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1 ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲏⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ.
And so it was, when Jesus finished directing His twelve disciples, that He moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns.
2 ⲃ̅ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
But John, hearing in prison about the works of the Messiah, sent two of his disciples
to say to Him, “Are you the Coming One, or do we look for another?”
4 ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
By way of answer Jesus said to them: “Go and report to John the things that you hear and see:
5 ⲉ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲗⲉⲩ ⲥⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲕⲥⲉϩⲧ ⲥⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲥⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲥⲉϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
blind regain sight and lame walk, lepers are cleansed and deaf hear, dead are raised and the poor are evangelized.
And, blessed be whoever is not offended at Me!”
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
So as they departed Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see, a reed shaken by the wind?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϭⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲁⲛⲏ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲁⲛⲏ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
But what did you go out to see, a man clothed in soft garments? Actually, those who wear soft material are in kings' houses.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲁϩⲁ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
But really, what did you go out to see, a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
For this is he of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way ahead of you.’
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲧⲱⲛϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ.
Assuredly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen a greater than John the Baptizer; but he who is least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
But from the days of John the Baptizer until now the kingdom of the heavens is being aggressive and aggressive people are seizing upon it.
For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John,
and if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲅ⳿ⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in a marketplace and calling to their friends
and saying, ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance; we mourned for you and you did not lament.’
For John came neither eating nor drinking and they say, ‘He has a demon’;
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
the Son of the Man came eating and drinking and they say, ‘Just look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Indeed, wisdom is vindicated by her children.”
20 ⲕ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲟⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ.
Then He began to reproach the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ Ⲭⲟⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ Ⲃⲏⲑⲥⲁ⳿ⲓⲇⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲟⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲤⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲓⲥ⳿ⲑⲛⲉⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ.
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! Because if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲤⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
So I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the Day of judgment than for you!
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟ ϩⲱⲓ Ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲣⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲑⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲟ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲉⲛϯ ϫⲉ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏϯ ⲛⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲕ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲟⲟⲩ. (Hadēs g86)
And you, Capernaum, ‘the one having been exalted to heaven’, you will be brought down to Hades! Because if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. (Hadēs g86)
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲤⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟ.
So I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the Day of judgment than for you.”
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ Ⲫ̇ⲓⲱⲧ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϭⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
At that time Jesus reacted and said: “‘I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to ‘babes’.
Yes, Father, because thus it was good to You.’
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁ Ⲫ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲪ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲠ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
“All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one really knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone really know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son may will to reveal Him.
Come to me all you who are laboring and are loaded down, and I will give you rest.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls;
for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
