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1 ⲁ̅ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲓⲃⲉⲣⲓⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
Later on, Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲁⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲇⲓⲇⲩⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
It was in this way: — Simon Peter, Thomas, who was called ‘The Twin,’ Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, Zebediah’s sons, and two other disciples of Jesus, were together, when Simon Peter said:
3 ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯ ⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.
“I am going fishing.” “We will come with you,” said the others. They went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟ ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ.
Just as day was breaking, Jesus came and stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was he.
“My children,” he said, “have you anything to eat?” “No,” they answered.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲕϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ.
“Cast your net to the right of the boat,” he said, “and you will find fish.” So they cast the net, and now they could not haul it in on account of the quantity of fish.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲣϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲡⲉⲛⲇⲩⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲃⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ.
Upon this the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter: “It is the Master!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Master, he fastened his coat round him (for he had taken it off), and threw himself into the Sea.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ.
But the rest of the disciples came in the boat (for they were only about a hundred yards from shore), dragging the net full of fish.
When they had come ashore, they found a charcoal fire ready, with some fish already on it, and some bread as well.
“Bring some of the fish which you have just caught,” said Jesus.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲕ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲣ̅ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲫⲱϧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲉ.
So Simon Peter got into the boat and hauled the net ashore full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and yet, although there were so many, the net had not been torn.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉ.
And Jesus said to them: “Come and breakfast.” Not one of the disciples ventured to ask him who he was, knowing that it was the Master.
Jesus went and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish too.
This was the third time that Jesus showed himself to the disciples after he had risen from the dead.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁϩⲓⲏⲃ.
When breakfast was over, Jesus said to Simon Peter: “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than the others?” “Yes, Master,” he answered, “you know that I am your friend.” “Feed my lambs,” said Jesus.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲥⲟⲡ ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ.
Then, a second time, Jesus asked: “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” “Yes, Master,” he answered, “you know that I am your friend.” “Tend my sheep,” said Jesus.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲭⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ.
The third time, Jesus said to him: “Simon, son of John, are you my friend?” Peter was hurt at his third question being ‘Are you my friend?’; and exclaimed: “Master, you know everything! You can tell that I am your friend.” “Feed my sheep,” said Jesus.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲕⲙⲟⲣⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲕϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲉⲣϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲟⲣⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲟⲗⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ.
“In truth I tell you,” he continued, “when you were young, you used to put on your own girdle, and walk wherever you wished; but, when you have grown old, you will have to stretch out your hands, while some one else puts on your girdle, and takes you where you do not wish.”
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲥⲏⲙⲉⲛⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
Jesus said this to show the death by which Peter was to honour God, and then he added: “Follow me.”
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲣⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲏ ⲓⲕ.
Peter turned round, and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following — the one who at the supper leant back on the Master’s shoulder, and asked him who it was that would betray him.
Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus: “Master, what about this man?”
“If it is my will that he should wait till I come,” answered Jesus, “what has that to do with you? Follow me yourself.”
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁϥ ϣⲁϯ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ.
So the report spread among the Brethren that that disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say that he was not to die, but said “If it is my will that he should wait till I come, what has that to do with you?”
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ.
It is this disciple who states these things, and who recorded them; and we know that his statement is true.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲉⲣⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϫⲱⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁ⳿ⲥϧⲏ ⲧⲟⲩ
There are many other things which Jesus did; but, if every one of them were to be recorded in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not hold the books that would be written.
