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1 ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ ⲥⲡⲙⲛⲧⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲏⲅⲉⲙⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲓⲃⲉⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲉϫⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ϯⲧⲟⲩⲣⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲭⲱⲛⲓⲧⲓⲇⲟⲥ ⲛⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲙⲗⲩⲥⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲃⲓⲗⲏⲛⲏ
In the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod ruler of Galilee, his brother Philip ruler of the territory comprising Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene,
and when Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, a command from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, while he was in the wilderness.
And John went through the whole district of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance, for the forgiveness of sins.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ
This was in fulfillment of what is said in the writings of the prophet Isaiah – ‘The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: “Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲥⲓⲃⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲗⲉϭⲗⲱϭ
Every chasm will be filled, every mountain and hill will be leveled. The winding ways will be straightened, the rough roads made smooth,
and everyone will see the salvation of God.”’
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩϥⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ
And John said to the crowds that went to be baptized by him, “You children of snakes! Who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲛⲉ
Let your lives, then, prove your repentance; and do not begin to say among yourselves ‘Abraham is our ancestor,’ for I tell you that out of these stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham!
9 ⲑ̅ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ ⲕⲏ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲛ ϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲁϯ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲟⲣⲉϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ
Already, indeed, the axe is lying at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that fails to bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
“What are we to do then?” the people asked.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϯⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲟⲓⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲓⲣⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲉⲓ
“Let anyone who has two coats,” answered John, “share with the person who has none; and anyone who has food do the same.”
Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and said to John, “Teacher, what are we to do?”
“Do not collect more than you have authority to demand,” John answered.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲇⲓⲁⲥⲓ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϩⲓⲗⲁ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲯⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ
And when some soldiers on active service asked “And we – what are we to do?” he said, “Never use violence, or exact anything by false accusation; and be content with your pay.”
Then, while the people were in suspense, and were all debating with themselves whether John could be the Christ,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϯⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲃⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ
John, addressing them all, said, “I, indeed, baptize you with water; but there is coming one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to unfasten his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲁ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲡⲧⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲣⲟⲕϩϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲱϣⲙ
His winnowing-fan is in his hand so that he may clear his threshing-floor, and store the grain in his barn, but the chaff he will burn with a fire that cannot be put out.”
And so with many different appeals John told his good news to the people.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲓⲁⲥ ⲑⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲁⲁⲩ
But when John rebuked Herod the ruler, for Herodia his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things that he had done,
Herod crowned them all by shutting John up in prison.
Now after the baptism of all the people, and when Jesus had been baptized and was still praying, the heavens opened,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ
and the Holy Spirit came down on him in the form of a dove, and from the heavens came a voice – “You are my dearly loved son; you bring me great joy.”
When beginning his work, Jesus was about thirty years old. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, whose ancestors were – Eli,
Mattith, Levi, Melchiah, Janna, Joseph,
Mattithiah, Amos, Nahum, Azaliah, Nogah,
Mattith, Mattithiah, Shimei, Joseph, Josheh,
Johanan, Rhesa, Zerubbabel, Salathiel, Neriah,
Melchiah, Addi, Cosam, Elmodam, Er,
Joshua, Eliezer, Joram, Mattith, Levi,
Simeon, Judah, Joseph, Jonam, Eliakim,
Meleah, Menan, Mattithiah, Nathan, David,
Jesse, Obed, Boaz, Salah, Nahshon,
Aminadab, Arni, Hezron, Perez, Judah,
Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, Terah, Nahor,
Serug, Reu, Peleg, Eber, Shelah,
Kenan, Arpachshad, Shem, Noah, Lamech,
Methuselah, Enoch, Jared, Mahalalel, Kenan,
Enosh, Seth, son of Adam, and Adam, son of God.
