< John 2 >

1 The third day, there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there.
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀϨⲄ ⲞⲨϨⲞⲠ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲔⲀⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲐⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ.
2 Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, to the wedding.
ⲃ̅ⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲞⲠ.
3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no wine.”
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲎⲢⲠ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲐⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come.”
ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϦⲞ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϨⲰⲒ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲀⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ.
5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it.”
ⲉ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲒⲦϤ.
6 Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews’ way of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚϨⲨⲆⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲰⲚⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲂⲒⲈ ⲄⲈⲐⲞⲨⲒ.
7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the water pots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim.
ⲍ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲨⲆⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲀϨⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ.
8 He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast.” So they took it.
ⲏ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲦϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲦⲢⲒⲔⲖⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ.
9 When the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and didn’t know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom
ⲑ̅ϨⲰⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲈⲘϮⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲦⲢⲒⲔⲖⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲒⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀϨ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲦⲢⲒⲔⲖⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ
10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the guests have drunk freely, then that which is worse. You have kept the good wine until now!”
ⲓ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲘⲠⲒⲎⲢⲠ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲐⲒϦⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲤⲂⲞⲔ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲔⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲒⲎⲢⲠ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϢⲀ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
11 This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲔⲀⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
12 After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲘ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϦⲈⲚⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲖⲎⲘ
14 He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϮ ⲈϨⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϬⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϤⲀⲒⲔⲈⲢⲘⲀ ⲈⲨϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ.
15 He made a whip of cords and drove all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers’ money and overthrew their tables.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲪⲢⲀⲄⲈⲖⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲒⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲢⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϤⲀⲒⲔⲈⲢⲘⲀ ⲀϤⲪⲞⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲀϤⲪⲞⲚϪⲞⲨ.
16 To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϮ ϬⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲖⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢ ⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲚϢⲰⲦ.
17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲎⲒ ϤⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲘⲦ.
18 The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ.
19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲂⲈⲖ ⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲄⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
20 The Jews therefore said, “It took forty-six years to build this temple! Will you raise it up in three days?”
ⲕ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲘⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲬⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲄⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
21 But he spoke of the temple of his body.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲘⲀ.
22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, observing his signs which he did.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲈϤⲬⲎ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲤⲬⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
24 But Jesus didn’t entrust himself to them, because he knew everyone,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
25 and because he didn’t need for anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.

< John 2 >