Luke 20 (COPCNT)

1ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲁⲩⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ.One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.

2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ.“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

3ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϣⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁϫⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲓ.“I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:

4ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ.John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”

5⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

6ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁϥϩⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

7ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ.So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

8ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

9ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲩⲟⲛ ⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϭⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ.Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.

10ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩϯⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ.At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.

11ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ ⲭⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⲁⲩϯⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ.So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.

12ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲗϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.

13ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲓⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ.‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

14ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ.But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

15ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ.So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

16⳿ϥⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲁϩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ.He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”

17⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ.But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

18ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

19ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ.When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛϯⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ.So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

21ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲕϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲕϭⲓ ϩⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲕϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

22⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ.Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

23ⲉⲧⲁϥϯ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ.But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,

24ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁⲑⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯ ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⲛⲁ ⲓⲙ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉ.“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

25⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

26ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ.And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.

27ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ.Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.

28⳿ⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲁ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ.“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

29ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ.Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.

30ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲃ̅ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧⲥ.Then the second

31ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲍ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲭⲁ ⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ.and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.

32⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲕⲉ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ.And last of all, the woman died.

33⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ.So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

34ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ϣⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲩ ϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ.Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.

35ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩ ϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ.But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.

36ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ.In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.

37ⲟⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥϯⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ϯ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ.Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

38ⲫϯ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲛϧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

39ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲕϫⲟⲥ.Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”

40ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.And they did not dare to question Him any further.

41ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲡⲉ.Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?

42⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϫ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲥⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲓⲛⲁⲙ.For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

43ϣⲁϯⲭⲁ ⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲓ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕ ϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ.until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’

44ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ ϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ.Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”

45ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,

46ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛ ⲓⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ.“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

47ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭ ⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟThey defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

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