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1 ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲏⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ.
And it came to pass, when Jesus ended directing his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
2 ⲃ̅ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,
said to him, 'Art thou He who is coming, or for another do we look?'
4 ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
And Jesus answering said to them, 'Having gone, declare to John the things that ye hear and see,
5 ⲉ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲗⲉⲩ ⲥⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲕⲥⲉϩⲧ ⲥⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲥⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲥⲉϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed,
and happy is he who may not be stumbled in me.'
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, 'What went ye out to the wilderness to view? — a reed shaken by the wind?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϭⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲁⲛⲏ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲁⲛⲏ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
'But what went ye out to see? — a man clothed in soft garments? lo, those wearing the soft things are in the kings' houses.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲁϩⲁ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
'But what went ye out to see? — a prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet,
10 ⲓ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
for this is he of whom it hath been written, Lo, I do send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲧⲱⲛϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ.
Verily I say to you, there hath not risen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist, but he who is least in the reign of the heavens is greater than he.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
'And, from the days of John the Baptist till now, the reign of the heavens doth suffer violence, and violent men do take it by force,
for all the prophets and the law till John did prophesy,
and if ye are willing to receive [it], he is Elijah who was about to come;
he who is having ears to hear — let him hear.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲅ⳿ⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
'And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,
and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.
'For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon;
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'
20 ⲕ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲟⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ.
Then began he to reproach the cities in which were done most of his mighty works, because they did not reform.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ Ⲭⲟⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ Ⲃⲏⲑⲥⲁ⳿ⲓⲇⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲟⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲤⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲓⲥ⳿ⲑⲛⲉⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ.
'Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! because, if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago in sackcloth and ashes they had reformed;
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲤⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
but I say to you, to Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than for you.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟ ϩⲱⲓ Ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲣⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲑⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲟ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲉⲛϯ ϫⲉ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏϯ ⲛⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲕ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲟⲟⲩ. (Hadēs g86)
'And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades shalt be brought down, because if in Sodom had been done the mighty works that were done in thee, it had remained unto this day; (Hadēs g86)
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲤⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟ.
but I say to you, to the land of Sodom it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than to thee.'
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ Ⲫ̇ⲓⲱⲧ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϭⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
At that time Jesus answering said, 'I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.
Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before Thee.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁ Ⲫ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲪ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲠ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
'All things were delivered to me by my Father, and none doth know the Son, except the Father, nor doth any know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal [Him].
'Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ.
take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,
for my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light.'
