Matthew 3
1 Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
ⲁ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲈϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ
2 and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.
ⲃ̅ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲀⲤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
3 For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of [the] Lord, make straight his paths.
ⲅ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲎⲤⲀⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲂⲦⲈ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ.
4 And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.
ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϤⲰⲒ ⲚϬⲀⲘⲞⲨⲖ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞϪϦ ⲚϢⲀⲢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤϮⲠⲒ ⲦⲈϤϦⲢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨϢϪⲈ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲔⲞⲒ.
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round the Jordan,
ⲉ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲀ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲠⲈⲢⲒⲬⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ.
6 and were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎ ⲤⲚⲒⲀⲢⲞ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
7 But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?
ⲍ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀϪⲰ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
8 Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.
ⲏ̅ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ.
9 And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϮϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲈⲤ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ.
10 And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
ⲓ̅ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲖⲈⲂⲒⲚ ϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲐⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϢⲎⲚ ϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪϤ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
11 I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲒ ϤϪⲞⲢ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲐⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲘⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
12 whose winnowing fan [is] in his hand, and he shall thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and shall gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϤϦⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲨⲞ ⲈϮⲀⲠⲞⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲠⲒⲦⲞϨ ⲆⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲢⲞⲔϨϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲈⲚⲞ.
13 Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised of him;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ ϨⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
14 but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me?
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲈϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ.
15 But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer [it] now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀⲤ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲔ ⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ.
16 And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him:
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲰⲘⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϬⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ.
17 and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
