Matthew 16
1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ
2 But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’
ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ
3 and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
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4 A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲧⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϯⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ
5 When they crossed to the other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ
6 “Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ
7 They discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.”
ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲓⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ
8 Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
ⲏ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ
9 Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
ⲑ̅ⲉⲓⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲓⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϯⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲡϯⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲕⲟⲧ
10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲃⲓⲣ
11 How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ
12 Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ
15 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲛⲓⲙ
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲃⲁⲣⲓⲱⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϭⲉⲗⲡ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. (Hadēs g86)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ (Hadēs g86)
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲛϣⲟϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲙⲟⲣϥ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲃⲟⲗϥ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲗ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
20 Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
21 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲙⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϥϣⲡϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ
22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ
23 But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
24 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲡⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ
25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲟⲣⲙⲉⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ
26 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϯϩⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛϥϯⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛϣⲃⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ
27 For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ
28 Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓϯⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ
