< Matthew 21 >

1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, unto the mount of the Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲇⲫⲁⲅⲏ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ
2 saying to them, 'Go on to the village over-against you, and immediately ye shall find an ass bound, and a colt with her — having loosed, bring ye to me;
ⲃ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϯⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲱ ⲉⲥⲙⲏⲣ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϭ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ. ⲃⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ.
3 and if any one may say anything to you, ye shall say, that the lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them.'
ⲅ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ.
4 And all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying,
ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
5 'Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy king doth come to thee, meek, and mounted on an ass, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲉ. ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲡⲉ. ⲉϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲉⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϭ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϥⲁⲓⲛⲁϩⲃ.
6 And the disciples having gone and having done as Jesus commanded them,
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
7 brought the ass and the colt, and did put on them their garments, and set [him] upon them;
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲱ ⲙⲛⲡⲥⲏϭ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
8 and the very great multitude spread their own garments in the way, and others were cutting branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way,
ⲏ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϥ. ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲣϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ. ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲩⲡⲱⲣϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ.
9 and the multitudes who were going before, and who were following, were crying, saying, 'Hosanna to the Son of David, blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.'
ⲑ̅ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲩϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲱⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ. ϥⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲱⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ.
10 And he having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, 'Who is this?'
ⲓ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ. ⲁⲥⲛⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ.
11 And the multitudes said, 'This is Jesus the prophet, who [is] from Nazareth of Galilee.'
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ.
12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and did cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers he overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲓⲕⲟⲗⲩⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲣϣⲱⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲕⲁⲑⲉⲇⲣⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ.
13 and he saith to them, 'It hath been written, My house a house of prayer shall be called, but ye did make it a den of robbers.'
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϥⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ. ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲡⲟⲓⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ.
14 And there came to him blind and lame men in the temple, and he healed them,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲙⲛⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
15 and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, 'Hosanna to the Son of David,' were much displeased;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲱⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ. ⲁⲩⲁⲕⲁⲛⲁⲅⲧⲉⲓ.
16 and they said to him, 'Hearest thou what these say?' And Jesus saith to them, 'Yes, did ye never read, that, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst prepare praise?'
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ. ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟϣϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲓⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲟϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ.
17 And having left them, he went forth out of the city to Bethany, and did lodge there,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
18 and in the morning turning back to the city, he hungered,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁϥϩⲕⲟ.
19 and having seen a certain fig-tree on the way, he came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and he saith to it, 'No more from thee may fruit be — to the age;' and forthwith the fig-tree withered. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ϩⲉⲛϭⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲁⲥϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ. (aiōn g165)
20 And the disciples having seen, did wonder, saying, 'How did the fig-tree forthwith wither?'
ⲕ̅ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ.
21 And Jesus answering said to them, 'Verily I say to you, If ye may have faith, and may not doubt, not only this of the fig-tree shall ye do, but even if to this mount ye may say, Be lifted up and be cast into the sea, it shall come to pass;
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲣϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ. ⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ.
22 and all — as much as ye may ask in the prayer, believing, ye shall receive.'
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ.
23 And he having come to the temple, there came to him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, 'By what authority dost thou do these things? and who gave thee this authority?'
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
24 And Jesus answering said to them, 'I will ask you — I also — one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛ(ϭⲓ)ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϫⲛⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
25 the baptism of John, whence was it? — from heaven, or from men?' And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, 'If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ϫⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
26 and if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.'
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲛⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ. ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
27 And answering Jesus they said, 'We have not known.' He said to them — he also — 'Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ. ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲛϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
28 'And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.'
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲇⲟⲕⲉⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ.
29 And he answering said, 'I will not,' but at last, having repented, he went.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟ. ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲣϩⲧⲏϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ.
30 'And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I [go], sir, and went not;
ⲗ̅ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ. ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ.
31 which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, 'The first.' Jesus saith to them, 'Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ. ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲥⲉⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
32 for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last — to believe him.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
33 'Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲕⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲗϫⲗ. ⲁϥϣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ. ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲏ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲇⲏⲙⲉⲓ.
34 'And when the season of the fruits came nigh, he sent his servants unto the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it,
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲏ ⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ.
35 and the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ. ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ. ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
36 'Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner.
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲛⲕⲉϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ.
37 'And at last he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son;
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ.
38 and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ.
39 and having taken him, they cast [him] out of the vineyard, and killed him;
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ.
40 whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these husbandmen?'
ⲙ̅ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
41 They say to him, 'Evil men — he will evilly destroy them, and the vineyard will give out to other husbandmen, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.'
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲛ ⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϯ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲏ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ.
42 Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟϣϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲟϩ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲃⲁⲗ.
43 'Because of this I say to you, that the reign of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit;
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲉϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ.
44 and he who is falling on this stone shall be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.'
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲛⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲗⲱⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϥⲛⲁϣⲁϣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
45 And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard his similes, knew that of them he speaketh,
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
46 and seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding him as a prophet.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.

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