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1 ⲁ̅ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲚⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϢⲈⲚⲤⲒϤⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨϬⲰⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϨⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲀϤⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϨⲨⲠⲈⲢⲈⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲖⲀⲘⲠⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϨⲞⲠⲖⲞⲚ.
So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”
5 ⲉ̅ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀⲌⲰⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ.
“Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.
When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered.
“I told you that I am He,” Jesus replied. “So if you are looking for Me, let these men go.”
This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”
10 ⲓ̅ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲎϤⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤⲐⲞⲔⲘⲈⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϪⲰϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲀϢϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲀⲖⲬⲞⲤ.
Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”
Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲚⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲔⲀⲒⲀⲪⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲞϬ ⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ.
Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲤⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲨⲒⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϮⲀⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ.
Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲞ ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈⲘⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲘⲚⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ.
But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲚⲞⲨⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϨⲰⲔ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲚⲀⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲨⲠⲎⲢⲈⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲀⲨϬⲈⲢⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲔϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲪⲢⲰ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲦϦⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲦϦⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.
Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲢⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ.
“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϢⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲒϪⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ
Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϨⲨⲠⲎⲢⲈⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨⲢ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ.
When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲔⲰⲤ ⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲀⲔⲰⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”
Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲚⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲦϦⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲰⲔ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲨⲄⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲰϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲀϢϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϬⲰⲘ.
One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”
Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲔⲀⲒⲀⲪⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲢⲈⲦⲰⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈϢⲰⲢⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲢⲈⲦⲰⲢⲒⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰϤ ϢⲀⲦⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲀⲤⲬⲀ.
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”
“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϬⲒⲦϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲀϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚϨⲖⲒ
“You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied.
This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲢⲈⲦⲰⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲔ ϢⲀⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ.
“Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, “or did others tell you about Me?”
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϨⲰ ⲠⲈⲔⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎ ⲒⲔ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲔⲀⲒϤ.
“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲐⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲚⲈ ⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲀϨⲨⲠⲈⲢⲈⲦⲎ ⲤⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲎ ⲒⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲐⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ.
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈϢⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲘⲎ.
“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϮϪⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲈⲦⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
“What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲨⲚⲎⲐⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲬⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲀⲤⲬⲀ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲬⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)
