Matthew 22
1 Then Jesus told [the Jewish leaders] other parables [in order to illustrate what will happen to the people who do not accept him as the King God promised to send]. [This is one of those parables: ]
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
2 “[God] [MTY/EUP] [is like] a king [SIM] who [told his servants that they should] make a wedding feast for his son.
ⲃ̅⳿ⲥ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ.
3 [When] the feast [was ready], the king sent his servants to tell the people who had been {whom he had} invited that it was time for them to come to the wedding feast. [The servants did that]. But the people who had been invited did not want to come.
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ.
4 So he sent other servants [to] again [tell the people whom he had invited that they should come to the feast]. He said [to those servants], ‘Say to the people whom I invited [to come to the feast], “The king says that he has prepared the food. The oxen and the fattened calves have been butchered [and cooked]. Everything is ready. It is time [now for you to] come to the wedding feast!’”’
ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲁ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲉⲩϣ ⲥⲉϣⲁⲧ ⲥⲉⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲡ.
5 [But when the servants told them that, they] disregarded [what the servants said]. Some of them went to their own fields. Others went to their places of business.
ⲉ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲓⲟϩⲓ ⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲓⲉⲃϣⲱⲧ.
6 The rest of them seized the king’s servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
ⲋ̅⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲁⲩϣⲟϣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ.
7 [When the king heard what had happened], he became furious. He commanded his soldiers to go and kill those murderers and burn their cities.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲙⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲁϥⲣⲟⲕϩⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
8 [After his soldiers had done that], the king said to his other servants, ‘I have prepared the [wedding] feast, but the people who were {whom I} invited do not deserve to [come to it because they did not consider it an honor to have been invited].
ⲏ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
9 So, go to the intersections of the main streets. Tell whomever you find that they should come to the [wedding] feast.’
ⲑ̅ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲑⲁϩⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲡ.
10 So the servants went there, and they gathered everyone they saw [who wanted to come to the feast]. They gathered [both people that were considered] to be evil and [those that were considered to be] good. They brought them into the hall where the wedding [feast took place]. The hall was filled with people.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ.
11 But when the king went [into the hall] to see the guests who were there, he saw someone who was not wearing clothes [that had been provided for the guests to wear] at a wedding [feast].
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲑⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲟⲡ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲁⲛ.
12 The king said to him, ‘Friend, (you should never have entered this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that guests wear] at wedding [feasts]!/how did you enter this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that are appropriate for guests to wear] at a wedding [feast]?) [RHQ]’ The man did not say anything, [because he did not know what to say].
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲙⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲟⲡ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲕ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲣⲱϥ ⲑⲱⲙ.
13 Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie this person’s feet and hands and throw him outside where there is total darkness. People who are there cry out [because they are suffering] and they gnash their teeth [because of their severe pain].’”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲁϫϩⲓ.
14 [Then Jesus said, “The point of this story is that God] has invited many [to come to him], but only a few people are the ones whom he has chosen [to be there].”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ.
15 After Jesus said that, the Pharisees met together in order to plan how they could cause him to say something that would enable them to accuse him.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲟⲣϫϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ.
16 They sent to him some of their disciples, [who thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Jewish authorities required them to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod. [The members of that party thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Roman government required them to pay]. [Those who were sent came and] said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and that you teach the truth about what God wants [us to do]. We also know that you do not change what you teach because of what someone says about you, even if it is an important person who does not like what you [IDM] teach.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲎ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲕϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
17 So tell us what you think [RHQ] [about this matter]: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϯϩⲱϯ ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ.
18 But Jesus knew that what they really wanted to do was evil. [They were wanting him to say something that would get him in trouble with either the Jewish authorities or the Roman authorities. So he said to them], “You are (hypocrites/pretending to ask a legitimate question), but you are just wanting [RHQ] me to say something for which you can accuse me.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲃⲓ.
19 Show me [one of] the coins with [which people pay] the [Roman] tax.” So they showed him [a coin called] a denarius.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲏⲛⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲑⲉⲣⲓ.
20 He said to them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?”
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲑⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ.
21 They answered, “[It has the picture and name of] Caesar, [the head of the Roman government].” Then he said to them, “Okay, give to the government what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ.
22 When those men heard Jesus say that, they marveled [that his answer did not enable anyone to accuse him]. Then they left Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁϥ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
23 During that same day, some Sadducees came to Jesus. [They are a Jewish sect who do not] believe that people will become alive again after they die. They [wanted to] ask [Jesus] a question.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ.
24 [In order to discredit the idea that dead people will live again], they said [to him], “Teacher, Moses wrote [in the Scriptures], ‘If a man dies who did not have any children, his brother must marry the [dead man’s] widow in order that she can have a child by him. The child [will be considered] the descendant of the man [who died], [and in that way the dead man will have descendants].’
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲁ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ.
25 Well, there were seven boys in a family [living] near us. The oldest one married someone. He [and his wife] did not have any children, and he died. So the second brother married the widow. [But he also died without having a child].
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲍ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ.
26 The same thing [happened to] the third [brother], and also to the other four [brothers, who one by one married this same woman].
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩ ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩ ⲅ̅ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩ ⲍ̅.
27 Last of all, the widow also died.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲕⲉ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ.
28 So, at the time when people are raised from the dead, which of the seven [brothers do you think] will be her husband? Keep in mind that they had all been married to her.”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
29 Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [in what you are thinking]. You do not know [what is written in] the Scriptures. [You] also do not know [that] God has [the] power [to make people alive again].
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ.
30 The fact is that [the woman will not be the wife of any of them, because] after [God causes all dead] people [to] live again, no one will be married. Instead, [people] will be like the angels in heaven. [They do not marry].
ⲗ̅ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
31 But as for dead people becoming alive again, God said something about that. (I’m sure you have read it./Have you not read it?) [RHQ] [Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses],
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
32 ‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob worships.’ It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we know their spirits were still alive]!”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲁⲕⲱⲃ Ⲫϯ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲡⲉ.
33 When the crowds of people heard [Jesus teach] that, they were amazed.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
34 But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had answered the Sadducees in such a way that the Sadducees could not [think of anything that they might say to] respond to him, the Pharisees gathered together to [plan what they would say to him]. [Then they approached him].
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ.
35 One of them was a man who had studied well the laws [that God gave Moses]. He wanted to see if Jesus [could answer] his question well [or if he would say something wrong]. He asked him,
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
36 “Teacher, which commandment in the laws [that God gave Moses] is the most important?”
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
37 Jesus [quoted the Scriptures as he replied], “‘You must love the Lord your God with all [IDM] your (inner being/heart). [Show that you love him] in all that you desire, in all that you feel, and in all that you think.’
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
38 That is the most important commandment [in the laws that God gave Moses].
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ.
39 The next most important commandment [that everyone must surely obey] is: ‘You must love the people you come in contact with as much as [you love] yourself.’
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ϯⲙⲁϩ ⲃ̅ϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏϯ.
40 These two commandments are the basis of every law [that Moses wrote in the Scriptures] and also of all that the prophets [wrote].”
ⲙ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲃ̅ϯ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
41 While the Pharisees were still gathered together [near] Jesus, he asked them,
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose descendant is he?” They said to him, “[He is] the descendant of [King] David.”
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲡⲉ.
43 Jesus said to them, “[If the Messiah is King David’s descendant], then (David should not have called him ‘Lord’ when David was saying [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say./Why did David call the Messiah ‘Lord’ when David was speaking [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say?) [RHQ]
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
44 [David wrote this in the Scriptures about the Messiah]: ‘God said to my Lord, “Sit [here beside me] on my right, [the place of greatest honor you] [MTY]. [Sit here] while I completely defeat your enemies [MTY].”’
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲠⲁ⳪̅ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲩⲓⲛⲁⲙ ϣⲁϯⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲓ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ.
45 So, since [King] David called [the Messiah] ‘my Lord’, ([the Messiah] cannot be [just someone] descended from David!/how can he be [only] the descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]!”
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ.
46 No one [who heard what Jesus said] was able to think of even one word to say to him [in response]. And after that, no one else ever dared to ask him another question [to try to trap him].
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ϣⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲛϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
