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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He Himself existed in the beginning with God.
All things came to be by Him; that is, apart from Him not even one thing that has come into being came to be.
In Him was life, and the Life was the Light of mankind.
Now the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
There was a man, sent from God, whose name was John.
This man came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
He himself was not the Light but was to testify about the Light—
the true Light which illumines everyone who comes into the world.
He was in the world, the world that came into being by Him, yet the world did not know Him.
He came to His own things, yet His own people did not receive Him.
But, as many as did receive Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe into His name:
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ϩⲓ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
who were begotten, not by blood, nor by the desire of the flesh, nor by the will of a man, but by God.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥⲣ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲓ ⲙⲉ
So the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we observed His glory, glory of an Only-begotten, from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϥⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲡⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲉⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ
John testified about Him and called out saying: “This is He of whom I said, ‘The One coming after me is now ahead of me, because He existed before I did.’”
Now we have all received from His fullness, yes, grace upon grace.
Because the Law was given through Moses; the Grace and the Truth came through Jesus Christ.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
No one has ever seen God. The Only-begotten Son, who exists in the bosom of the Father, He has interpreted Him.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ
Now this is John's testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
He confessed, he did not deny but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
So they asked him, “What then, are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you ‘the Prophet’?” “No,” he answered.
So they said to him: “Who are you?—so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
He said, “I am ‘the voice of one calling out: “Make the Lord's road straight in the wilderness,”’ just as the prophet Isaiah said.”
Now those who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
So they asked him saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor ‘the Prophet’?”
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϥⲁϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ
John answered them saying: “I baptize with water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.
He is the One coming after me who is now ahead of me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”
These things happened in Bithabara, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
The next day John sees Jesus coming toward him and says: “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
30 ⲗ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲓ ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ
This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is now ahead of me, because He existed before I did.’
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ
I did not know Him; but so that He should be revealed to Israel, that is why I came baptizing with water.”
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ
And John testified saying: “I observed the Spirit coming down like a dove out of heaven, and He rested upon Him.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϥϭⲉⲉⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ
Now I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, ‘The One upon whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting—this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
So I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples.
And seeing Jesus walking by, he says, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲃⲃⲉⲓ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲧⲱⲛ
So turning and observing them following Jesus says to them, “What do you want?” So they said to Him, “Rabbi” (which translated means ‘Teacher’), “where are You staying?”
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲉⲓⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲡ ⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ
He says to them, “Come and see.” So they went and saw where He was staying, and stayed with Him that day—it was about the tenth hour.
40 ⲙ̅ ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ
One of the two who heard John and followed Him was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
He first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated ‘Christ’).
42 ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲕⲏⲫⲁ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ
And he led him to Jesus. Looking at him Jesus said, “You are Simon, the son of Jonah; you will be called Cephas” (which is translated ‘Stone’).
The next day He decided to go to Galilee, so He finds Philip and says to him, “Follow me.”
(Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.)
45 ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲓⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ
Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, “We have found the One of whom Moses in the Law—and also the prophets—wrote: Jesus the son of Joseph, from Natsareth.”
So Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Natsareth?” Philip says to him, “Come and see!”
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and says about him, “There, a genuine Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”
48 ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁ ⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
Nathanael says to Him, “From where do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
In answer Nathanael says to Him: “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
50 ⲛ̅ ⲁⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲉⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁ ⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ
Jesus answered and said to him: “You believe because I said that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater than these.”
51 ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
And He says to him, “I tell you (pl) most assuredly, later on you will see the heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of the Man.”
