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Matthew 15:1-20 : Things that Defile

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1 ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨϮⲠⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲈⲒ ⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϬⲒ ϨⲈⲚⲤⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲤⲀⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲚ ϨⲈⲚⲄⲢⲀⲘⲘⲀⲦⲈⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲚ ⲐⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲞⲖⲨⲘⲀ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.

2 ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲂⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲔⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲤⲈⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀ ⲚⲦⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ. ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲒⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲨϬⲒϪ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲈⲨⲞⲈⲒⲔ.

3 ⲚⲦⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲂ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲨ. ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲂⲈ ⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲦⲦⲎⲨⲦⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ.

4 ⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϪⲞⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲈⲠⲈⲔⲈⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲚ ⲦⲈⲔⲘⲀⲀⲨ. ⲀⲨⲰ ⲠⲈⲦⲚⲀϪⲈⲠⲈⲐⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲈϤⲈⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲚ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲀⲨ ϨⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ.

5 ⲚⲦⲰⲦⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲚⲀϪⲞⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲒⲰⲦ ⲎⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲰⲢⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀϮϨⲎⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.

6 ⲚⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲒⲰⲦ. ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲚⲦⲤⲦⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠϢⲀϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲞⲤⲒⲤ.

7 ⲚϨⲨⲠⲞⲔⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀϤⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲚ ⲚϬⲒ ⲎⲤⲀⲒⲀⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.

8 ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϨⲢⲀⲒ ϨⲚ ⲚⲈⲨⲤⲠⲞⲦⲞⲨ. ⲠⲈⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲨ ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.

9 ⲈⲨϢⲘϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚϪⲎ. ⲈⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚϨⲈⲚⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲈ.

10 ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲘⲎⲎϢⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲰⲦⲘ ⲀⲨⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲚ ⲚⲞⲒ.

11 ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲂⲎⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲈϨⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲦⲀⲠⲢⲞ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲢⲰⲘⲈ. ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲚⲎⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲚ ⲦⲦⲀⲠⲢⲞ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲢⲰⲘⲈ.

12 ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨϮⲠⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲤⲞⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲤⲀⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲞⲨⲤⲰⲦⲘ ⲈⲚⲈⲒϢⲀϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈ.

13 ⲚⲦⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲂ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲨ. ϪⲈ ⲦⲰϬⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲦⲘⲠⲈⲠⲀⲈⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϨⲚ ⲘⲠⲎⲨⲈⲦⲞϬϤ ϤⲚⲀⲠⲰⲢⲔ.

14 ⲀⲖⲰⲦⲚ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲞⲨ ϨⲈⲚϪⲀⲨⲘⲞⲈⲒⲦ ⲚⲂⲖⲖⲈ ⲚⲈ. ⲞⲨⲂⲖⲖⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤϢⲀⲚϪⲒⲘⲞⲈⲒⲦ ϨⲎⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲖⲖⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϨⲈ ⲈⲨϨⲒⲈⲒⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲤⲚⲀⲨ.

15 ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚϬⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ. ϪⲈ ⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ.

16 ⲚⲦⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲨ. ϪⲈ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲰⲦⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲦⲎⲨⲦⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲚ ϨⲈⲚⲀⲐⲎⲦ.

17 ⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲚ ⲚⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲔⲀ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲦⲚⲀⲂⲰⲔ ⲈϨⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲦⲀⲠⲢⲞ. ⲚϢⲀϤⲂⲰⲔ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲎ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲘ ⲠⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲢⲘⲎ.

18 ⲚⲈⲦⲚⲎⲨ ⲚⲦⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲚ ⲦⲦⲀⲠⲢⲞ. ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲘ ⲠϨⲎⲦ. ⲚⲈⲦⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲦⲤⲰⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲢⲰⲘⲈ.

19 ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲘ ⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲈⲐⲞⲞⲨ ϨⲈⲚϨⲰⲦⲂ ϨⲈⲚⲘⲚⲦⲚⲞⲈⲒⲔ ϨⲈⲚⲠⲞⲢⲚⲈⲒⲀ ϨⲈⲚϪⲒⲞⲨⲈ ϨⲈⲚⲘⲚⲦⲢⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲀ.

20 ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲦⲤⲰⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲢⲰⲘⲈ. ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲈⲒⲀⲦⲞⲞⲦⲔ ⲚϤⲤⲰⲰϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲢⲰⲘⲈ.

Commentary

 

Things That Defile

By Junchol Lee


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To defile means to make something impure or dirty. To be made impure, it has to be pure, and to be made dirty, it has to be clean. In Matthew, Jesus emphasizes the things that defile us and explains from where they come. This teaching indirectly answers one of the most troubling questions: How did evil come into being in a good world created by a loving God?

(References: Arcana Coelestia 410-411)