Luke 10 (COPCNT)

1ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲕⲉⲟ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲃ̅ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲛⲁϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.

2ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱⲥϧ.And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.

3ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϩⲓⲏⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ.Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.

4⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲏⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲑⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ.Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.

5ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲏⲓ.Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’

6ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.

7ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲙⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲏⲓ.Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

8ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲭⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.

9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ ⲁⲥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’

10ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲉⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ.But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,

11ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉϣⲱⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛ ϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲉϩϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’

12ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

13ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲭⲟⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲃⲏⲑⲥⲁⲓⲇⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲓ⳿ⲥⲑⲛⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ.Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

14ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.

15ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟ ϩⲱⲓ ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲣⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲟ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲉⲛϯ.And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!

16ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ.Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

17ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲟ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲓⲕⲉⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲥⲉϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ.The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

18ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉⲧⲉⲃⲣⲏϫ.So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

19ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϭⲗⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲁϫⲓ ⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.

20⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲥⲉϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

21⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϭⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁϩⲁ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϯⲙⲁϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

22ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”

23ⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.

24ϯϫⲱ ⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏ ϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ.For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

25ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ.One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

26⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲕⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ.“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”

27⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏ ⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏϯ.He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

28ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ.“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”

29⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ.But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

30ϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲓⲛⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲩⲃⲁϣϥ ⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲣϧⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁϥ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁϣⲙⲟⲩ.Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.

31ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϯⲙⲁϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲛϥ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ.Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

32ⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϥⲭⲁϥ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲛϥ.So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.

33ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧ.But a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, and when he saw him, he had compassion.

34ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲣϧⲱⲧ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲉϩ ϩⲓ ⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲛⲏ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ.He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

35ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲁϥⲉⲛ ⲇⲏⲛⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲭⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϭⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ.The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’

36ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲓⲛⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

37⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.“The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

38ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϯⲙⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲁⲥϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ.As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.

39ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ.She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.

40ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ ⲉⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϯⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ.But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”

41ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲁ ⲉϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲣⲑⲱⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ.“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.

42ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϯ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲑⲏ ⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲁⲛBut only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”

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