Matthew 3
1 Now in those days, John the Baptist arrived, preaching in the desert of Judea,
ⲁ̅⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ.
2 and saying: “Repent. For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”
ⲃ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲁⲥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
3 For this is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, saying: “A voice crying out in the desert: Prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight his paths.”
ⲅ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲎ̇ⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ.
4 Now the same John had a garment made from the hair of camels, and a leather belt around his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟϫϧ ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϯⲡⲓ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ.
5 Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and the entire region around the Jordan went out to him.
ⲉ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ.
6 And they were baptized by him in the Jordan, acknowledging their sins.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
7 Then, seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees arriving for his baptism, he said to them: “Progeny of vipers, who warned you to flee from the approaching wrath?
ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
8 Therefore, produce fruit worthy of repentance.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ.
9 And do not choose to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God has the power to raise up sons to Abraham from these stones.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ.
10 For even now the axe has been placed at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit shall be cut down and cast into the fire.
ⲓ̅ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲑⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲣϫϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
11 Indeed, I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who will come after me is more powerful than me. I am not worthy to carry his shoes. He will baptize you with the fire of the Holy Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲟⲣ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲑⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲉⲙⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
12 His winnowing fan is in his hand. And he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. And he will gather his wheat into the barn. But the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϧⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲡⲓⲧⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲣⲟⲕϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲉⲛⲟ.
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee, to John at the Jordan, in order to be baptized by him.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
14 But John refused him, saying, “I ought to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲭⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ.
15 And responding, Jesus said to him: “Permit this for now. For in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all justice.” Then he allowed him.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲕ ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ.
16 And Jesus, having been baptized, ascended from the water immediately, and behold, the heavens were opened to him. And he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱⲙⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.
17 And behold, there was a voice from heaven, saying: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ
