< John 21 >
1 Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:
ⲁ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛⲧⲓⲃⲉⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
2 Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
ⲃ̅ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲇⲓⲇⲩⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲕⲁⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ
3 Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϭⲉⲡ ⲧⲃⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲁⲗⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲉⲡ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
4 Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.
ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ
5 So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲓϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ
6 He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲡ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲥ ⲙⲡⲛϭⲉⲡ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟϫϥ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϫϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉϣ ϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲥⲟⲕϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁϣⲏ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ
7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲡⲉⲛⲇⲩⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϥⲟϭϥ ⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ
8 The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
ⲏ̅ⲛⲕⲉⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲉϣⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲧⲃⲧ
9 When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲁϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲧⲃⲧ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕ ⲉϥⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ
10 Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ
11 So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲉ ϣⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲓⲁϣⲏ ⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲉϣⲛⲉ ⲡⲱϩ
12 “Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said to them. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲉⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ
13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and He did the same with the fish.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲓⲕ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲃⲧ
14 This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲉϩ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
15 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲕⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲓⲓⲃ
16 Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩ ⲥⲉⲡ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲕⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ
17 Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲕⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲗⲩⲡⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩ ϣⲙⲛⲧ ⲥⲱⲱⲡ ϫⲉ ⲕⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ
18 Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲟ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲕⲙⲟⲣⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣ ϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲕⲛⲁⲡⲣϣ ⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲟⲣⲕ ⲛϥϫⲓⲧⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲁⲛ
19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏⲙⲁⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲁϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲉⲓ
20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
ⲕ̅ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲇⲉⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲥⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ
21 When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲉ
22 Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲱ ϣⲁⲛϯⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ
23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲡⲉⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲱ ϣⲁⲛϯⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ
24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
25 There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲁ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲡ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ