Mark 7 (COPCNT)

1ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,

2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ.and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.

3ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲁ ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ.Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.

4ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲙⲥⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲫⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲝⲉⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ.And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.

5ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲓϫ ⲉⲩⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲓⲕ.So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”

6⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲩ⳿ⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ.Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

7ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ.They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’

8⳿ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲁ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲫⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲝⲉⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ.You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”

9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ.He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.

10Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ.For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

11⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲃⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ.But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),

12⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ.he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.

13⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲣϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”

14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁϯ.Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:

15⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟϥϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”

16ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲁϣϫ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ.Not in the BSB

17ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ.After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.

18ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲧⲕⲁϯ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁϯ ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟϥϥ.“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,

19ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)

20ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.

21⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲓϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ.For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

22ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲇⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲕⲁϯ.greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

23ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

24⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲧ̇ⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲭⲟⲡϥ.Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.

25ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲥϩⲓⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ.Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.

26ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ Ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲧ̇ⲥⲩⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲪⲟⲓⲛⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲣⲓ.Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

27ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲗ ⳿ⲡⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ.“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

28⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ Ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲥⲁ ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲛⲉⲍⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲗⲉϥⲗⲓϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

29ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⲧⲉϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ.Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”

30ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲉⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ ⲁⲥϫⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϭⲗⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ.And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.

31ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲑⲟϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿Ⲧ̇ⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲑⲟϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ.Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.

32ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲃⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ.Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.

33ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁϥϩⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲏⲃ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁϣϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲑⲁϥ ⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ.So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.

34ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲁϥϥⲓ⳿ⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲫⲫⲁⲑⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ.And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).

35ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ.Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.

36ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ.Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

37ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓThe people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”

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