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1 ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲡⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲏⲅⲉⲙⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲃⲉⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲉϫⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ. ⲉⲣⲉϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲟ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ. ⲉⲣⲉⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ϯⲧⲟⲩⲣⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲭⲱⲛⲓⲧⲓⲇⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲁ. ⲛⲙ̅ⲗⲩⲥⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲟ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲃⲓⲗⲏⲛⲏ
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,
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲏⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ.
As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲥⲓⲃⲧ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ʾ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲗⲉϭⲗⲱϭ
Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.
All flesh will see God’s salvation.’”
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩϥⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲡⲱⲧʾ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ.
He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptised by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉⲩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛⲡⲉⲛⲓ̈ⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ. ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲱⲛⲉ.
Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say amongst 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 ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ ⲕⲏ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲛ̅ϣⲏⲛ. ϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲟⲣⲉϥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲟϫϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̅.
Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
The multitudes asked him, “What then must we do?”
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ̅ϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϯⲟⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲛⲧⲁϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲟⲓ̈ⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲓ̈ⲣⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲉⲓ.
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 baptised, 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 ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲇⲓⲁⲥⲓ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣ̅ϩⲓⲗⲁ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ̅ⲯⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ.
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.”
As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛϯⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲃ̅ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ʾ.
John answered them all, “I indeed baptise you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptise you in the Holy Spirit and fire.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϫⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲡⲧⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲣⲟⲕϩϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲱ̑ϣⲙ̅·
His winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will 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 ϩⲏⲣⲱ(ⲇⲏⲥ) ⲇⲉ ⲡⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲓⲁⲥ ⲧϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ 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 this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
Now when all the people were baptised, Jesus also had been baptised and was praying. The sky was opened,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧʾ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧʾ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲕ̅.
and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”
Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, 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 Joseph, the son of Judah,
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 Elmodam, the son of Er,
the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,
the son of Melea, the son of Menan, 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 Aram, 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.
