Matthew 11
1 And so it was, when Jesus finished directing His twelve disciples, that He moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
2 But John, hearing in prison about the works of the Messiah, sent two of his disciples
ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ
3 to say to Him, “Are you the Coming One, or do we look for another?”
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ
4 By way of answer Jesus said to them: “Go and report to John the things that you hear and see:
ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
5 blind regain sight and lame walk, lepers are cleansed and deaf hear, dead are raised and the poor are evangelized.
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲃϩ ⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲥⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ
6 And, blessed be whoever is not offended at Me!”
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
7 So as they departed Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see, a reed shaken by the wind?
ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
8 But what did you go out to see, a man clothed in soft garments? Actually, those who wear soft material are in kings' houses.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩϭⲏⲛ ⲧⲟ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩϭⲏⲛ ⲥⲉϩⲛⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ
9 But really, what did you go out to see, a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϩⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ
10 For this is he of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way ahead of you.’
ⲓ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲕϩⲏ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
11 Assuredly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen a greater than John the Baptizer; but he who is least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
12 But from the days of John the Baptizer until now the kingdom of the heavens is being aggressive and aggressive people are seizing upon it.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲓⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲥⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
13 For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
14 and if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϣϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ
15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ
16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in a marketplace and calling to their friends
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲥⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ
17 and saying, ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance; we mourned for you and you did not lament.’
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϭⲟⲥϭⲥ ⲁⲛⲧⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲉϩⲡⲉ
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking and they say, ‘He has a demon’;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲛϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ
19 the Son of the Man came eating and drinking and they say, ‘Just look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Indeed, wisdom is vindicated by her children.”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ
20 Then He began to reproach the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ
21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! Because if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲭⲟⲣⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲃⲏⲇⲥⲁⲓⲇⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ
22 So I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the Day of judgment than for you!
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
23 And you, Capernaum, ‘the one having been exalted to heaven’, you will be brought down to Hades! Because if the mighty works that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. (Hadēs g86)
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲟ ϩⲱⲱⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ (Hadēs g86)
24 So I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the Day of judgment than for you.”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲣⲟ
25 At that time Jesus reacted and said: “‘I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to ‘babes’.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲝⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲕϩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲉⲩ ⲁⲕϭⲟⲗⲡⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ
26 Yes, Father, because thus it was good to You.’
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
27 “All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one really knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone really know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son may will to reveal Him.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
28 Come to me all you who are laboring and are loaded down, and I will give you rest.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls;
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲃ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ
30 for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
ⲗ̅ⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϩⲗⲱϭϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲁⲉⲧⲡⲱ
