Luke 7
1 After Jesus finished saying this to the people, he went [with his disciples] to Capernaum [town].
ⲁ̅ⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲁϣϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ.
2 There was a Roman army officer there who had a slave whom he thought highly of. This slave was so sick that he was about to die.
ⲃ̅ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ.
3 When the officer heard about Jesus, he [summoned] some Jewish elders. He told them to go to Jesus and ask him to come and heal his slave.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ.
4 When they came to where Jesus was, they earnestly asked Jesus [to return with them]. They said, “This officer deserves that you [(sg)] do this [for him],
ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲉⲱⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ.
5 because he loves us [Jewish] people, and he [paid the money to] build a synagogue for us.”
ⲉ̅⳿ϥⲙⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲁⲛ.
6 So Jesus went with them. When he was near the [officer’s] house, the officer [decided that it was not necessary for Jesus to come to his house. So he] summoned some friends. He [told them to] go to Jesus and tell him this: “Lord/Sir, do not bother to come. [Because I am a non-Jew], I am not worthy for you [(sg)], [a Jew], to come into my house [MTY] [and associate with me].
ⲋ̅Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϯ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲑⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲏⲓ.
7 I did not feel worthy to come to you, [either]. But [please] command [that] my servant [be healed], and he will become well!
ⲍ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ.
8 [I believe this] because, as for me, there are people who have authority over me [and I obey them]. I also have soldiers under my [authority]. When I say to one of them, ‘Go!’ he goes. When I say to another ‘Come!’ he comes. When I say to my slave, ‘Do this!’ he does it. [And I believe that you speak with a similar kind of authority].”
ⲏ̅ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲱ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲧⲁⲥⲥⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲁ ⲩⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϣⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲁⲓϥ.
9 When [the officer’s friends arrived and] told that to Jesus, he marveled at what [the officer had said]. Then he turned and said to the crowd that was going with him, “I tell you, I have never before found anyone who trusted [in me like this non-Jewish man does]. No one from Israel, [where I would expect people to believe in me], has trusted in me like he has!”
ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲁⲓⲏ.
10 When those men returned to the officer’s house, they found that the slave was well.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ.
11 Soon after that, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples and a large crowd [of other people] went with him.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ.
12 As they approached the town gate, the corpse of a young man who had just died was being carried out [on a stretcher] {[people] were carrying out [on a stretcher] the corpse of a young man who had just died}. His mother was a widow, and he was her only son. A large group of people from the town were accompanying them.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲱⲥⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ.
13 When the Lord saw her, he pitied her. He said to her, “Do not cry!”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲣⲓⲙⲓ.
14 Then, [ignoring the Jewish laws about not coming near a corpse], he came close and touched the stretcher [on which the body was lying]. So the men carrying it stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲗⲏ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ.
15 The man sat up and began to talk! Jesus returned him to his mother [to care for her].
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ.
16 Then everyone [there] was amazed/awestruck. They praised God, saying, “A great prophet has come among us!” They also said, “God has come to help his people!”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫϯ ϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
17 [Then they] reported what Jesus [had done] throughout all of Judea [district] and other nearby areas.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲉⲣⲓ ⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ.
18 The disciples of John [the Baptizer went to the prison where John was and] told him about those things.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
19 So [one day] John summoned two [of his disciples] and [told them] to go to the Lord and ask him: “Are you [the Messiah who the prophets prophesied would come], or is it someone else that we should expect [to come]?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
20 When those two men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptizer sent us to ask you [(sg)] this: Are you [the Messiah that] we are expecting [God] to send, or shall we [(exc)] expect someone else?”
ⲕ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
21 At that very time Jesus was healing many people of their diseases and [other] sicknesses, he was [casting out] evil spirits, and he was causing many blind people to be able to see.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ.
22 So he answered those two men, “Go back and report to John what you have seen [me doing] and what you have heard [me telling people. I am enabling] blind people to see. [I am enabling] lame people to walk. [I am] healing people who have leprosy. [I am enabling] deaf people to hear. [I am causing] dead people to become alive again, [and I am] telling [God’s] good message to poor people.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲗⲉⲩ ⲥⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲕⲥⲉϩⲧ ⲥⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲥⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲥⲉϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
23 [Also tell John that God] is pleased with those who do not stop believing in me [because what I do is not what they expect the Messiah to do].”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϧⲏⲧ.
24 When the men whom John had sent left, Jesus began to talk to the crowd of people about John. He said to them, “[Think about] what sort of person you went to see in the desolate area [when you went there to see John] [RHQ]. [You did not go there to listen to a man who constantly changed the nature of his message] [MET], [like] a reed that is blown back and forth by the wind [RHQ].
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲏⲟⲩ.
25 Then what kind of man did you go there to see [RHQ]? Was he [RHQ] a man who wore expensive clothes? No! [You know very well that] people who wear beautiful clothes and live in luxury are in kings’ palaces, [not in the desolate areas]!
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲩϫⲏⲛ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
26 Then what [kind of person] did you go to see? [Did you] [RHQ] [go there to see John because he was] a prophet? Yes! But I will tell you that [John is] more [important] than an [ordinary] prophet.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϩⲁ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
27 He is the one about whom [these words] that God said to the Messiah have been written {[the prophet Malachi] wrote [these words]} [in the Scriptures]: ‘Listen! I am going to send my messenger ahead of you [(sg)] [SYN]. He will prepare [people] for your coming.’
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
28 I tell you that from among all the people who have ever lived, [God considers that] no one is greater than John. However, [God considers] everyone who has let God rule their [lives] [MET] to be greater than [John], [even if they are] insignificant [people].”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏ ⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ.
29 When they heard [what Jesus said] (OR, [what John preached]), all the people, including tax collectors, [whom many people despised], agreed that God’s way was right. By being baptized by John {By [letting] John baptize them}, [they had agreed that what God required people to do in order to be saved was right].
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏ ⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.
30 But the Pharisees and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws were not baptized by John {did not [let] John baptize them} because they rejected what God wanted them to do.
ⲗ̅ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏ ⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ.
31 [Then Jesus also said], “[Many of] you people have heard what [John and I] have taught. (I will illustrate what you are like./Do you know what [many of] you people who have heard what [John and I] have taught are like?) [RHQ]
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
32 You are like children who are [playing games] in an open area. [Some of them] are calling to [the others], saying, ‘We [(exc)] played happy music for you on the flute, but you did not dance! Then we sang sad funeral songs for you, but you did not cry!’
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲥⲉ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟⲥϫⲉⲥ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲓⲙⲓ.
33 [Similarly, you people are dissatisfied with both John the Baptizer and me]! When John came and [preached to you], he did not eat [ordinary] food [SYN] or drink wine, [like most people do]. But you [rejected him], saying, ‘A demon is controlling him!’
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲱⲓⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲥⲉ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
34 In [contrast], [I], the one who came from heaven, eat [the same food] and drink [wine as others do]. But you [reject me], saying, ‘Look! [This man] eats too much food and drinks too much wine, and he associates with tax collectors and [other] sinners!’
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲩ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
35 But those who are [truly God’s] children [PRS] realize that [what John and I do is truly] wise.”
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
36 [One day] one of the Pharisees [named Simon] invited Jesus to eat a meal with him. So Jesus went to the man’s house and reclined [to eat].
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ.
37 There was a woman in that city [who many people knew had been] a prostitute [EUP]. She heard that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee’s house. So she went there, taking a stone jar that contained perfume.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲣⲟⲧⲉⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲗⲁⲃⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ.
38 [As the people there were reclining to eat], the woman stood behind [Jesus, at his] feet. As she was crying [because she was sorry for her sins, her tears fell on Jesus’ feet]. Then she wiped his feet with her hair, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the perfume.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲥⲁⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥϯⲫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲥⲑⲱϩⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ.
39 When the Pharisee who had invited [Jesus] saw that, he thought, “[Prophets know about other people’s lives], [so] if Jesus were a prophet, he would have known who this woman is who is touching him, and what kind of a person she is. He would have known that she is a prostitute! [EUP]”
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲉ.
40 Jesus said to him, “Simon, there is something I want to tell you [(sg)].” He replied, “Teacher, what is it?”
ⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲁϫⲟϥ.
41 Jesus replied, “Two people owed some money to a man who [earned money by] lending [it to others]. One owed him 500 silver coins, and the other owed him 50 silver coins.
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲱⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲛⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲫ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲑⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
42 Neither of them was able to pay back [what he owed], so the man [very kindly] said that they did not have to pay back anything. So, which of those two men will love that man more?”
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ.
43 Simon replied, “I think that the one who owed the most money and did not have to pay it back [will love him more].” Jesus said to him, “That is correct.”
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ.
44 Then he turned toward the woman, and said to Simon, “(Think about [what] this woman [has done]!/Do you [(sg)] see [what] this woman [has done]?) [RHQ] When I entered your house, you [did not follow our custom of welcoming guests by] giving me any water [to wash] my feet, but this woman has wet my feet with her tears and then wiped them with her hair!
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲁϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϥⲱⲓ.
45 You did not [follow our custom of greeting by] kissing me, but since I came in, this woman has not stopped kissing my feet!
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲭⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϯⲫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ.
46 You did not [follow our custom of welcoming guests by] anointing my head with [olive] oil, but she has anointed my feet with fragrant perfume.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲑⲱϩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲥⲑⲱϩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ.
47 So I will tell you that even though this woman has sinned very much, she has been forgiven {[I] have forgiven her}. [By what she has done she has shown that] she loves [me] very much. But a person who has [sinned] just a little bit, but whom [I] have forgiven, will love [me just a little bit].”
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲭⲁ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ.
48 Then he said to the woman, “You have been forgiven {[I have] forgiven [you]} [for] your sins.”
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
49 Then those who were eating with him said among themselves, “(This man must [think that he is God]!/Who does this man [think that he] is [RHQ]), saying that he can forgive [people for] their sins?”
ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲣⲟⲧⲉⲃ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲭⲁⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
50 But Jesus said to the woman, “Because you have trusted [PRS] [in me, God] has saved you [from the guilt of your sins]. May [God] give you inner peace as you go!”
ⲛ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲓ
