< Matthew 15 >

1 Then there came to Jesus a party of Pharisees and Scribes from Jerusalem, who inquired,
ⲁ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϦ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
2 "Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders by not washing their hands before meals?"
ⲃ̅ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲔⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲈⲚⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲒⲰⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪⲒϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲈⲘ ⲰⲒⲔ.
3 "Why do you, too," He retorted, "transgress God's commands for the sake of your tradition?
ⲅ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲈⲚⲒⲚ ⲚϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ.
4 For God said, 'Honour thy father and thy mother'; and 'Let him who reviles father or mother be certainly put to death';
ⲇ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲔⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ.
5 but you--this is what you say: 'If a man says to his father or mother, That is consecrated, whatever it is, which otherwise you should have received from me--
ⲉ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲒⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲬⲚⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦ.
6 he shall be absolved from honouring his father'; and so you have abrogated God's Word for the sake of your tradition.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲚⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲢϤ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ.
7 Hypocrites! well did Isaiah prophesy of you,
ⲍ̅ⲚⲒϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲤⲀⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
8 "'This is a People who honour Me with their lips, while their heart is far away from Me;
ⲏ̅ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
9 but it is in vain they worship Me, while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'"
ⲑ̅ⲈⲨⲈⲈⲢⲤⲈⲂⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲂⲰ ⲚϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
10 Then, when He had called the people to Him, Jesus said, "Hear and understand.
ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀϮ.
11 It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him; but it is what comes out of his mouth--that defiles a man."
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were greatly shocked when they heard those words?"
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ.
13 "Every plant," He replied, "which my Heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϢϢⲎ ⲚⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϬⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ.
14 Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind; and if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into some pit."
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲬⲀⲨ ϨⲀⲚϬⲀⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϤϬⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ϦⲀϪⲰϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈ ϢⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϢⲒⲔ ⲘⲠⲂ.
15 "Explain to us this figurative language," said Peter.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲂⲈⲖ ϮⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
16 "Are even you," He answered, "still without intellingence?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲘⲎⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲦⲔⲀϮ.
17 Do you not understand that whatever enters the mouth passes into the stomach and is afterwards ejected from the body?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϢⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϮⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲚϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ.
18 But the things that come out of the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile the man.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
19 For out of the heart proceed wicked thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, impiety of speech.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈϢⲀⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲒⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲒϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲒϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ.
20 These are the things which defile the man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile."
ⲕ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϢⲈ ⲚⲒⲀ ⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲚϤⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ.
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew into the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ.
22 Here a Canaanitish woman of the district came out and persistently cried out, "Sir, Son of David, pity me; my daughter is cruelly harassed by a demon."
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲬⲀⲚⲀⲚⲈⲀ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϬⲒⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀⲤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲦⲀϢⲈⲢⲒ ⲈⲦⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲤ.
23 But He answered her not a word. Then the disciples interposed, and begged Him, saying, "Send her away because she keeps crying behind us."
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀ ⲦⲀⲒⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲤⲀⲘⲈⲚϨⲎⲚ.
24 "I have only been sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel," He replied.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲒ ϨⲀ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲤⲞⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
25 Then she came and threw herself at His feet and entreated Him. "O Sir, help me," she said.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲢⲒⲂⲞⲎⲐⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
26 "It is not right," He said, "to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲈⲖ ⲠⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ.
27 "Be it so, Sir," she said, "for even the dogs eat the scraps which fall from their masters' tables."
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲖⲈϤⲖⲒϤⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ϮⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲒⲤⲈⲨ.
28 "O woman," replied Jesus, "great is your faith: be it done to you as you desire." And from that moment her daughter was restored to health.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲰϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈⲤϢⲈⲢⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
29 Again, moving thence, Jesus went along by the Lake of Galilee; and ascending the hill, He sat down there.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲤⲔⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ.
30 Soon great crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were crippled in feet or hands, blind or dumb, and many besides, and they hastened to lay them at His feet. And He cured them,
ⲗ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϬⲀⲖⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϪⲀϬ ⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲀ ⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
31 so that the people were amazed to see the dumb speaking, the maimed with their hands perfect, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they gave the glory to the God of Israel.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲂⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲖⲈⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲨⲢ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
32 But Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, "My heart yearns over this mass of people, for it is now the third day that they have been with me and they have nothing to eat. I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they should faint on the road."
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲎϢ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲄⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲘϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲬⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲘ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
33 "Where can we," asked the disciples, "get bread enough in this remote place to satisfy so vast a multitude?"
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲚⲀϪⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲒⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲐⲰⲚ ϨⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀⲚϢⲀϤⲈ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲤⲒ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲘⲎϢ.
34 "How many loaves have you?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they said, "and a few small fish."
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲌⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲂⲦ.
35 So He bade all the people sit down on the ground,
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲢⲰⲦⲈⲂ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ.
36 and He took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks He broke them up and then distributed them to the disciples, and they to the people.
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲦⲈⲂⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲪⲀϢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲎ ⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ.
37 And they all ate and were satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they took up--seven full hampers.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲖ ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲖⲀⲔϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲀϨ ⲌⲘⲂⲒⲢ.
38 Those who ate were 4,000 adult men, without reckoning women and children.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲆⲚϢⲞ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲬⲰⲢⲒⲤ ⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ.
39 He then dismissed the people, went on board the boat, and came into the district of Magadan.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤⲀⲖⲎ ⲒⲈⲠⲒϪⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲚⲒϬⲒⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲘⲀⲄⲆⲀⲖⲀⲚ.

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