Luke 13 (COPCNT)

1ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϫⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ.At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ.To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way?

3⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.

4ⲓⲉ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲗⲱⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?

5⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”

6ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲥ ϭⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲙⲓ.Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.

7ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲅ̅ϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲓⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲟⲣϫⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲕⲱⲣϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ.So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’

8⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲕⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲁϯϭⲣⲏ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϯⲙⲁϩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲥ.‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

9ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲕⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲕⲟⲣϫⲥ.If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”

10ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ.One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,

11ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲭⲏ ⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲟⲗϫ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ.and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.

12ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲧⲉⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϣⲱⲛⲓ.When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.”

13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϩⲓϫⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫϯ.Then He placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God.

14ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ϫⲉ ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ.But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”

15ϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ϥϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉϩⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩ.“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?

16ⲑⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲥⲟⲛϩⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ.Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”

17ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.When Jesus said this, all His adversaries were humiliated. And the whole crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things He was doing.

18ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ.Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?

19⳿ⲥ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲫⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲗⲧⲁⲙ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲓⲧⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲁⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϭⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϫⲁⲗ.It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ.Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?

21⳿ⲥ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲙⲏⲣ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϭⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲥⲭⲟⲡϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲓ ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲧ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥ ϭⲓϣⲉⲙⲏⲣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”

22ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲓ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.

23ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.“Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,

24ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲣⲟ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ.“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

25ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲫⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲛⲉⲃⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲏ ⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲕⲱⲗϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ.After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

26ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲥⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ.Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’

27ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ.And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’

28ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲁϫϩⲓ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.

29ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲣⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

30ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛϧⲁⲉⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲩⲛⲁⲉⲣϧⲁⲉⲩ.And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”

31⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲗ ⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉⲕ.At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”

32ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲃⲁϣⲟⲣ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯϩⲓ ⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ϯⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’

33⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲏⲓ ⲉ ⳿ⲥⲭⲏ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

34⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲉⲧ ⲛⲉϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲟϩ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ.O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

35ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϯ ϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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