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Ther was a man of the pharises named Nicodemus a ruler amonge ye Iewes.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀⲂⲂⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲈⲢ ⲚⲀⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
The same cam to Iesus by nyght and sayde vnto him: Rabbi we knowe that thou arte a teacher whiche arte come from God. For no man coulde do suche miracles as thou doest except God were with him.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲘⲈⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: Verely verely I saye vnto the: except a man be boren a newe he cannot se the kyngdom of God.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲆⲎⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϦⲈⲖⲖⲞ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲪⲘⲀϨ ⲤⲞⲠ ⲂⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ.
Nicodemus sayde vnto him: how can a man be boren when he is olde? can he enter into his moders wombe and be boren agayne?
5 ⲉ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲘⲈⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
Iesus answered: verely verely I saye vnto the: except that a man be boren of water and of ye sprete he cannot enter into the kyngdome of god.
That which is boren of the flesshe is flesshe: and that which is boren of the sprete is sprete.
Marvayle not that I sayd to the ye must be boren a newe.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϤⲚⲒϤⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲚⲀ ⲈⲐⲰⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀ.
The wynde bloweth where he listeth and thou hearest his sounde: but canst not tell whence he cometh and whether he goeth. So is every man that is boren of the sprete.
And Nicodemus answered and sayde vnto him: how can these thinges be?
Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: arte thou a master in Israel and knowest not these thinges?
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ.
Verely verely I saye vnto the we speake that we knowe and testify that we have sene: and ye receave not oure witnes.
Yf when I tell you erthely thinges ye beleve not: how shuld ye beleve yf I shall tell you of hevenly thinges?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ.
And no man ascendeth vp to heaven but he that came doune from heaven that is to saye the sonne of man which is in heaven.
And as Moses lifte vp the serpent in the wyldernes even so must the sonne of man be lifte vp
that none that beleveth in him perisshe: but have eternall lyfe. (aiōnios g166)
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loveth the worlde yt he hath geven his only sonne that none that beleve in him shuld perisshe: but shuld have everlastinge lyfe. (aiōnios g166)
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲚⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
For God sent not his sonne into the worlde to condepne the worlde: but that the worlde through him might be saved.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰ ⲈⲨϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲞⲚⲞⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
He that beleveth on him shall not be condepned. But he that beleveth not is condempned all redy be cause he beleveth not in the name of the only sonne of God.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲨϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ.
And this is the condempnacion: that light is come into the worlde and the me loved darcknes more then light because their dedes were evill.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ.
For every man that evyll doeth hateth the light: nether commeth to light lest his dedes shuld be reproved.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϢⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
But he that doth truth commeth to the light that his dedes might be knowen how that they are wrought in God.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ.
After these thinges cam Iesus and his disciples into the Iewes londe and ther he haunted with them and baptised.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲔⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲰⲚ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲤⲀⲖⲒⲘ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲠⲈ
And Iohn also baptised in Enon besydes Salim because ther was moche water there and they came and were baptised.
For Iohn was not yet cast into preson.
And ther arose a questio bitwene Iohns disciples and the Iewes about purifiynge.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀⲂⲂⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ ϨⲒⲘⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
And they came vnto Iohn and sayde vnto him: Rabbi he that was with the beyonde Iordan to whom thou barest witnes. Beholde the same baptyseth and all me come to him.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϬⲒ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲎ ⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ.
Iohn answered and sayde: a man can receave no thinge at all except it be geve him fro heaven.
Ye youre selves are witnesses how that I sayde: I am not Christ but am sent before him.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲠϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲠⲈⲦⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ϤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
He that hath the bryde is the brydegrome. But the frende of the brydegrome which stondeth by and heareth him reioyseth greately of the brydgromes voyce. Tis my ioye is fulfilled.
He must increace: and I muste decreace.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ϤⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ϤⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
He that commeth from an hye is above all: He that is of ye erth is of the erth and speaketh of the erth. He that cometh from heaven is above all
and what he hath sene and hearde: that he testifieth: but no man receaveth his testimonye.
How be it he that hath receaved hys testimonye hath set to his seale that God is true.
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the wordes of God. For God geveth not the sprete by measure.
The father loveth the sonne and hath geven all thinges into his honde.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲒϪⲰϤ. (aiōnios g166)
He that beleveth on the sonne hath everlastynge lyfe: and he that beleveth not the sonne shall not se lyfe but the wrathe of God abydeth on him. (aiōnios g166)
