeing you called on me;
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲀⲒⲬⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
33 did it not seem necessary to you to have dealt kindly with your fellow servant, as I also dealt kindly with you?
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲀⲤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
34 And having been angry, his lord delivered him to the inquisitors, until he might pay all that was owing to him;
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲞ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
35 so also My heavenly Father will do to you, if you may not forgive each one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.”
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.

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