Matthew 21
1 And when they approached Jerusalem, and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them.
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲫⲁⲅⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲃ̅.
2 "Go on into the village facing you, and at once you will find an ass tied, and her colt with her. Loose them and bring them to me.
ⲃ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϫ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲃⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ.
3 "And if any one says anything to you, tell him, ‘The Master needs them,’ and he will send them without delay."
ⲅ̅⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ.
4 This happened in fulfilment of the word spoken though the prophet.
ⲇ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
5 Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold thy King cometh to thee, Gentle and sitting upon an ass, And upon a colt, the fool of a beast of burden."
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲤⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϫ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ.
6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus told them;
ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
7 they led back the ass and her colt, and placed their cloaks on them.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲏϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
8 Then Jesus seated himself upon them, and most of the crowd kept spreading their cloaks on the road, and others began cutting branches off the trees, and spreading them in the road.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲡϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲣϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲁⲩⲫⲟⲣϣⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
9 And the crowds who preceded and those who followed after him shouted again and again, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed be he who is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
ⲑ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ.
10 And as he came into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred. "Who is this?" they said.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ.
11 And the crowds answered, "This is the Prophet Jesus, from Nazareth, in Galilee."
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲚⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ.
12 Then Jesus entered into the Temple courts, and cast out all who were buying and selling there, and overturned the tables of the money- changers, and the seats of those who sold pigeons.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϫⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲑⲉⲇⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϯ ϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
13 "It is written," he said, "My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of thieves."
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛⲓ.
14 Then the blind and the lame came to him in the Temple courts, and he healed them.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϭⲁⲗⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
15 But when the chief priests and the Scribes saw the wonderful works he did, and the boys who were shouting in the Temple Courts and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!"
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ.
16 they asked him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" "Surely," said Jesus, "and have you never read, Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?"
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲉⲙϭⲓ ⲁⲕⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ.
17 So he left them and went outside the city, to Bethany, and spent the night there.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
18 At dawn, when he was on his way back into the city, he was hungry;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲧⲟⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ϩⲕⲟ.
19 and when he saw a solitary fig tree beside the road, he went to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. And he said to it, "Let no man gather fruit from you forever." And at once the fig tree withered away. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏϯ ϣⲁ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ. (aiōn g165)
20 When his disciples saw this, they were astonished. "How instantaneously," they said, "the fig tree withered!"
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ.
21 In reply Jesus said to them, "In solemn truth I tell you that if you have faith and never doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Up, cast yourself into the sea!’ it shall be done;
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲏⲧ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ.
22 "and everything that you ask for in your prayers you shall have, if you believe."
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ.
23 When he had entered the Temple courts, and was teaching, the high priests and elders of the people came to him and asked him, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ.
24 Jesus answered. "I also will put a question to you, which, if you tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϣⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.
25 John’s baptism, whence was it, from heaven or from man?" So they began debating about it among themselves.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
26 "If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for they all regard Johnas a prophet."
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
27 So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." He said to them, "Nor am I going to tell you in what authority I do these deeds.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.
28 "But give me your judgment. There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said to him, "‘Son, go work today in my vineyard!’
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ.
29 "‘I will go, sir,’ he answered; yet he did not go.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ.
30 "Then he went to the second, and said the same thing to him. "‘I will not,’ he answered; but afterward he changed his mind and went.
ⲗ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲃ̅ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ.
31 "Which of these two did the will of his father?" "The last," they replied. "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and harlots are going into the kingdom of heaven before you!
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ.
32 "For Johncame to you in the road of righteousness, and you did not give credence to him; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots gave credence to him. But you, although you saw this, did not even then change your minds and give credence to him.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
33 "Listen to another parable. "A man who was a householder planted a vineyard, fenced it about, dug a wine vat in it, built a tower, then rented it to vine-dressers and went abroad.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϭⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲧⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ.
35 "And the vine-dressers seized his slaves, flogged one, killed another, and stoned a third.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
36 "Again he sent other slaves, a larger number than at first, and they treated them in the same way.
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
37 "And last he sent his son to them; ‘Surely they will respect my son,’ he said.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲓⲧ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ.
38 "But when the vine-dressers saw his son, they said to themselves. "‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.’
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ.
39 "So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ.
40 "When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?"
ⲙ̅⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
41 "He will utterly destroy those wretches," they answered, "and will entrust his vineyard to other vine-dressers, who will pay back the fruits to him in their season."
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ.
42 "Have you never read in the Scriptures," Jesus answered, "how The stone that the builders rejected Has been made the corner-stone; This is the Lord’s doing, It is wonderful in our eyes?
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲟϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ.
43 "I tell you that for this reason the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation that does produce the fruit of it.
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲟⲗⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ.
44 "He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but he upon whom it falls will be scattered as dust."
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲗⲁⲥϥ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
45 As they listened to his parables, the chief priests and the Pharisees recognized that he was speaking about them;
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
46 but although they longed to apprehend him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
