megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: Encomium on Victor part 3
Coptic: ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲟⲧⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ . ⲛϥⲁⲁⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ . ⲛϥϯⲟⲩⲅⲁ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ . ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡⲉⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ⲛϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ . ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ 
English: May the Lord preserve for life and salvation all the fathers and sons of the monastery, and make us worthy of their blessing. May He incline (?) their hearts to pray for me before our King, the Christ. May He forgive me my sins, which are many, and may He shew mercy unto me in the day of my visitation,
Text: Encomium on Victor part 3
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲓⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣⲟⲥ . ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲥⲓⲥⲓⲛⲛⲓⲟⲥ . ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲑⲟⲗⲓⲕⲏ ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲉⲥⲓⲁ . ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲥⲛⲏ .
English: to me Joseph the least of all men and the most miserable, the son of the blessed Sisinnios, the Archdeacon of the Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist in the city of Sne.
Text: Encomium on Victor part 3
Coptic: ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ 
English: May the Lord give peace unto him,
Text: Encomium on Victor part 3
Coptic: ζωκρτ ελαχιστου διακονου παις του ιωσηφ διακονυ ευξασθε υπερ μου ο τλαος βαραχεις ϥⲑ  ...  ...  ...  ...  ... 
English: and to Zokrator, the least of all men, the deacon, the son of Joseph the deacon. Pray for me Amen.
Text: Encomium on Victor part 3
Coptic: εγραφι μηνι φαρμουτι . ιη . διοκλι χξζ 
English: Written on the eighteenth day of the month Parmouti, in the six hundred and sixty-seventh year of Diocletian (a.d. 951).
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲕⲏⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲭⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓⲁ .             
English: THE DISCOURSE WHICH APA EUSEBIUS, BISHOP OF CAESAREA OF CAPPADOCIA, PRONOUNCED CONCERNING THE CANAANITISH WOMAN.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲁϣⲉⲡⲉⲭⲓⲙⲱⲛ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡϥⲉϣⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ .
English: Great is the storm, but it hath not been able to hinder the readiness of those who have come.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲁϣⲉⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲃⲉⲗⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: Great is the trial, but it hath not destroyed our sufferings.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲗⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲥϫⲣⲁⲉⲓⲧ .
English: The Church shall never be free from those who contend against her, (but) she shall never be overcome.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲩⲉⲡⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥϭⲱⲧⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
English: Certain folk plot craftily against her, (but) she vanquisheth them.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ . ϣⲁⲥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: Howsoever great may be the evil which they meditate against her, she increaseth exceedingly.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲓⲙⲏ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: The waves break over her and have no effect upon her,
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲓⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲕⲓⲙ . ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲕⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ .
English: for she hath taken her stand on this Rock, which is the immoveable Word of God, and she is herself immoveable.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ .
English: The Rock it was Who said, 'The gates of Amente shall not prevail against her.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ . ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: He who fighteth (against her) destroyeth only himself, but the Church herself becometh stronger and stronger.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲓⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲟϫ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲁⲁⲃⲉ ϣⲛⲧⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ .
English: Job was a good man before (his) trial, but the days wherein he was healthy in his body were not like unto the days in which his infirmity wove a crown and set it upon his head
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ .
English: Be not afraid at any time of temptation if thy soul be prepared.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉϩⲣⲱ ⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ . ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϥⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ . ⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: For the matter is like unto the gold to which the furnace doeth no injury, that is to say, tribulation doeth no harm to him that beareth himself with fortitude.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉϩⲣⲱ ⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϣⲁⲥⲧⲃⲃⲟϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: What doth the furnace do to the gold except to purify it more and more?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲧϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲥϫⲁⲥⲧϥ .
English: That is to say, he who riseth up before tribulation, when the suffering which hath to be endured cometh to him, is exalted thereby.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲉⲗⲥⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϯϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲗⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥ .
English: Cowardly inaction weakeneth the soul, but trial giveth victory to the layman.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ .
English: Know, moreover, that those who endure no trial receive shame, and that those who endure trial receive election.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲱ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ .
English: Where are the things which are reckoned unto them? Nothing maketh itself visible.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ . ϩⲉⲛϭⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲡⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲥⲣⲟϥⲣⲉϥ . ⲟⲩⲧⲱϩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲛⲉϥⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲁⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ .
English: I come out into the market, and I look upon the wares (therein), (I see that) they are weak plants on which the wind blew, and they were thrown to the ground, and straw which had been threshed out; nevertheless the flour hath remained pure.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲓϯϭⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: Who is there that can fight against them (successfully)? Their conscience it is which giveth them victory over those who fight against them.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲥⲙⲛⲧⲉⲛⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲟⲛ .
English: Let us prepare a table.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲥⲁϥ ⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲧⲉϥⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ . ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙⲁⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ .
English: Yesterday Paul provided his table for us, to-day the table is that of Matthew.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲥⲁϥ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲡⲉ . ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ .
English: Yesterday, it was the tentmaker, to-day it is the tax-gatherer.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲥⲁϥ ⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ . ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲡⲉ .
English: Yesterday it was the blasphemer, to-day it is the man of obedience.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲥⲁϥ ⲡⲇⲓⲱⲕⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ . ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲉ .
English: Yesterday it was the pursuer, to-day it is the man of avarice.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ϭⲱ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ .
English: The blasphemer, however, did not continue to be a blasphemer, but became an Apostle ;
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲣⲡ ϭⲱ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϥⲟϭϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲣⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ .
English: and he who was a robber did not continue to be a man of greed, but became an Evangelist.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲉⲧϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲩⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ .
English: I will not make mention of the wickednesses of their earlier years, which afterwards became spiritual excellences.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁϩ ⲡⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲉ .
English: Our masters did not give light whilst they lived in their former state of sin, but they did shine brightly at the last (when living) in (a state of) righteousness.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲛϫⲱϫ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ .
English: Now the tax-gatherers and the blasphemers are the masters of the earth.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ .
English: kind of place, then, is that of the tax-gatherer?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ .
English: It is a place wherein men plunder at mid-day.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ . ⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: The injustice which is according to the law maketh itself manifest, as well as the injustice which is done in the presence of the law.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲣⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ .
English: The tax-gatherer is the advocate of thieves.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲗⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϭⲟⲡϥ ⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲁϥϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ϥⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲣⲡ .
English: When a thief is caught in the very act of stealing he is ashamed, but the tax-gatherer is bold of speech and action, even while he plundercth.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ . ϩⲛⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲧ .
English: But suddenly the tax-gatherer became an Evangelist; how did this come about?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲡⲉϥⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ .
English: When Jesus was passing by, He saw him sitting in his tax-gatherers' shed, and He said unto him, 'Rise up, follow Me.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲱ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲁⲥϭⲉⲗϫⲡⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϩⲟⲕϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ .
English: O the might of the word! The hook came, and it hooked the captive, and it armed him like a soldier.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲁⲥⲧⲣⲉⲡⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲣⲛⲟⲩⲃ . ⲉϥϩⲙⲡϣⲓⲕ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ . ⲁⲥϫⲓⲧϥ ϣⲁⲁⲧϩⲁⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ .
English: The hook came, and it made the clay become gold. He (Matthew) was in the pit of wickedness, and it drew him up into the mesh of the net of spiritual excellence.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ . ⲉⲓ ⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ . ⲙⲛⲧⲏⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉϩ .
English: Let no man fall into despair concerning his salvation, for evil deeds possess not a constitution which endureth for ever.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙϩⲉ .
English: And, moreover, we were created in a state of liberty.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ .
English: If thou art a tax-gatherer, thou hast the power to turn thyself into an Evangelist.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲗⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ .
English: And if thou art a thief, thou hast the power to enter into the Paradise.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ .
English: And if thou art a magician thou hast the power to worship thy God.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ .
English: For there is no kind of sin whatsoever which repentance will not do away;
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ .
English: therefore God hath chosen the greatest sinners on the earth, so that no man might fall into despair about himself.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ . ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϣⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ .
English: Thou shalt not say, I have committed sin, which is what usually happeneth (for) thou hast a Physician by thee Who is wont to treat thee with such medicines as thou wishest.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲕ ⲉⲕϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: Was it not He Who made thee? (And when) thou didst not exist did not He make thee to be?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲁϥⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: He hath not made thee anew as He made thee at the beginning, when He took a piece of earth, and fashioned it into a man,
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲙⲛⲡϥⲱ ⲙⲛⲛⲃⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲃⲁⲗ . ⲙⲛⲛⲛϩ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉⲥⲑⲏⲧ ⲙⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ .
English: but He hath made the earth (and) the clay, to become flesh, similar to that which hath ligaments (or, nerves), and bones, and hair, and eyelids, and eyes, and the shoulders (?), and the breast, and the hands, and the feet, and all the other members.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ .
English: Are not all these members earthy in their substance?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ . ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲧⲟ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲧ .
English: Then entered Skill in handicraft, and she made all created things according to their kinds.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉⲣⲓⲉⲣⲕⲁⲍⲉⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲕⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲉϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ .
English: Inquire not concerning the manner in which they were made, and waste not thy labour in prying into what is, but believe that the matter was super-miraculous.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲧⲁⲩⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ .
English: Thou wouldst never be able to describe the means by which creation was made.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲟϫⲛⲟⲩ .
English: If fire cometh upon thorns it consumeth them :
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲟⲥⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲧⲣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⲛⲥⲉⲱϫⲛ .
English: how much more then shall the Word of God make sins to become white, and consume them?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ .
English: And if thou art in the habit of saying, 'I have sinned exceedingly,
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲓⲙ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲧⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲉ . ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ϫⲓⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ .
English: but who is there that is without sin?'—now, I am using the very words which thou thyself wilt say — confess thy sins first of all, and (then) do thou the work of making thyself just.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ . ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲕⲙ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ . ⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ . ϩⲱⲱⲕ .
English: If thou hast committed sin, make haste, stand up on thy feet, be sorry, and let thy heart eat thee (in remorse), and pour out thy tears.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲣⲕⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧⲥⲁⲧⲣⲉⲥⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲣⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ .
English: For did not the sinful woman act in this wise? And did she not pour out her tears, and lay hold on repentance?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ϭⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲥϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: Now Jesus came out of the border of Tyre and Sidon, and behold a woman set out to go to Him.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ .
English: The Evangelist is stricken with wonder,
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ . ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ . ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ . ⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ . ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ .
English: and saith, woman (that is to say,) the strongest weapon of the Devil! The mother of sin! The beginning of wickedness! (Woman,) who was cast forth from the Paradise! This is woman, and such is (her) nature.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲱ ⲛⲉⲓϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ .
English: O what strange (or, new) and wonderful works are these!
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ .
English: The Jews fled from Him, but the woman fled to Him, and made supplication unto Him saying, 'O Son of David, have mercy upon me!
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲣⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ . ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ . ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ . ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ . ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲗⲏⲯⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ .
English: Consider this woman, who made herself to be a preacher, and one who acknowledged the government of God, for she said, 'Lord, which was the confession of (His) Divinity, and ' Son of David,' which was the acknowledgement (of His manhood),
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ .
English: 'have mercy upon me' Is not this act better than every other act in this world?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ .
English: Consider how this truly wise soul said, 'Have mercy upon me.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓⲡⲟⲗⲩⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ . ⲉⲡⲁⲡⲉⲓⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ .
English: Is not this citizenship better than every other citizenship in the world?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ⲁⲓⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ .
English: (She said:) I was in danger, I fled to His feet for mercy.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲣⲁ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲛⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ .
English: Wilt Thou, then, search out my sins?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϯⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ . ϩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲉⲩϫⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ .
English: Give me salvation abundantly, inasmuch as the place of mercy searcheth not out sins.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲱ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ . ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ .
English: O thou woman, what didst thou think within thyself? Thou wast a law-breaker and a harlot.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ 
English: How couldst thou possibly dare to go out to meet Him?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
English: Consider, moreover, the wisdom of this woman.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉϫⲓⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ .
English: She did not make an appeal to the Apostles saying, 'Take me in to Him.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲥⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϯⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ .
English: She made no supplication to Peter, neither needed she any of the other (Apostles to help her. But she said:) ' I want, however, to see (Him),
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲏⲧⲉ
English: but I have no need of men to make Him come to where I am
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ .
English: And why? 'Because He came down, and took upon Himself flesh, I will speak with Him in the flesh'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲱ ⲧⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: O how great is the lovingkindness of God towards man!
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲥⲧⲱⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ .
English: He before Whom the Cherubim in the heavens tremble in awe (permitted) a sinful woman to stand and to talk with Him upon the earth!
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲕⲁⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲛⲉ .
English: She said: Have mercy upon me! for this reason hast Thou taken upon Thyself flesh, and hast come forth, and hast entered into the world for the sake of sinners like unto myself
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲥⲉⲥⲧⲱⲧϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ . ⲥⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ .
English: Those who are in the heavens tremble in awe before Him, yet those on the earth hold converse with Him boldly.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ . ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟϣϥ .
English: Have mercy upon me! 'What is it that thou desirest?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲛⲁ .
English: I seek after mercy.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲟⲩ .
English: What dost thou wish?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ . ⲡⲉⲓϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲧ .
English: My daughter is grievously afflicted. My sorrow is great.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲛⲁⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ ϥⲓⲟⲩⲱϩ . ϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓϩⲙⲟⲙ .
English: Heal thou my members which are within me, for I am being consumed; preserve my bowels, and take Thou me out of this burning heat of fever.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ .
English: What shall I do? I shall die.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ .
English: Why did she not say, ' Have mercy on my daughter?'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲥϩⲓⲧⲉ .
English: On the contrary she said, ( Have mercy on me, for my daughter doth not perceive the torment of the disease with which she is grievously vexed.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛϫⲃⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲥⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ .
English: That she is seized by the disease in its most severe form (is evident) because she doth not perceive what it is
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲏⲏⲛⲉ .
English: Have mercy upon me! because I see this sight every day,
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲃⲉ .
English: and great is my grief.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ . ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲱⲱⲛⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲕⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲟⲛϩ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲥⲣⲟⲩ .
English: What do I call her? I call her a dead body, for though she moveth and liveth yet she knoweth not what she doeth.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ . ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ .
English: For I know not the name of the disease, neither do I know of what kind it is, or whether my daughter shall die through it.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ .
English: Now death appertaineth to every one.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ . ⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲣ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲥⲧⲱⲧ . ⲙⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲙⲛⲡϥⲱ ⲉⲧⲡⲣⲉⲥⲣⲁⲥⲧ ϩⲁⲡϩⲓⲧⲉ . ⲙⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲩⲉϩⲃⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲗⲏϭ ϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ .
English: In what condition shall I see (her on my return)? With her eyes starting from their sockets in terror, and her hands with the bones thereof protruding, and the hair torn out in frenzy, and the mouth dripping with foam, and meanwhile the devil which is contending with her is hidden inside her, and doth not appear.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲛⲁϣⲧ .
English: Have mercy upon me! My waterflood (or, tempest) is great.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲧⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ . ⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ .
English: This is the kind of disease from which I (suffer), and also from demoniacal wickedness. Have mercy upon me!
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ .
English: Consider the wisdom of this woman!
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲁϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ . ⲏ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲝⲟⲣⲅⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ . ⲏ ϩⲉⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲛⲕⲱⲱⲛⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ . ⲏ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲥⲁϣ ⲣⲛⲟϭ .
English: Why did she not go to the magicians, or to those who used exorcisms, or to the women who dealt with the bodies of the dead, or to the soothsayers who were in the habit of paying honour to devils, or to those who could make the sufferings of sick folk to become greater or to diminish?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲥⲕⲁⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲟⲟⲩⲉ . ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲁϣⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ .
English: Nay, she forsook the court of the Devil, and she came to the feet of the Saviour of souls (and said), 'Have mercy on me, for my daughter is grievously vexed
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ϩⲓϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ .
English: Dost thou observe the fortitude and the patient endurance?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϯⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϥⲟⲩⲟϣⲃⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ .
English: And as the woman raised herself from the ground, 'He answered her not a word'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲱ ⲛⲉⲓϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲟⲛ .
English: O these things which were done publicly!
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲥⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲥⲕⲱⲣϣ ⲥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϥⲟⲩⲟϣⲃⲉⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ .
English: She made supplication to Him, and she besought Him earnestly, and she entreated Him, but He answered her not a word.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ . ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲣⲱϥ .
English: The sickness increased, but the Physician kept silence.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣϣⲟⲧⲙ ⲡⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲣⲱϥ .
English: The blow was sharp and severe, and the Word kept silence.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲡⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ .
English: The Physician held His hand.
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ .
English: What is this new and wonderful matter?
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ . ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲏⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲧⲛ .
English: Thou didst run after others, and didst say, 'Come ye unto Me. I will heal you.'
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
English: Yet from her who ran after Thee Thou didst run away!
Text: On the Canaanite Woman
Coptic: ⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲏⲧⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ .
English: Have mercy on me! 'I was not sent unto any except the sheep which had gone astray of the House of Israel'