Luke 23 (COPCNT)

1ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ.Then the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.

2ⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉⲧⲫⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯ ϩⲱϯ ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”

3ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

4ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛϯϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”

5⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ.But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”

6ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

7ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲁ ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϩⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.

8ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.

9ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.

10ⲛⲁⲩⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.

11ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲟϣϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲗϩϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲫⲉⲣⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ.And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.

12ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.

13ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ.Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

14ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲫⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.

15ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲁⲓϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ.Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.

16⳿ⲛⲧⲁϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

17ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲁϩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲁⲓ.Not in the BSB

18ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲭⲁ ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲃⲃⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”

19ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

20ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,

21⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϣϥ ⲁϣϥ.but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”

22⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”

23⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ.But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.

24ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲧⲏⲙⲁ.So Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.

25ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲫⲏ ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ.As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.

26ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲩⲣⲓⲛⲉⲟⲥ ϥⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲥⲁⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.

27ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲧⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

28⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ.But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

29ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧϭ ⲣⲏⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲙⲛⲟϯ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲁⲛϣ.Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’

30ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲗⲁⲙⲫⲟ ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲃⲥⲉⲛ.At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’

31ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲗⲏ ⲕ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ.For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

32ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ.Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.

33ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲣⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲁϭⲏ ⲁⲩⲫⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.

34ⲓ̅ⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

35ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲗⲕϣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲁⲣⲭ ⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲱϥ ⲥϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ.The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

36ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲙϫ ⲛⲁϥ.The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.

37ⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ.“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”

38ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲕⲉⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ.Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲛ.One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”

40ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ.But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?

41ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϭⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”

42ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲕϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ.Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”

43ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ.And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

44ⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡ ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲕⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡ ⲑ̅.It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.

45ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲣⲏ ⲓⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲫⲱϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲏϯ.The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.

46ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϯϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅.Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

47ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭ ⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ⲡⲉ.When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

48ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲗϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

49ⲛⲁⲩⲟϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ.But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.

50ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲟⲩⲗⲉⲩⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,

51ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ ⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲁⲑⲉⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲛⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.

52ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ϥⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

53ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲩⲗⲱⲗϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲛⲧⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϣⲟⲕϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲭⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲣⲕⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲱⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ.Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.

54ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲁ ϣⲱⲣⲡ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ.It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.

55ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲙϩⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲭⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.

56ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲏⲥⲩⲭⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏThen they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.

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