< Luke 11 >
1 It happened, that when he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."
ⲁ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ
2 So he said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Our Father in heaven, holy be your name. May your kingdom come. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ
3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲓⲕ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ
4 And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.'"
ⲇ̅ⲕⲁⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ
5 He said to them, "Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight, and tell him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲛⲟⲓⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲩϣⲁⲡ
6 for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him,'
ⲋ̅ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛϯ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱϥ
7 and he from within will answer and say, 'Do not bother me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give it to you'?
ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲙⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲉϭⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲕ
8 I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.
ⲏ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲗⲁϭ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϥⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁϥ
9 "I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
10 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲓ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ϥⲛⲁϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ
11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, he won't give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲧ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϥ
12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲏ ⲛϥⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟϩⲉ
13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϯⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲥⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
14 He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. It happened, when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲙⲡⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ
15 But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲉϫ ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ
16 Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ
17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. A house divided against itself falls.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲣϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϣⲁϥϩⲉ
18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉϫⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ
19 But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore will they be your judges.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲉⲗⲍⲉⲃⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲓⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲣⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ
20 But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
ⲕ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉϫ ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲁⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲱϩ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ
21 "When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲩⲗⲏ ⲉϥϩⲏⲕ ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ
22 But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides up his plunder.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲓ ⲛϥϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϥⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϥⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲣ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲗ
23 "He that is not with me is against me. He who does not gather with me scatters.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
24 The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the person, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, 'I will turn back to my house from which I came out.'
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲉⲙⲙⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲙϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
25 When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲣ ⲉϥⲧⲥⲁⲙⲓⲏⲟⲩ
26 Then he goes, and takes seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that person becomes worse than the first."
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥϫⲓ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲁⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲑⲟ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲣⲡ
27 It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the crowd lifted up her voice, and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you."
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲑⲏ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
28 But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
29 When the crowds were gathering together to him, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ϣϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲁ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ
30 For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of Man be to this generation.
ⲗ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ
31 The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the people of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, one greater than Solomon is here.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲣⲣⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲓ ϫⲓⲛ ⲁⲣⲏϫϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
32 The people of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and look, one greater than Jonah is here.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲧϭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲓⲱⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
33 "No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲣⲉϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲛϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ
34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲡϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ
35 Therefore see whether the light that is in you is not darkness.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ ϭⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲡⲉ
36 If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲙⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲫⲏⲃⲥ ⲣⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϩ
37 Now as he spoke, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in, and sat at the table.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ
38 When the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that he had not first washed himself before dinner.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡϥϩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ
39 The Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲛⲙⲡⲡⲓⲛⲁⲝ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲓ ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ
40 You foolish ones, did not he who made the outside make the inside also?
ⲙ̅ⲙⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ
41 But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and see, all things will be clean to you.
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϯⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
42 But woe to you Pharisees. For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲙⲫⲁϭⲓⲛⲛⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲙⲡⲃⲁϣⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲕⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧⲛ
43 Woe to you Pharisees. For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ
44 Woe to you. For you are like hidden graves, and the people who walk over them do not know it."
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙϩⲁⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ
45 One of the Law scholars answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you insult us also."
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲥⲱϣ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ
46 He said, "Woe to you Law scholars also. For you load people with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won't even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲣϣ ⲉϫⲛ ⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱϩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ
47 Woe to you. For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ
48 So you are witnesses and consent to the works of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their tombs.
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲓⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲩⲛⲉⲩⲇⲟϭⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱⲧ
49 Therefore also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,
ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲧⲕⲉⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲙϩⲉⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ
50 that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
ⲛ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ
51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.' Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.
ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲉⲗ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲃⲃⲁⲣⲁⲭⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲥⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ
52 Woe to you Law scholars. For you took away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered."
ⲛ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϥⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲟϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ
53 And when he left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to provoke him to speak about many things;
ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲁϩ
54 lying in wait for him, seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.
ⲛ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲁϩ ⲉⲩϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϭⲟⲡϥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲣⲱϥ