Matthew 17
1 After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲖ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲀϤϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲤⲀⲠⲤⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ.
2 He was changed before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲞⲂⲦϤ ⲚϦⲈⲢⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲘⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲂⲀϢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ.
3 Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲈⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
4 Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
ⲇ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲤⲔⲎⲚⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ.
5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
ⲉ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲤⲈⲢϦⲎⲒⲂⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲦⲀⲮⲨⲬⲎ ϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
6 When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ.
7 Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, and don’t be afraid.”
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϨⲞϮ.
8 Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.
ⲏ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨϤⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ.
9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲀⲘⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ϢⲀⲦⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ.
10 His disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲚϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲤⲈϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
11 Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
12 but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn’t recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϮϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϤⲚⲀϢⲈⲠ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptizer.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲔⲀϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ.
14 When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him and saying,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲔⲈⲖⲒ
15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲀϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
16 So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲈⲚϤ ⲈⲚⲈⲔⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲢⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
17 Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲰⲠⲒϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲪⲞⲚϨ ϢⲀ ⲐⲚⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲀ ⲐⲚⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲀⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲒⲦϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲘⲚⲀⲒ.
18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲒϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲤⲀⲠⲤⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
20 He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀⲪⲢⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲖⲦⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲀⲒ ⲈⲘⲚⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
21 But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀ
22 While they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
23 and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” They were exceedingly sorry.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲄⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ.
24 When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲔⲒϮ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϤϮⲔⲒϮ ⲀⲚ.
25 He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲨϬⲒⲦⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘ ⲒⲈ ⲔⲎⲚⲤⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
26 Peter said to him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Therefore the children are exempt.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘϨⲈⲨ ⲚⲈ.
27 But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you.”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲰⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲦⲈⲂⲦ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲀⲖⲒⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲈⲔⲈϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲐⲈⲢⲒ ⲀⲖⲒⲦⲤ ⲘⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ.
