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1 ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ ⲥⲡⲙⲛⲧⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲏⲅⲉⲙⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲓⲃⲉⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲉϫⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ϯⲧⲟⲩⲣⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲭⲱⲛⲓⲧⲓⲇⲟⲥ ⲛⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲙⲗⲩⲥⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲃⲓⲗⲏⲛⲏ
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
And he came into all the region round about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ
as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲥⲓⲃⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲗⲉϭⲗⲱϭ
Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth;
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩϥⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ
He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲛⲉ
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
9 ⲑ̅ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ ⲕⲏ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲛ ϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲁϯ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲟⲣⲉϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ
And even now is the axe also laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϯⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲟⲓⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲓⲣⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲉⲓ
And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.
And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Master, what must we do?
And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲇⲓⲁⲥⲓ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϩⲓⲗⲁ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲯⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ
And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither exact [anything] wrongfully; and be content with your wages.
And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϯⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲃⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and [with] fire:
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲁ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲡⲧⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲣⲟⲕϩϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲱϣⲙ
whose fan is in his hand, throughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.
With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto the people;
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲓⲁⲥ ⲑⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲁⲁⲩ
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 yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ
and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
And Jesus himself, when he began [to teach], was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the [son] of Heli,
the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Jannai, the [son] of Joseph,
the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Amos, the [son] of Nahum, the [son] of Esli, the [son] of Naggai,
the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semein, the [son] of Josech, the [son] of Joda,
the [son] of Joanan, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel, the [son] of Neri,
the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the [son] of Elmadam, the [son] of Er,
the [son] of Jesus, the [son] of Eliezer, the [son] of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi,
the [son] of Symeon, the [son] of Judas, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonam, the [son] of Eliakim,
the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Menna, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan, the [son] of David,
the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,
the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Arni, the [son] of Hezron, the [son] of Perez, the [son] of Judah,
the [son] of Jacob, the [son] of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of Nahor,
the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber, the [son] of Shelah,
the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,
the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel, the [son] of Cainan,
the [son] of Enos, the [son] of Seth, the [son] of Adam, the [son] of God.
