< John 3 >

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲣ ⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ.
2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”
ⲃ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲓ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲕ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
3 Jesus answered him, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲙⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲛⲉϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩ ⲥⲟⲡ ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ.
5 Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.
ⲉ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲙⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲡⲉ.
7 Don’t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’
ⲍ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ.
8 The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
ⲏ̅ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ϥⲛⲓϥⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲑⲱⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅.
9 Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”
ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ.
10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and don’t understand these things?
ⲓ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ.
11 Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know and testify of that which we have seen, and you don’t receive our witness.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ.
12 If I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲉ ⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ.
13 No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϭⲉⲥ ⲡⲓϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϭⲉⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
15 that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
18 He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Son of God.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
19 This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.
20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿Ⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ.
21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
22 After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them and baptized.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ.
23 John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came and were baptized;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲱⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲗⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲡⲉ.
24 for John was not yet thrown into prison.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲡⲉ.
25 Therefore a dispute arose on the part of John’s disciples with some Jews about purification.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲍⲏⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ.
26 They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
27 John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϭⲓ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲏ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
28 You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ.
29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore my joy is made full.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ϯϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
ⲗ̅ϩⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲟ.
31 “He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ϥⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ϥⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
32 What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
33 He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ.
34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲫϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓ.
35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ.
36 One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” (aiōnios g166)
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ (aiōnios g166)

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