< John 2 >

1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀϨⲄ ⲞⲨϨⲞⲠ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲔⲀⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲐⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ.
2 and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
ⲃ̅ⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲞⲠ.
3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲎⲢⲠ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲐⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
4 “Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϦⲞ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϨⲰⲒ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲀⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ.
5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
ⲉ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲒⲦϤ.
6 Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚϨⲨⲆⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲰⲚⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲂⲒⲈ ⲄⲈⲐⲞⲨⲒ.
7 Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.
ⲍ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲨⲆⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲀϨⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ.
8 “Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,
ⲏ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲦϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲦⲢⲒⲔⲖⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ.
9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
ⲑ̅ϨⲰⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲈⲘϮⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲦⲢⲒⲔⲖⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲒⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀϨ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲦⲢⲒⲔⲖⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ
10 and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”
ⲓ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲘⲠⲒⲎⲢⲠ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲐⲒϦⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲤⲂⲞⲔ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲔⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲒⲎⲢⲠ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϢⲀ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
11 Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲔⲀⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
12 After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲘ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
13 When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϦⲈⲚⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲖⲎⲘ
14 In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϮ ⲈϨⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϬⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϤⲀⲒⲔⲈⲢⲘⲀ ⲈⲨϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ.
15 So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲪⲢⲀⲄⲈⲖⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲒⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲢⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϤⲀⲒⲔⲈⲢⲘⲀ ⲀϤⲪⲞⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲀϤⲪⲞⲚϪⲞⲨ.
16 To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϮ ϬⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲖⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢ ⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲚϢⲰⲦ.
17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲎⲒ ϤⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲘⲦ.
18 On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ.
19 Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲂⲈⲖ ⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲄⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
20 “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”
ⲕ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲘⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲬⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲄⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
21 But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲘⲀ.
22 After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
23 While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲈϤⲬⲎ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲤⲬⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
24 But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
25 He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.

< John 2 >