Luke 6 (COPCNT)

1ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϥⲱϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϧⲉⲙⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲥⲁϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.

2ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲁⲓϥ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ.But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

3ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟϣϥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲁⲓϥ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ϩⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

4ⲡⲱⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ.He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”

5ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ.Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

6ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ϣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ.On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.

7ⲛⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ.Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

8⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ.But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.

9ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲥ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲥ.Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

10ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ.And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.

11⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲕⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅.But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

12ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭ ⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲩⲟϩ ϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏ ⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϯⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ.When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

14ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ.Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

15ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲫⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲭⲟϩ.Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;

16ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲣⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ.Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

17ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ.Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

18ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.

19ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.

20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ϫⲉ ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

21ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ ⲧϩⲟⲕⲉⲣ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲓ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲣⲓⲙⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲱⲃⲓ.Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

22ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉϣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ.Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.

23ⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϯ.Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.

24⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲏⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ.But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.

25ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ϩⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲃⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲣⲓⲙⲓ.Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

26ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϯ.Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.

27ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ.But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

28⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

29ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟϫⲓ ⲭⲁ ϯⲭⲉϯ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϩⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲉ⳿ϣⲑⲏ ⲛ.If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.

30ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲗ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

31ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.Do to others as you would have them do to you.

32ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲕⲉ ⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

33ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

34ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲇⲁⲛⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲇⲁⲛⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ.And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

35⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲡⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲧ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ.But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

36ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲏⲧ.Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

37⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲭⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

38ⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲉϥϩⲉⲛϩⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲫⲉⲛⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲓϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

39ⲁϥϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲓⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲃ̅.Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

40ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.

41ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϫⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕϯ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ.Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

42ⲓⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϩⲓ ⲓϫⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲕ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲟⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉϩⲓ ⲡⲓϫⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ.How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

43ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ.No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

44ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲥⲉⲕ ⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩϭⲉⲗ ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ.For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.

45ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲥⲁ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲟⲩⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱϥ ⲥⲁϫⲓ.The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

46ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?

47ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙ.I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:

48ⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲱϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉⲛϯ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲕⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ.He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

49ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲕⲱⲗϩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⳿ⲡϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯBut the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”

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