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1 ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁϩ ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲓⲃⲉⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲇⲟⲩⲙⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲓⲥⲁⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉϯⲁⲃⲓⲗⲓⲛⲏ.
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲣ ⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ.
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.
He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.
4 ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲏⲥ⳿ⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ.
As it is written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord. Make his roads straight.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉⲗⲗⲟⲧ ⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲁⲗ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲑⲉⲃⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲟⲗϫ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲛ.
Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low, and the crooked will be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.
And all humanity will see the salvation of God.'"
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲑⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
He said therefore to the crowds who went out to be baptized by him, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉ ⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛⲓ.
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
9 ⲑ̅ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲑⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣϣⲏⲛ ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲉ ⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲣϫϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire."
The crowds asked him, "What then must we do?"
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣⲑⲏⲛ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
He answered them, "He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise."
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what must we do?"
He said to them, "Collect no more than that which is appointed to you."
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲗⲉϣϫ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲓ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁϣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲯⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ.
Soldiers also asked him, saying, "What about us? What must we do?" He said to them, "Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages."
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
As the people were in expectation, and all were wondering in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯ ⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲛ ⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲥⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
John answered them all, "I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲉϯⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲡⲓⲧⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲣⲟⲕϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲉⲛⲟ.
whose winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."
Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲓⲁⲥ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ.
but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,
added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉ ⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϯ ⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying "You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased."
When he began, Jesus was about thirty years old, being the son, as was supposed, of Joseph, of Eli,
of Mattat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Jannai, of Joseph,
of Mattithiah, of Amos, of Nahum, of Hesli, of Naggai,
of Mahath, of Mattithiah, of Shimei, of Joseph, of Judah,
of Johanan, of Rhesa, of Zerubbabel, of Shealtiel, of Neri,
of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,
of Josi, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Mattat, of Levi,
of Simeon, of Judah, of Joseph, of Jehonan, of Eliakim,
of Maleah, of Menan, of Mattattah, of Nathan, of David,
of Jesse, of Obed, of Boaz, of Salmon, of Nahshon,
of Amminadab, of Ram, of Hezron, of Perez, of Judah,
of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nahor,
of Serug, of Reu, of Peleg, of Eber, of Shelah,
of Kenan, of Arpachshad, of Shem, of Noah, of Lamech,
of Methuselah, of Enoch, of Jared, of Mahalalel, of Kenan,
of Enosh, of Seth, of Adam, of God.
