< Matthew 18 >

1 In that hour the disciples approached Jesus, and said: Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
ⲁ̅⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
2 And Jesus called a child, and placed him in the midst of them,
ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ.
3 and said: Verily I say to you, that unless ye be converted, and become like children, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
4 He therefore that shall humble himself like this child, he will be great in the kingdom of heaven.
ⲇ̅ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
5 And he that shall receive in my name one who is like to this child, he receiveth me.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲉⲡ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ.
6 And whosoever shall stumble one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were suspended to his neck, and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.
ⲋ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲟⲙⲥϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ.
7 Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! For it must be, that stumbling blocks come. But, woe to the person by whose means the stumbling blocks come.
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
8 If then thy hand or thy foot make thee stumble, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is good for thee to enter into life lame or mutilated, and not that, with two hands or two feet, thou fall into eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
ⲏ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲁⲗⲟϫ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲟϫⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲁϫⲏ ⳿⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲓⲉ ϭⲁⲗⲟϫ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
9 And if thine eye make thee stumble, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, and not that, with two eyes, thou fall into the hell of fire. (Geenna g1067)
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲫⲟⲣⲕϥ ϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲃⲁⲗ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ. (Geenna g1067)
10 See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, That their angels in heaven, at all times, are beholding the face of my Father who is in heaven.
ⲓ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
11 For the Son of man, hath come to give life to that which was lost.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲕⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ.
12 How doth it appear to you? If a man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray, will he not leave the ninety and nine in the mountains, and go and seek the one that strayed?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲣ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲡⲓ ϥ̅ⲑ̅ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ.
13 And if he find it, verily I say to you, that he rejoiceth in it, more than in the ninety and nine that did not stray.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙϥ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ ϥ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ.
14 Just so, it is not the pleasure of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
15 Moreover, if thy brother commit an offence against thee, go and admonish him between thee and him only. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲕ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ.
16 But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲕⲉⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲃ̅ ⲓⲉ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ.
17 And if he will also not hear them, tell it to the church. And if he will also not hear the church, let him be to thee as a publican and a heathen.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲑⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ.
18 Verily I say to you, That whatever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatever ye shall unbind on earth, shall be unbound in heaven.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲛϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
19 Again I say to you, That if two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be to them from my Father who is in heaven.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲃ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲙⲁϯ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
20 For where two or three are assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲃ̅ ⲓⲉ ⲅ̅ ⲉⲣⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϯⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ.
21 Then Cephas approached him, and said to him: My Lord, how many times, if my brother commit offence against me, shall I forgive him? up to seven times?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ.
22 Jesus said to him: I do not say to thee, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ ⲟ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ.
23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like to some king, who wished to have a reckoning with his servants.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϥⲓⲱⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ.
24 And when he began to reckon, they brought to him one debtor of ten thousand talents.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϥⲓⲱⲡ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϫⲓⲛϭⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
25 And as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, him and his wife and his children, and all that he possessed, and payment to be made.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩ.
26 And that servant fell down and worshipped him, and said: My lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee the whole.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
27 And his lord had compassion on that servant, and set him free, and forgave him his debt.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
28 Then that servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants who owed him a hundred denarii. And he laid hold of him and choked him, and said to him: Pay me what thou owest me.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲣ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲑⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲱϫϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
29 And that fellow-servant fell at his feet and entreated him, and said: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee the whole.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
30 But he would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay him what he owed him.
ⲗ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟϥ.
31 And when their fellow-servants saw what was done, it grieved them much; and they came and made known to their lord all that had occurred.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲟⲩ⳪ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ.
32 Then his lord called him, and said to him: Thou vile servant! Lo, I forgave thee that whole debt, because thou entreatedst of me:
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉϥ⳪ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲓⲭⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
33 oughtest not thou also to have compassion on thy fellow-servant, as I had compassion on thee?
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
34 And his lord was angry, and delivered him over to the torturers, until he should pay all he owed him.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳪ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲟ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
35 So will my Father who is in heaven do to you, unless ye from your heart forgive each his brother his offence.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ

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