John 1
1 In the beginning the Word already was. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
ⲁ̅ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ
2 In the beginning he was with God.
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
3 Everything came into being through him; nothing came into being without him.
ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϫⲛⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ
4 In him was life, the life that was the light of everyone.
ⲇ̅ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not extinguished it.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ϥⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ
6 God sent a man named John.
ⲋ̅ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
7 He came as a witness to explain about the light so that everyone might believe through him.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
8 He himself was not the light, but he came to witness to the light.
ⲏ̅ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲉⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ
9 The true light was coming into the world to give light to everyone.
ⲑ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲉ ⲉⲧⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world didn't know who he was.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ
11 He came to his own people, but they didn't accept him.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲉ ϫⲓⲧϥ
12 But to all those who accepted him and trusted in him, he gave the right to become God's children.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ
13 These are the children born not in the usual way, not as the result of human desire or a father's decision, but born of God.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ϩⲓ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
14 The Word became human and lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son, full of grace and truth.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥⲣ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲓ ⲙⲉ
15 John gave his testimony about him, shouting out to the people, “This is the one I was telling you about when I said, ‘The one who is coming after me is more important than me, for before I ever existed he already was.’”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϥⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲡⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲉⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ
16 We have all been recipients of his generous nature, one gracious gift after another.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ
17 The law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
18 While no one has ever seen God, God the one and only, who is close to the Father, has shown us what God is like.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
19 This is what John publicly stated when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ
20 John declared plainly and clearly without hesitation, “I am not the Messiah.”
ⲕ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡ︦ϥⲁⲣⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
21 “So then, who are you?” they asked. “Elijah?” “No, I'm not,” he answered. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he replied.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ
22 “Well, who are you, then?” they asked. “We have to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲕ
23 “I am a voice calling in the desert, ‘Make the Lord's way straight!’” he said, using the words of the prophet Isaiah.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
24 The priests and Levites sent by the Pharisees
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲛⲛⲉⲩ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ
25 asked him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you're not the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲕⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
26 John replied, “I baptize with water, but standing among you is someone you don't know.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϥⲁϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ
27 He is coming after me, but I am not even worthy to untie his sandals.”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲉⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϯⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ
28 This all happened in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲃⲏⲑⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
29 The next day John saw Jesus approaching him, and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
30 This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man who is coming after me is more important than me, for before I ever existed he already was.’
ⲗ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲓ ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ
31 I didn't know myself who he was, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ
32 John gave his evidence about him, saying, “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove and rest upon him.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ
33 I wouldn't have known him except he who sent me to baptize with water had told me, ‘The one you see the Spirit descend to and rest upon, he is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϥϭⲉⲉⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ
34 I saw it happen and I declare that this is the Son of God.”
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
35 The next day John was standing there with two of his disciples.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ
36 He saw Jesus passing by, and said, “Look! This is the Lamb of God!”
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
37 When the two disciples heard what he said they went and followed Jesus.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲓⲥ
38 Jesus turned round and saw them following him. “What are you looking for?” he asked them. “Rabbi (which means ‘Teacher’), where are you staying?” they asked in reply.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲃⲃⲉⲓ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲧⲱⲛ
39 “Come and see,” he told them. So they went with him and saw where he was staying. It was about four p.m., and they spent the rest of the day with him.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲉⲓⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲡ ⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ
40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of these two disciples who had heard what John said and followed Jesus.
ⲙ̅ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ
41 He went at once to find his brother Simon and told him, “We've found the Messiah!” (which means “Christ”).
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
42 He took him to Jesus. Looking directly at Simon, Jesus said, “You are Simon, son of John. But now you will be called Cephas,” (which means “Peter”).
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲕⲏⲫⲁ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ
43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. Jesus found Philip there, and told him, “Follow me.”
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲉⲓ
44 Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town that Andrew and Peter came from.
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲃⲏⲇⲥⲁⲓⲇⲁ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ
45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We've found the one that Moses wrote about in the law and that the prophets did too—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲓⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ
46 “From Nazareth? Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael wondered. “Just come and see,” Philip replied.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϣ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅ︦ⲛⲁⲩ
47 As Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said about him, “Look, here's a true Israelite! There's nothing false about him.”
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲉⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲙⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
48 “How do you know who I am?” Nathanael asked. “I saw you there under the fig tree, before Philip called you,” Jesus replied.
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁ ⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
49 “Rabbi, you are the Son of God, the king of Israel!” Nathaniel exclaimed.
ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲃⲃⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
50 “You believe this just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree?” Jesus replied. “You'll get to see much more than that!”
ⲛ̅ⲁⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲉⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁ ⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ
51 Then Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open, and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of man.”
ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
