< John 4 >

1 Now when it was clear to the Lord that word had come to the ears of the Pharisees that Jesus was making more disciples than John and was giving them baptism
ⲁ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲐⲀⲘⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ
2 (Though, in fact, it was his disciples who gave baptism, not Jesus himself),
ⲃ̅ⲔⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲚⲀϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲈ.
3 He went out of Judaea into Galilee again.
ⲅ̅ⲀϤⲬⲰ ⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲚ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.
4 And it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.
ⲇ̅ⲚⲈ ϨⲰϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ.
5 So he came to a town of Samaria which was named Sychar, near to the bit of land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph:
ⲉ̅ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲨⲬⲀⲢ ⲈⲤϦⲈⲚⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ.
6 Now Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, being tired after his journey, was resting by the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲤⲬⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲞⲨⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲪⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϪⲠ ⲠⲈ.
7 A woman of Samaria came to get water, and Jesus said to her, Give me some water.
ⲍ̅ⲀⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲘⲀϨ ⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲰ.
8 For his disciples had gone to the town to get food.
ⲏ̅ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠ ⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲢⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
9 The woman of Samaria said to him, Why do you, a Jew, make a request for water to me, a woman of Samaria? She said this because Jews have nothing to do with the people of Samaria.
ⲑ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲔⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲤⲰ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲞⲨϪⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ.
10 In answer Jesus said, If you had knowledge of what God gives freely and who it is who says to you, Give me water, you would make your prayer to him, and he would give you living water.
ⲓ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈϮⲆⲰⲢⲈⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲰ ⲚⲐⲞ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮ ⲚⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ.
11 The woman said to him, Sir, you have no vessel and the fountain is deep; from where will you get the living water?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲦⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϢⲰϮ ϢⲎⲔ ⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ.
12 Are you greater than our father Jacob who gave us the fountain and took the water of it himself, with his children and his cattle?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲒϢⲰϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϨⲰϤ ⲀϤⲤⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϢⲀⲚϢ.
13 Jesus said to her, Everyone who takes this water will be in need of it again:
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲒⲂⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
14 But whoever takes the water I give him will never be in need of drink again; for the water I give him will become in him a fountain of eternal life. (aiōn g165, aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈϬⲒⲪⲈⲒ ⲈⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (aiōn g165, aiōnios g166)
15 The woman said to him, Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be in need again of drink and will not have to come all this way for it.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘⲒⲂⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲘⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϨ ⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
16 Jesus said to her, Go, get your husband and come back here with him.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲘⲎ ⲈⲘⲚⲀⲒ.
17 In answer, the woman said, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, You have said rightly, I have no husband:
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀⲢⲈϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
18 You have had five husbands, and the man you have now is not your husband: that was truly said.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲈϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϨⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈϪⲞϤ.
19 The woman said to him, Sir, I see that you are a prophet.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ϮⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
20 Our fathers gave worship on this mountain, but you Jews say that the right place for worship is in Jerusalem.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
21 Jesus said to her, Woman, take my word for this; the time is coming when you will not give worship to the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ.
22 You give worship, but without knowledge of what you are worshipping: we give worship to what we have knowledge of: for salvation comes from the Jews.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
23 But the time is coming, and is even now here, when the true worshippers will give worship to the Father in the true way of the spirit, for these are the worshippers desired by the Father.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲚⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
24 God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
25 The woman said to him, I am certain that the Messiah, who is named Christ, is coming; when he comes he will make all things clear to us.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲈⲤⲒⲀⲤ ⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
26 Jesus said to her, I, who am talking to you, am he.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲈ.
27 At that point the disciples came back, and they were surprised to see him talking to a woman; but not one of them said to him, What is your purpose? or, Why are you talking to her?
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲘⲈⲚⲦⲞⲒ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲤ.
28 Then the woman put down her water-pot and went into the town, and said to the people,
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲤⲬⲰ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϨⲨⲆⲢⲒⲀ ⲚϪⲈϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
29 Come and see a man who has been talking to me of everything I ever did! Is it possible that this is the Christ?
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲀϤϪⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
30 So they went out of the town and came to him.
ⲗ̅ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ.
31 While this was taking place, the disciples were saying to Jesus, Master, take some food.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲨϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀⲂⲂⲒ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲞⲨⲰⲘ.
32 But he said to them, I have food of which you have no knowledge.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϮ ⲞⲨϦⲢⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲘⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ.
33 So the disciples said one to another, Did anyone give him food?
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ.
34 Jesus said, My food is to do the pleasure of him who sent me and to make his work complete.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲦⲀϦⲢⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲦⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲈϤϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
35 You would say, Four months from now is the time of the grain-cutting. Take a look, I say to you, at the fields; they are even now white for cutting.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲔⲈⲆ ⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ ϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲰⲤϦ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϤⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲬⲰⲢⲀ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲂⲀϢ ⲈⲠⲞⲤϦⲞⲨ.
36 He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together. (aiōnios g166)
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲰⲤϦ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲈⲬ ⲈⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲒϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲰⲤϦ. (aiōnios g166)
37 In this the saying is a true one, One does the planting, and another gets in the grain.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϪⲈ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲒϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲰⲤϦ.
38 I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲈⲢⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲰⲤϦ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲨϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲞⲨϦⲒⲤⲒ.
39 Now a number of the people of that town had faith in him because of the woman's witness: He has been talking to me of everything I ever did.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ Ⲁ- ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎ ⲤⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϪⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ.
40 So when the people came to him they made request to him to be among them for a time, and he was there two days.
ⲙ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎ ⲤⲀⲨϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ Ⲃ-.
41 And a great number more of them came to have faith in him because of what he himself said.
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲘⲎϢ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ.
42 And they said to the woman, Now we have faith, but not because of your story: we ourselves have given ear to his words, and we are certain that he is truly the Saviour of the world.
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
43 And after the two days he went on from there into Galilee.
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲂⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.
44 For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲐⲰϤ ⲘⲂⲀⲔⲒ.
45 So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans took him to their hearts because of the things which they had seen him do in Jerusalem at the feast — they themselves having been there at the feast.
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲀⲨϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲀⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠϢⲀⲒ.
46 So he came to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain man of high position whose son was ill at Capernaum.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲔⲀⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲎⲢⲠ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲀⲤⲒⲖⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲘ.
47 When it came to his ears that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him and made a request that he would come down to his son, who was near to death, and make him well.
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲞⲨϪⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ.
48 Then Jesus said to him, You will not have faith if you do not see signs and wonders.
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ.
49 The man said, Sir, come down before my boy is dead.
ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲂⲀⲤⲒⲖⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲀⲖⲞⲨ.
50 And Jesus said, Go in peace; your son is living. The man had faith in the word which Jesus said to him and went away.
ⲛ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ.
51 And while he was going down, his servants came to him and said, Your boy is living.
ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲒⲤ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲎⲢⲒ.
52 So he put a question to them as to the hour when he became better; and they said to him, The disease went from him yesterday at the seventh hour.
ⲛ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲀϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲤⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲀϪⲠ ⲌⲚⲤⲀϤ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϦⲘⲞⲘ.
53 It was clear then to the father that this was the very time at which Jesus said to him, Your son is living. And he had faith in Jesus, he and all his family.
ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
54 Now this is the second sign which Jesus did after he had come out of Judaea into Galilee.
ⲛ̅ⲇ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲀϨ ⲂⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.

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