Luke 4 (COPCNT)

1Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ.Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲣⲕⲱⲣϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ.where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.

3ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲱⲓⲕ.The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

4ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲱⲓⲕ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲛ.But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”

5ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲧⲓⲅⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ.Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

6ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ϣⲁⲓⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁϥ.“I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.

7⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”

8ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

9ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲧⲉⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲓ.Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.

10⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully,

11ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϥⲓⲧⲕ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲛⲁⲩϩ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϭⲣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲁⲗⲟϫ.and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

12ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ.But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲉⲕ ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁ ⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ.When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ ϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ.Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.

15ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲉⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.

16ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲕⲁϩⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲱϣ.Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,

17ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲏⲥⲁ̅ⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϫⲱⲙ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

18ⲉ ⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲥⲧ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

19⳿ⲉϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉⲥϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪.to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁϥⲕⲉⲗ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲩⲡⲏ ⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲱⲓⲧϥ ⲡⲉ.Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,

21ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁϣϫ.and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

22ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ.All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.

23ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲁⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϩⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲃⲁⲕⲓ.Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”

24ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϣⲏⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲃⲁⲕⲓ.Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

25ⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲧ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲛ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.

26ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϩⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲣⲉⲡⲧⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛⲓⲁ.Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.

27ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲥⲉϩⲧ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲗⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲩⲣⲟⲥ.And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”

28ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ.On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.

29ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲩ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲗⲕϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ.They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.

30⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲡⲉ.But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.

31ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ.Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.

32ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.

33ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ.In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,

34ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲕ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲉⲧⲁⲕ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲛ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.“Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

35ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲱⲙ ⲛⲣⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲥⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϯ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥ.But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.

36ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϯ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

37ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲥⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ.And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.

38ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲧϣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲙⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲉ ⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲥ.After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,

39ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϧⲙⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲥ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.

40ⲉⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

41ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲕⲉⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

42ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϣⲁϥⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ.At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.

43⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ.But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”

44ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁAnd He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

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