Matthew 16
1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees having come, tempting, questioned Him, to show to them a sign from Heaven,
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲨϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ.
2 and He answering said to them, “Evening having come, you say, Fair weather, for the sky is red,
ⲃ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲀⲢⲞⲨϨⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨϪⲀⲘⲎ ⲈⲤⲐⲢⲞϢⲢⲈϢ.
3 and at morning, Foul weather today, for the sky is red—gloomy; hypocrites, you indeed know to discern the face of the sky, but the signs of the times you are not able!
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲦⲞⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲦⲪⲢⲰ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲢⲞϢⲢⲈϢ ⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲤⲄⲚⲞⲪⲞⲤ ⲚⲒϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ
4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and a sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet”; and having left them He went away.
ⲇ̅ϪⲈ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀⲨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ.
5 And His disciples having come to the other side, forgot to take loaves,
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲰⲂϢ ⲈϢⲈⲠ ⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
6 and Jesus said to them, “Beware, and take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees”;
ⲋ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀϨⲐⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ.
7 and they were reasoning in themselves, saying, “Because we took no loaves.”
ⲍ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ.
8 And Jesus having known, said to them, “Why reason you in yourselves, you of little faith, because you took no loaves?
ⲏ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲰⲒⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
9 Do you not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many hand-baskets you took up?
ⲑ̅ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈ ⲚϢⲞ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲚⲔⲞⲦ.
10 Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲆ ⲚϢⲞ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲘⲂⲒⲢ.
11 How do you not understand that I did not speak to you of bread—to take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲰⲤ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲀϮ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ.
12 Then they understood that He did not say to take heed of the leaven of the bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲔⲀϮ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ.
13 And Jesus, having come to the parts of Caesarea Philippi, was asking His disciples, saying, “Who do men say I am—the Son of Man?”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲈ ⲚⲀϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
14 And they said, “Some, John the Immerser, and others, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲒⲈⲢⲈⲘⲒⲀⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ.
15 He says to them, “And you—who do you say I am?”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ.
16 And Simon Peter answering said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ.
17 And Jesus answering said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal [it] to you, but My Father who is in the heavens.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦⲔ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲂⲀⲢⲒⲰⲚⲀ ϪⲈ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀϤϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My Assembly, and [the] gates of Hades will not prevail against it; (Hadēs g86)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲈⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲒⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲀⲘⲈⲚϮ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ. (Hadēs g86)
19 and I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of the heavens, and whatever you may bind on the earth will be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever you may loose on the earth will be having been loosed in the heavens.”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲒⲈϮ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲰϢⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲤⲞⲚϨϤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲞⲚϨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲂⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲂⲎⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
20 Then He charged His disciples that they may say to no one that He is Jesus the Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϪⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that it is necessary for Him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be put to death, and the third day to rise.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ Ⲅ- ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲰⲚϤ.
22 And having taken Him aside, Peter began to rebuke Him, saying, “Be kind to Yourself, Lord; this will not be to You”;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲖⲈⲰⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲚⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ.
23 and He having turned, said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to Me, for you do not mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲤⲀⲘⲈⲚϨⲎⲒ ⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲬⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲚⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wills to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ.
25 for whoever may will to save his life will lose it, and whoever may lose his life for My sake will find it;
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲈϪⲈⲘⲤ.
26 for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? Or what will a man give as an exchange for his life?
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮⲞⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
27 For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of His Father, with His messengers, and then He will reward each according to his work.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
28 Truly I say to you, there are certain of those standing here who will not taste of death until they may see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀϪⲈⲘϮⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϢⲀⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ.
