megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ .
English: And His disciples went to Him and entreated Him, saying, 'Send her away, for she crieth out after us.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲕⲉϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ .
English: (And the woman said:) 'Thou Thyself seest that my outcry is great, (but) my cry, which is in my heart also, is to Thee.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉϯⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ .
English: And again they said unto Him, 'As the Lord, and as a Lover of mankind, give salvation to this woman.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ . ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲏⲧⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ .
English: What shall I give? I am not sent unto any except the sheep which have gone astray of the House of Israel.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲧⲏⲣϥ .
English: This is in itself the whole matter.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲛⲉ ϩⲙⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ .
English: It was for this very thing that Thou didst take upon Thyself flesh, that Thou mightest do good to a certain woman who was going to perish.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲕⲁ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛϫⲁⲓⲉ . ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲏⲑⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲓⲗⲁⲙⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲕⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲙⲧⲉⲫⲟⲓⲛⲓⲕⲏ ⲙⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲏ ⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: Wouldst Thou, then, leave the world to become a desert (and destroy) the Scythians, and the Arabs, and the Elamites, and [the people of] Cilicia, and Cappadocia, and the Syrians, and the Phoenicians, and (the people) of every place on which the sun looketh?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ .
English: Or didst Thou come into this world only for the sake of the Jews?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲅⲕⲁⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛϫⲁⲓⲉ .
English: Wilt Thou allow (the lands of) the Gentiles to become a desert?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲟⲃϣⲕ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲙϣⲉⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ .
English: Or hast Thou forgotten that they scoff at Thy Father and worship idols?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲧⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲁⲣⲏϫϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ .
English: Wherefore, then, did David speak according to the flesh and say, Ask of Me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and thy dominion unto the end of the earth.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ . ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲛ . ϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲥⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ . ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: And in like manner also Isaiah, who saw the Seraphim, said, 'The root of Jesse shall (flourish), and He who shall arise shall rule the nations, (and) in Him shall the nations hope.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲱϫⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲩⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: And again, 'A ruler shall not cease from Judah, nor a governor from his heritage, until there come He that hath been constituted (ruler), and He it is Whom the nations await
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲁⲕⲛⲉⲧⲛϭⲓϫ .
English: And again, 'O all ye nations, clap ye your hands'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲱ ⲡⲙⲁⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .
English: And (yet Thou doest thus,) Thou, O Lover of every soul, Who didst say to Thy disciples, ' Go ye, baptize all nations, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost!'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲧⲉⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲥϭⲙⲡⲧⲥⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ .
English: This Canaanitish woman, however, received a profitable rebuke.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲙϣⲉⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: She came out of a place of madness and stupefying folly, a place where they worshipped idols.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲉⲓⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲡⲥ ϩⲁⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲧⲁϩⲉⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲏⲧⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ .
English: This miserable woman came and made entreaty by reason of the matter which had come upon her daughter, and Thou didst say unto her, 'I have not been sent to any except the sheep which have gone astray of the House of Israel.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲕ ϫⲉϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲁⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: Yet in that very hour wherein the centurion came to Thee Thou didst say, 'I am coming, I will heal him.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲗⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ .
English: And again, in the hour of the thief Thou didst say unto him, 'This day thou shalt be with Me in My Paradise.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϭ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲧⲣⲉϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲗⲟϭ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ .
English: And again (in the case of) the man who was paralysed, Thou didst make him take up his bed, and he walked
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲍⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉϩϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ . ⲉϥϩⲙⲡⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ .
English: And again, Lazarus didst Thou call when he had been in the tomb four days, (and he came forth).
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲕⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕϩⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
English: The dead Thou didst raise to life. Those whose members were withered Thou didst gird with strength.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲕ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ .
English: The harlots Thou didst hold to be more chaste than the virgins.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲛⲭⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁⲥ .
English: And what didst Thou say to her, the wretched Canaanitish woman, whom Thou wouldst not answer (at first)?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲁ ϥⲓⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ .
English: He said, Is it good to take the bread of the children to throw it to the dogs?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϥⲁⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ . ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲥⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: O the solicitude of this Physician! He understood her, and she had been rebuked.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ
English: All these words were (intended) to shame the Jews who called themselves 'children'.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ .
English: They had, however, taken to themselves the nature of their own dogs,
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ .
English: according to that which Paul spake saying, ' Beware ye of dogs.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ . ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ .
English: Beware ye of these workers of evil. Beware ye of (those of) the concision.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ .
English: And again, she said (unto Him), 'Have mercy on me!
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ϥⲓⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲛⲟϫϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ .
English: But He said, 'Is it good to take the bread of the children to throw to the dogs?'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲥⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ .
English: (And she said within herself:) ' Yea, Lord, Thou callest me a dog, (and) I confess that Thou treatest me like unto a dog'.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ .
English: I do not excuse myself from derision.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲛⲉ .
English: Give me that which Thou seest fit.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲕⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲣⲉϥⲣⲉϥ .
English: Thou hast called me a dog, give me, then, the crumbs.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲣⲟϥⲣⲉϥ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ .
English: For the dogs are in the habit of eating of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲁⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ . ⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: He said unto her, 'Who hath until now begged for that which is cast away and rejected?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϫⲉⲱ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲣϫⲓⲡⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ .
English: Therefore, O woman, thou shalt be rewarded straightway.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲱ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧϣⲗⲏⲗ . ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ .
English: And the Lord spake saying, 'O thou woman, may thy prayers be heard in that hour wherein I utter thy appeal before God, and offer supplication to Him'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲅϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲓⲕⲉⲗϫⲡⲁⲧ .
English: Thou sayest, 'I have appealed to Him once, and I have prayed to Him twice, and thrice, and ten times and twenty times have I bowed the knee (to Him).
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲕⲕⲉⲗϫⲡⲁⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϣⲁϫⲉ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ϥⲓⲱⲡ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲏⲏⲥⲉ . ⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ .
English: Thou hast bowed the knee, and thy mouth spake, but thy heart was counting the cost (?), and thou wast thinking about thy friends and thy substance.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲙⲡⲣⲟ . ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲕϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ .
English: Thy soul hath taken its stand at the door, turn not thou away until thou hast received thy request.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉϩⲉⲛⲧⲃⲁ ⲛⲥϯⲭⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ . ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ . ⲉϥⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲅ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲭⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓⲁ
English: Now certain folk are wont to go into the church and pour forth tens of thousands of strings of words ; but God hath no need of a multitude of words, though He hath very great need of thy prayer. Make thou thyself to be like unto this Canaanitish woman;
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲕⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: pray in whatsoever place thou art.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲕϩⲛⲧⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲕϩⲙⲡϩⲓ ⲣϣⲗⲏⲗ .
English: If thou art in the bath, or if thou art in the street, pray.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲗⲏⲗ .
English: And if they hale thee before the judge, pray.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲕϩⲏ ϣⲁⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲁ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ .
English: And if the judge break thee by his decision, let thy prayer go to God on thy way to execution ; He enquireth not about the place (where thou prayest), but He doth enquire concerning a right mind.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥϩⲙⲡϣⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲗⲟⲓϩⲉ ⲁϥϭⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: When Jeremiah was in the pit of mire he found God there, and he prayed to Him.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ⲉϥϩⲙⲡϣⲏⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: Daniel was in the pit of the lions, and God helped him.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲣⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ .
English: The Three Saints who were in the furnace turned to God, and made supplication unto Him.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲓⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲛⲧⲕⲟⲡⲣⲓⲁ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛϥⲛⲧ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: When Job was (seated) in the dust, among the worms, he turned to God, and made an appeal to Him.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ .
English: And thou thyself also, if thou makest an appeal unto Him, He will hear thee in thy prayer.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲅ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲭⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓⲁ .
English: Make thou thyself like unto this Canaanitish woman.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲕⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥ . ⲙⲛⲛϩⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ . ⲕⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲱ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ .
English: And when thou goest into the church of the Persians, and of the Cuthaeans, and of the Hindoos (?), and of the Moors, thou shalt hear Christ crying out, ' O thou woman, great is thy faith.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲧⲁⲥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲡⲣⲉⲓⲱⲟⲩ .
English: And behold, very many times thou shalt acquire blessing and honour by the remembrance of her, which shall abide and be glorious.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ .
English: And though thou hast not a daughter with thee who is possessed of a devil, yet hast thou with thee thy soul which committeth sin.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϣⲁϥⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ . ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱϥ .
English: To him who is possessed of a devil it is usual to shew mercy; but he who committeth sin of himself men are wont to hate.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲩϥⲓⲱⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ . ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: Against him that is possessed of a devil the matter is not reckoned; for him that committeth sin of himself there is no defence whatsoever.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲭⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓⲁ . ⲛⲉϫⲡⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ .
English: Now as concerning the Canaanitish woman : in what hour was the devil cast out (from her daughter)?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲱ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ .
English: In that very hour wherein Christ said unto her, 'O thou woman, great is thy faith.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲉϫⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲙⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϥⲛϩⲏⲧϥ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: The Son of God cast out the devil, for no man would be able to go into the place where he was, but He was God, Who filleth every place.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ .
English: Had He wished He could have gone against the prince (of devils) at the same time.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϣⲃⲉⲕ .
English: That which is under His feet shall not destroy thee.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉϥⲥⲣⲟϥⲧ ⲁⲛ . ⲏ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ .
English: If it were not thus one might say unto thee, 'He is inattentive, or He is asleep'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉϥϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ . ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ . ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: Now this is not the habit with God. In the hour wherein thou shalt cry unto Him He shall hear thee, and at every hour.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ .
English: Let neither doorkeeper nor steward prevent thee (from crying).
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ϫⲉⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲭⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ .
English: Do thou say 'Have mercy on me', like this Canaanitish woman, and He shall come unto thee immediately.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲗⲉⲝⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: Consider the following speech which maketh manifest that the Son is like unto the Father, and that He is equal with Him.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲓⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲡⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: At the time wherein God created the heavens He said, Let heaven be,' and the heaven was.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: Let the earth be,' and the earth was.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁⲏⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: (And), ' Let the air (or, sky) be and the air was.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲏ ⲙⲛⲡⲟⲟϩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: (And), ' Let the sun and moon be,' and they came into being.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲏϣ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ . ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: O the goodness of God which created for us the Son Who is equal with the Good Father in every respect, in Divinity
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲁⲗⲁⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: The Father spake in times of old saying, 'Let (things) be,' and they came into being.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ . ⲁⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲗⲟ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: The Son Himself said, ' Let it be unto thee according to that which thou desirest and it was so, and her daughter ceased to be vexed by the devil from that hour.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲭⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓⲁ ⲛⲉϫⲡⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲛⲉϫⲡⲱⲥ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲟⲟⲩⲉ .
English: What was it that enabled the Canaanitish woman to drive the devil out of her daughter, or to drive him out at all? (It was done) according to the command of the Saviour of souls.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϩⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲁⲛⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲧⲁⲗⲥⲟ .
English: In the mercy and lovingkindness of our God, and by His Grace, shall we ourselves be healed.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉϫⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ .              ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲩ .             
English: For all these things let us give thanks to God the Father, and to the Son, Jesus Christ, Who hath informed us by His holy mercy saying, 'I am in My Father, and My Father is in Me'—to Whom belongeth the glory for (all) ages. Amen.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲏⲅⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲱⲛⲥⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲥⲟⲩⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲧⲙⲁⲅⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ.
English: ALSO THE EXPLANATION OF APA JOHN, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE, CONCERNING SUSANNA.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉⲩⲅⲛⲱⲙⲱⲛ .
English: Once more we come unto you with great readiness,
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲭⲣⲩⲱⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ .
English: for we are in debt to you in respect of an address.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲣⲛⲙⲉϩⲡⲉⲧⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ . ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ .
English: Not that we shall be able to discharge our obligation completely, as is meet,
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲣⲛϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ
English: but only to pay to you such things as we have according to our ability.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ϥⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲏⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϯϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲁⲣⲟⲛ .
English: Our willingness is manifest (or, open) and it giveth help, and it would pay more than we are liable to pay,
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ .
English: only the poverty of our speech afflicteth us,
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ .
English: only the poverty of our speech afflicteth us, and for this reason we appeal to you to accept a very little instead of very much.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ . ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ . ⲉⲓⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲁⲧ .
English: Now if it be that (each) one (of you) who accepteth the very little, will amplify it by the ready will of his heart, then we shall be (found to be) lacking in nothing whatsoever,
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲙⲡⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: and such portion as we lack our own ready mind shall make complete.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲉⲧϭⲟϫϥ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ .
English: Now as concerning the little offerings brought by the poor man, and the large offerings of the rich man,
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲉϥϣⲏϣ .
English: when God looketh upon them He receiveth them to Himself with equal honour,
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲏ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ .
English: nay, perhaps He inclineth more to the gifts of the poor man, for He looketh upon the willingness in the heart rather than upon the abundance of the things offered.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲇⲏⲝⲓⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ . ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲗⲉⲡⲧⲟⲛ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲕⲁⲍⲟⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲓⲟⲛ .
English: Let the proof of these words, moreover, be to you through the words of the poor widow, who threw two lepta into the treasury,
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲧⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ . ⲛϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ .
English: for the honour of this offering was far greater in the sight of God than the gold which the rich men gave.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ .
English: For God hath need not of gold, but of the pure heart, and of the upright purpose which is disposed towards that which is good.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲥ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϣⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ .
English: Now therefore we ourselves will enlarge our hearts in sincerity
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲛⲧⲛⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ . ⲛⲧⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲍⲟⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲓⲟⲛ . ⲙⲯⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲛ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϯⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲁⲣⲟⲛ .
English: and we will bring this address as (an offering) to God, and will set it aside and cast it into the spiritual treasury, and (thus) shall we discharge our debt (of a discourse) to you.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲁϥ . ⲉⲕⲩⲣⲩⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲣⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ . ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲩ ⲛϩⲁϩ . ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲱⲫⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲁϩ .
English: For I recall to my mind that I made the promise which I made to you yesterday that I would preach concerning the fortitude and prudence of Susanna, because [this subject] would be of very great advantage to many, just as the [story of the] fight of Joseph in his chastity and in his contending is of very great benefit to man.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲥⲟⲩⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ .
English: Let, moreover, Susanna fight now as in a theatre which is filled with the multitude.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ . ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ .
English: Let her fight in the place wherein God, and His angels, and men, and women, shall look upon her, and she shall teach young maidens to think scorn of death [if it be incurred] for chastity's sake.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲧⲉⲓⲙⲁⲅⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ . ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲉϩⲣⲁⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ .
English: Now this blessed woman Susanna was of noble birth and race, and her bodily form was beautiful.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲉⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ . ⲉⲁⲥⲁⲓⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ . ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϯϩⲧⲏϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧⲃⲣⲣⲉ .
English: She had been carefully secluded in her own chamber from her childhood, and having led a chaste life she had grown to woman's estate (now Satan had watched carefully her youthful beauty),
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲡϩⲱⲧⲣ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ .
English: and had joined herself in the bond of marriage according to the Law.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲅⲁⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϫⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ .
English: And she kept her husband's bed undefiled, and she observed the ordinances of her marriage.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲥⲃⲁⲗ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲏⲣ ⲉⲛⲉϩ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥⲙⲉϣⲧⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ .
English: Her eyes never rested with pleasure upon the beauty of a strange young man, or searched it out.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲕⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉ ⲛⲛϫⲱ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟϥ .
English: She neither allowed her ears to listen at any time to the words of lewd speech,
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲕⲁⲛⲉⲥϭⲃϣⲁ ⲉϩⲩⲇⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
English: nor did she permit her nostrils to snuff sweet scents, nor did she array herself in apparel which had been held over the smoke of burning perfumes.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲥⲥⲩⲛⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱϣ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲥⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲛϣⲗⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲙⲙⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ .
English: In short, she did not permit any one of her senses to carry her away with sudden swiftness, lest the chastity which she had set firmly in her heart should be destroyed, and her soul glide downwards into obscene pleasures through the deceit of apathy.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ .
English: Now the greater number of the sins which come into being in the soul arise from the senses.
Text: On Susanna
Coptic: ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ . ⲉⲣⲉⲧϯⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲟ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ .
English: For the soul abideth in the heart, even as a virgin who liveth quietly in her chamber, and the five senses are the servants which (minister) unto her.