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1 ⲁ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.
Now as soon as the Master was aware that the Pharisees had heard it said, "Jesus is gaining and baptizing more disciples than John"--
though Jesus Himself did not baptize them, but His disciples did--
He left Judaea and returned to Galilee.
His road lay through Samaria,
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲩⲭⲁⲣ ⲉⲥϧⲉⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲓⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ.
and so He came to Sychar, a town in Samaria near the piece of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛⲁⲥⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡ ⲡⲉ.
Jacob's Well was there: and accordingly Jesus, tired out with His journey, sat down by the well to rest. It was about six o'clock in the evening.
Presently there came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus asked her to give Him some water;
for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲟⲩϫⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ.
"How is it," replied the woman, "that a Jew like you asks me, who am a woman and a Samaritan, for water?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲇⲱⲣⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲱ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ.
"If you had known God's free gift," replied Jesus, "and who it is that said to you, 'Give me some water,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲧⲗⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϣⲱϯ ϣⲏⲕ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ.
"Sir," she said, "you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; so where can you get the living water from?
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥⲥⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁⲛϣ.
Are you greater than our forefather Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank from it, as did also his sons and his cattle?"
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲃⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ.
"Every one," replied Jesus, "who drinks any of this water will be thirsty again;
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲓⲃⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲙⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϩ ⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
"Sir," said the woman, "give me that water, that I may never be thirsty, nor continually come all the way here to draw from the well."
"Go and call your husband," said Jesus; "and come back."
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛϯ ϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲣⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛϯ ϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
"I have no husband," she replied. "You rightly say that you have no husband," said Jesus;
"for you have had five husbands, and the man you have at present is not your husband. You have spoken the truth in saying that."
"Sir," replied the woman, "I see that you are a Prophet.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
Our forefathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ.
"Believe me," said Jesus, "the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ.
You worship One of whom you know nothing. We worship One whom we know; for salvation comes from the Jews.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
But a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the true worshippers will worship the Father with true spiritual worship; for indeed the Father desires such worshippers.
God is Spirit; and those who worship Him must bring Him true spiritual worship."
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
"I know," replied the woman, "that Messiah is coming--'the Christ,' as He is called. When He has come, He will tell us everything."
"I am He," said Jesus--"I who am now talking to you."
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ.
Just then His disciples came, and were surprised to find Him talking with a woman. Yet not one of them asked Him, "What is your wish?" or "Why are you talking with her?"
The woman however, leaving her pitcher, went away to the town, and called the people.
"Come," she said, "and see a man who has told me everything I have ever done. Can this be the Christ, do you think?"
They left the town and set out to go to Him.
Meanwhile the disciples were urging Jesus. "Rabbi," they said, "eat something."
"I have food to eat," He replied, "of which you do not know."
So the disciples began questioning one another. "Can it be," they said, "that some one has brought Him something to eat?"
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
"My food," said Jesus, "is to be obedient to Him who sent me, and fully to accomplish His work.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲕⲉⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲭⲱⲣⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲥϧⲟⲩ.
Do you not say, 'It wants four months yet to the harvest'? But look round, I tell you, and observe these plains-- they are already ripe for the sickle.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲱⲥϧ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲭ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲓϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲱⲥϧ. (aiōnios g166)
The reaper gets pay and gathers in a crop in preparation for the Life of the Ages, that so the sower and the reapers may rejoice together. (aiōnios g166)
For it is in this that you see the real meaning of the saying, 'The sower is one person, and the reaper is another.'
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲉⲣⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲱⲥϧ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩϧⲓⲥⲓ.
I sent you to reap a harvest which is not the result of your own labours. Others have laboured, and you are getting benefit from their labours."
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏ ⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ.
Of the Samaritan population of that town a good many believed in Him because of the woman's statement when she declared, "He has told me all that I have ever done."
40 ⲙ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏ ⲥ ⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲃ̅.
When however the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him on all sides to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.
Then a far larger number of people believed because of His own words,
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲛ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
and they said to the woman, "We no longer believe in Him simply because of your statements; for we have now heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Saviour of the world."
After the two days He departed, and went into Galilee;
though Jesus Himself declared that a Prophet has no honour in his own country.
45 ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁⲓ.
When however He reached Galilee, the Galilaeans welcomed Him eagerly, having been eye-witnesses of all that He had done in Jerusalem at the Festival; for they also had been to the Festival.
46 ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲕⲁⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ.
So He came once more to Cana in Galilee, where He had made the water into wine. Now there was a certain officer of the King's court whose son was ill at Capernaum.
47 ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ.
Having heard that Jesus had come from Judaea to Galilee, he came to Him and begged Him to go down and cure his son; for he was at the point of death.
"Unless you and others see miracles and marvels," said Jesus, "nothing will induce you to believe."
"Sir," pleaded the officer, "come down before my child dies."
50 ⲛ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ϥⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ.
"You may return home," replied Jesus; "your son has recovered." He believed the words of Jesus, and started back home;
and he was already on his way down when his servants met him and told him that his son was alive and well.
52 ⲛ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲥⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϫⲡ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϥ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϧⲙⲟⲙ.
So he inquired of them at what hour he had shown improvement. "Yesterday, about seven o'clock," they replied, "the fever left him."
53 ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ϯ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
Then the father recollected that that was the time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son has recovered," and he and his whole household became believers.
This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee.
