Matthew 17
1 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲗ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ.
2 There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲟⲃⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲉⲣⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
3 Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters —one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
ⲇ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ.
5 While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
ⲉ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲥⲉⲣϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯϭⲏⲡⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.
7 Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ.
8 And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
10 The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ.
11 Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
12 But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ.
13 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ.
14 When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲓ.
15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
16 I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲉⲛϥ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
17 “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲫⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲁ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲛⲁⲓ.
18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ⳿ⲛⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲓϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
19 Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
20 “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
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ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ.
22 When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
23 They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.
24 After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲕⲓϯ ϩⲁ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ϥϯ ⲕⲓϯ ⲁⲛ.
25 “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲓⲉ ⲕⲏⲛⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
26 “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus declared.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉⲩ ⲛⲉ.
27 “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲱⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲥⲁⲑⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓⲧⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ
