Matthew 16
1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲨϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ.
2 But he answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
ⲃ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲀⲢⲞⲨϨⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨϪⲀⲘⲎ ⲈⲤⲐⲢⲞϢⲢⲈϢ.
3 In the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you can’t discern the signs of the times!
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲦⲞⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲦⲪⲢⲰ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲢⲞϢⲢⲈϢ ⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲤⲄⲚⲞⲪⲞⲤ ⲚⲒϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ
4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” He left them and departed.
ⲇ̅ϪⲈ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀⲨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ.
5 The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲰⲂϢ ⲈϢⲈⲠ ⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
6 Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
ⲋ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀϨⲐⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ.
7 They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”
ⲍ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ.
8 Jesus, perceiving it, said, “Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, because you have brought no bread?
ⲏ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲰⲒⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
9 Don’t you yet perceive or remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up,
ⲑ̅ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈ ⲚϢⲞ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲚⲔⲞⲦ.
10 or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲆ ⲚϢⲞ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲘⲂⲒⲢ.
11 How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲰⲤ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲀϮ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ.
12 Then they understood that he didn’t tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲔⲀϮ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ.
13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲈ ⲚⲀϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
14 They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲒⲈⲢⲈⲘⲒⲀⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ.
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ.
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ.
17 Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦⲔ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲂⲀⲢⲒⲰⲚⲀ ϪⲈ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀϤϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
18 I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. (Hadēs g86)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲈⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲒⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲀⲘⲈⲚϮ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ. (Hadēs g86)
19 I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲒⲈϮ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲰϢⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲤⲞⲚϨϤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲞⲚϨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲂⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲂⲎⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
20 Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϪⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
21 From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ Ⲅ- ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲰⲚϤ.
22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲖⲈⲰⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲚⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ.
23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲤⲀⲘⲈⲚϨⲎⲒ ⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲬⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲚⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ.
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲈϪⲈⲘⲤ.
26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮⲞⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
28 Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀϪⲈⲘϮⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϢⲀⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ.
