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1 ⲁ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
In those days, the multitude being large, and having nothing which they may eat, Jesus calling His disciples, says to them,
I sympathize with the multitude because three days already abide unto me, and they have nothing which they may eat.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲓⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲡⲉ.
If I shall send them away to their homes fasting, they will faint on the road; indeed some of them have come from afar.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲑⲱⲛ ϩⲁ⳿ⲙⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ.
And His disciples responded, Whence shall any one be able to feed these with bread in the desert?
And He asked them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven loaves.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲁϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲁϥⲫⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ.
He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, He broke, and gave them to His disciples, that they may dispense them; and they presented them to the multitude.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲩ.
And they had a few fishes: and blessing them, He delivered them.
And they ate, and were filled: and they took up the residue of the fragments, seven baskets.
And those eating were about four thousand. And He sent them away.
And immediately having gone into the ship with His disciples, He came to the parts of Dalmanutha.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
And the Pharisees came out, and began to question Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven. tempting Him.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϥⲓ⳿ⲁϩⲟⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϧⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ.
And groaning in spirit, He says, What sign does this generation seek after? truly I say unto you, No sign shall be given unto this generation.
And having left them, coming in again He departed to the other side.
And they forgot to take bread; and had but one loaf with them in the ship.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲎ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ.
And He commanded them, saying, See, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
And they were reasoning to one another, saying, It is because we have not bread.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ϥⲑⲏⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.
And Jesus knowing says to them, Why do you reason because you have not bread? do you not yet know, nor understand? have you your heart still hardened?
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁϣϫ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲁⲛ.
Having eyes, do you not see? having ears, do you not hear? and do you not remember?
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲫⲁϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲟ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲗ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅.
When I broke the five loaves to the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? They say to Him, Twelve.
And when the seven loaves to the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? And they said, Seven.
And He said to them, Do you not yet understand?
And they come into Bethsaida: and they bring Him a blind man, and they intreat Him that He may touch him.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲛϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲑⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
And taking the blind man by the hand, He led him out of the village; and spitting in his eyes, putting His hands on him, He asked him, if he sees anything.
And looking up he said, I see the men walking about like trees.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲓⲧⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Then again He put His hands on his eyes, and he looked up; and was restored, and saw all things distinctly.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ.
And He sent him to his own house, saying, Go not into the village.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓϯⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ.
And Jesus and His disciples went away into the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked His disciples, saying to them, Whom do the people say that I am?
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
And they answered Him saying, John the Baptist: and others, Elijah; and others, One of the prophets.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
And He asked them, Whom do you say that I am? And Peter responding says to Him, Thou art the Christ.
And He charged them that they should speak to no one concerning Him.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲱⲛϥ.
And He began to teach them, that it behooves the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ.
And He was boldly speaking the word. And Peter taking Him to him began to rebuke Him.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⲥⲁⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
And He turning and seeing His disciples rebuked Peter, and says, Get behind me, adversary: because thou art not thinking the things of God, but those of men.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲁⲙⲉⲛϩⲏⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
And calling the multitude to Him with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲥ.
For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his soul for my sake and that of the gospel shall save it.
For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
For what would a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϯϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ
For whosoever may be ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and wicked generation, the Son of man shall also be ashamed of him, when He may come in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.
