< John 4 >

1 Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
ⲁ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲐⲀⲘⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ
2 (although Jesus himself didn’t baptize, but his disciples),
ⲃ̅ⲔⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲚⲀϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲈ.
3 he left Judea and departed into Galilee.
ⲅ̅ⲀϤⲬⲰ ⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲚ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.
4 He needed to pass through Samaria.
ⲇ̅ⲚⲈ ϨⲰϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ.
5 So he came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
ⲉ̅ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲨⲬⲀⲢ ⲈⲤϦⲈⲚⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ.
6 Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲤⲬⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲞⲨⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲪⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϪⲠ ⲠⲈ.
7 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”
ⲍ̅ⲀⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲘⲀϨ ⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲰ.
8 For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
ⲏ̅ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠ ⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲢⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
9 The Samaritan woman therefore said to him, “How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
ⲑ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲔⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲤⲰ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲞⲨϪⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ.
10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
ⲓ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈϮⲆⲰⲢⲈⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲰ ⲚⲐⲞ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮ ⲚⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ.
11 The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. So where do you get that living water?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲦⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϢⲰϮ ϢⲎⲔ ⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ.
12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his children and his livestock?”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲒϢⲰϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϨⲰϤ ⲀϤⲤⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϢⲀⲚϢ.
13 Jesus answered her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲒⲂⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” (aiōn g165, aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈϬⲒⲪⲈⲒ ⲈⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (aiōn g165, aiōnios g166)
15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I don’t get thirsty, neither come all the way here to draw.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘⲒⲂⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲘⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϨ ⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
16 Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲘⲎ ⲈⲘⲚⲀⲒ.
17 The woman answered, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You said well, ‘I have no husband,’
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀⲢⲈϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
18 for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly.”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲈϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϨⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈϪⲞϤ.
19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ϮⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
20 Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.”
ⲕ̅ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ.
22 You worship that which you don’t know. We worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
23 But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshipers.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲚⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
25 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming, he who is called Christ. When he has come, he will declare to us all things.”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲈⲤⲒⲀⲤ ⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
26 Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who speaks to you.”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲈ.
27 Just then, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, “What are you looking for?” or, “Why do you speak with her?”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲘⲈⲚⲦⲞⲒ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲤ.
28 So the woman left her water pot, went away into the city, and said to the people,
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲤⲬⲰ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϨⲨⲆⲢⲒⲀ ⲚϪⲈϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
29 “Come, see a man who told me everything that I have done. Can this be the Christ?”
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲀϤϪⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
30 They went out of the city, and were coming to him.
ⲗ̅ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ.
31 In the meanwhile, the disciples urged him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲨϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀⲂⲂⲒ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲞⲨⲰⲘ.
32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you don’t know about.”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϮ ⲞⲨϦⲢⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲘⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ.
33 The disciples therefore said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?”
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ.
34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲦⲀϦⲢⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲦⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲈϤϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
35 Don’t you say, ‘There are yet four months until the harvest’? Behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, that they are white for harvest already.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲔⲈⲆ ⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ ϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲰⲤϦ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϤⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲬⲰⲢⲀ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲂⲀϢ ⲈⲠⲞⲤϦⲞⲨ.
36 He who reaps receives wages and gathers fruit to eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. (aiōnios g166)
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲰⲤϦ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲈⲬ ⲈⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲒϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲰⲤϦ. (aiōnios g166)
37 For in this the saying is true, ‘One sows, and another reaps.’
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϪⲈ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲒϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲰⲤϦ.
38 I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲈⲢⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲰⲤϦ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲨϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲞⲨϦⲒⲤⲒ.
39 From that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, “He told me everything that I have done.”
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ Ⲁ- ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎ ⲤⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϪⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ.
40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days.
ⲙ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎ ⲤⲀⲨϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ Ⲃ-.
41 Many more believed because of his word.
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲘⲎϢ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ.
42 They said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
43 After the two days he went out from there and went into Galilee.
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲂⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.
44 For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲐⲰϤ ⲘⲂⲀⲔⲒ.
45 So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲀⲨϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲀⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠϢⲀⲒ.
46 Jesus came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲔⲀⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲎⲢⲠ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲀⲤⲒⲖⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲘ.
47 When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him and begged him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲞⲨϪⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ.
48 Jesus therefore said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will in no way believe.”
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ.
49 The nobleman said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”
ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲂⲀⲤⲒⲖⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲀⲖⲞⲨ.
50 Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.
ⲛ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ.
51 As he was going down, his servants met him and reported, saying “Your child lives!”
ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲒⲤ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲎⲢⲒ.
52 So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him.”
ⲛ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲀϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲤⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲀϪⲠ ⲌⲚⲤⲀϤ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϦⲘⲞⲘ.
53 So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” He believed, as did his whole house.
ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
54 This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee.
ⲛ̅ⲇ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲀϨ ⲂⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.

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