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1 ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲔⲎⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲂ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲔⲒ.
And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰϤ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?
4 ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go your way and tell John the things which ye do hear and see:
5 ⲉ̅ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲖⲈⲨ ⲤⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲔⲀⲔⲤⲈϨⲦ ⲤⲈⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲨⲢ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲤⲈⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲤⲈϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ
the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
And blessed is he, whosoever shall find none occasion of stumbling in me.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲔⲀϢ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲒⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϬⲒϨⲂⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲀⲚⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚϪⲀⲚⲈ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
But what went ye out for to see? a man clothed in soft [raiment]? Behold, they that wear soft [raiment] are in kings’ houses.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀϨⲀ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
But wherefore went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲀϪⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲘⲐⲞ.
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲦⲰⲚϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ.
Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮ ⲰⲘⲤ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϢⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ.
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲞⲠϤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
And if ye are willing to receive [it], this is Elijah, which is to come.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚ ⲦⲀⲒⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲒⲘ ⲤⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲞⲢⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, which call unto their fellows,
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚϪⲰ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲞⲤϪⲈⲤ ⲀⲚⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲈϨⲠⲒ.
and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲀϤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚϤⲤⲰ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲤⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲀⲨⲎⲢⲠ ⲠϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲚϪⲈϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϨⲒⲬⲞϨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲒⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲚⲈϤϪⲞⲘ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ.
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲬⲞⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲂⲎⲐⲤⲀⲒⲆⲀ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲚⲀⲒϪⲞⲘ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲒⲤⲐⲚⲈⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲈⲢⲘⲒ.
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ ⲈⲨⲈϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
Howbeit I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲐⲞ ϨⲰⲒ ⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲘ ⲘⲎ ⲦⲈⲢⲀϬⲒⲤⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲨⲈⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲀⲘⲈⲚϮ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲀⲒϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲒⲤϪⲈⲔ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲪⲞⲞⲨ. (Hadēs )
And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day. (Hadēs )
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲈⲨⲈϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲞ.
Howbeit I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔϨⲈⲠ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔϬⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ.
At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes:
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲀϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲘⲐⲞ.
yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal [him].
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϦⲞⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲞⲠⲦ ϦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲦⲪⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲀⲖⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲚⲀϨⲂⲈϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲚⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲠⲀⲚⲀϨⲂⲈϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲞⲖϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲀⲈⲦⲪⲰ ⲀⲤⲒⲰⲞⲨ.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.