Matthew 19
1 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these words, He removed from Galilee, and came to the borders of Judea, beyond the Jordan,
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈⲔ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲚⲒϬⲒⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ϨⲒⲘⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎ Ⲥ.
2 and great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there.
ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
3 And the Pharisees came near to Him, tempting Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?”
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϨⲒ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
4 And He answering said to them, “Did you not read that He who made [them] from the beginning, made them a male and a female,
ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰϢ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ.
5 and said, For this cause will a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they will be—the two—for one flesh?
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲬⲀ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲞⲘϤ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲂ ⲈⲨⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
6 So that they are no longer two, but one flesh; what therefore God joined together, let no man separate.”
ⲋ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲂⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲞⲘϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲪⲞⲢϪϤ.
7 They say to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?”
ⲍ̅ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ Ⲁ- ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲈϮⲤϦⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
8 He says to them, “Moses for your stiffness of heart permitted you to put away your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
ⲏ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲚⲀϢⲦϨⲎ ⲦⲀ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
9 And I say to you that whoever may put away his wife, if not for whoredom, and may marry another, commits adultery; and he who married her that has been put away, commits adultery.”
ⲑ̅ϮϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨⲒ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϢⲈ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲀϤⲐⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲪⲈ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ.
10 His disciples say to Him, “If the case of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry.”
ⲓ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲤⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈϬⲒ.
11 And He said to them, “All do not receive this word, but those to whom it has been given;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲤⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
12 for there are eunuchs who from the mother’s womb were so born; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who kept themselves eunuchs because of the kingdom of the heavens: he who is able to receive [it]—let him receive.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲈⲀⲨⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲈⲀⲨⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨⲢ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠ.
13 Then were brought near to Him children that He might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲬⲀ ϪⲒϪ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
14 But Jesus said, “Permit the children, and do not forbid them to come to Me, for of such is the kingdom of the heavens”;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
15 and having laid [His] hands on them, He departed from there.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀ ϪⲒϪ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
16 And behold, one having come near, said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing will I do that I may have continuous life?” (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (aiōnios g166)
17 And He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one [is] good except one—God; but if you will to enter into life, keep the commands.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ.
18 He says to Him, “What kind?” And Jesus said, “You will not murder, You will not commit adultery, You will not steal, You will not bear false witness,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀϢ ⲚⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ.
19 Honor your father and mother, and, You will love your neighbor as yourself.”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲔⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲔⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲢⲎϮ.
20 The young man says to Him, “All these I kept from my youth; what yet do I lack?”
ⲕ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈϮϢⲀⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
21 Jesus said to him, “If you will to be perfect, go away, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven, and come, follow Me.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢⲞⲨⲦⲈⲖⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲘⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔϪⲪⲞ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲞ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲔ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ.
22 And the young man, having heard the word, went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲨⲠⲀⲢⲬⲞⲚⲦⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
23 and Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you that hardly will a rich man enter into the kingdom of the heavens;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲒⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲒ.
24 and again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲘⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϬⲀⲘⲞⲨⲖ ⲒⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲞⲨⲀⲐⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲚⲐⲰⲢⲠ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
25 And His disciples having heard, were exceedingly amazed, saying, “Who, then, is able to be saved?”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ.
26 And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
27 Then Peter answering said to Him, “Behold, we left all, and followed You, what then will we have?”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲬⲀ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲤⲰⲔ ⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
28 And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that you who followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man may sit on a throne of His glory, will sit—you also—on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲦϨⲈⲘⲤⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒ ⲒⲂ ⲚⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈϮⲒⲂ ⲚⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
29 and everyone who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for My Name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit continuous life; (aiōnios g166)
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀ ⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲒⲈ ⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲒⲰⲦ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲀⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲒⲈ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲎⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲈϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲢ ⲚⲔⲰⲂ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ. (aiōnios g166)
30 and many first will be last, and last first.”
ⲗ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚϦⲀⲈⲨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ.
