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1 ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉ͡ⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲣ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
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,
and so He came to Sychar, a town in Samaria near the piece of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃ. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲏⲅⲏ. ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϫⲡ̅ⲥⲟ 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 ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲉϣⲥⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲱϩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ.
"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 ⲁⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲥⲱ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϥϯ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ.
"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 ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧϣⲱⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲕϩ̅. ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅.
"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 ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉ͡ⲓⲱⲧ ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧϣⲱⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲁϥⲥⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉϥⲧⲃ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ.
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?"
"Every one," replied Jesus, "who drinks any of this water will be thirsty again;
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉ͡ⲓ(ⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉ͡ⲓ) ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉⲉ͡ⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲙⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
"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 ⲁⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϯϩⲁⲉ͡ⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ϯϩⲁⲉ͡ⲓ.
"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 ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲉⲛⲉ͡ⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϣⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ.
Our forefathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem."
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲉ͡ⲓⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ.
"Believe me," said Jesus, "the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
You worship One of whom you know nothing. We worship One whom we know; for salvation comes from the Jews.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ. ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉ͡ⲓⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ.
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 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉ͡ⲓ. ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ.
"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 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲥ.
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."
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲙⲥ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ.
"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 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲉ͡ⲓⲉⲉ͡ⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲉ͡ⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ.
"My food," said Jesus, "is to be obedient to Him who sent me, and fully to accomplish His work.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲱϩⲥ̅ ⲉ͡ⲓ. ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ϫⲉ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⲉⲟϩⲥⲟⲩ.
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 ⲡⲉⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲟⲩⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲱϩⲥ̅ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ. (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 ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲉⲩⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲱϩⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲡ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϣⲡ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ.
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 ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲁⲩ.
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."
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 ⲛⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
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 ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ (ⲛⲉ)ⲁⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲁ ⲡⲉ·
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 ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲁⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲣ̅ⲏⲣⲡ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ.
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 ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ. ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲁⲗϭⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ 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."
"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.
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 ⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉϥⲉ͡ⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲏⲉ͡ⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
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.
