Matthew 3
1 And in those days John the Immerser comes, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,
ⲁ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲈϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ
2 and saying, “Convert, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near,”
ⲃ̅ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲀⲤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
3 for this is he having been spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, Make His paths straight.”
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 this John had his clothing of camel’s hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.
ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϤⲰⲒ ⲚϬⲀⲘⲞⲨⲖ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞϪϦ ⲚϢⲀⲢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤϮⲠⲒ ⲦⲈϤϦⲢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨϢϪⲈ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲔⲞⲒ.
5 Then were going forth to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan,
ⲉ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲀ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲠⲈⲢⲒⲬⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ.
6 and they were immersed in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎ ⲤⲚⲒⲀⲢⲞ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
7 And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his immersion, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who showed 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 Bear, therefore, fruits worthy of conversion,
ⲏ̅ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ.
9 and do not think to say in yourselves, We have a father—Abraham, for I say to you that God is able to raise children to Abraham out of these stones,
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϮϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲈⲤ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ.
10 and now also, the axe is laid to the root of the trees, therefore, every tree not bearing good fruit is cut down, and is cast into fire.
ⲓ̅ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲖⲈⲂⲒⲚ ϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲐⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϢⲎⲚ ϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪϤ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
11 I indeed immerse you in water for conversion, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to carry the sandals, He will immerse you in 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 fan [is] in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His floor, and will gather His wheat into the storehouse, but He will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϤϦⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲨⲞ ⲈϮⲀⲠⲞⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲠⲒⲦⲞϨ ⲆⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲢⲞⲔϨϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲈⲚⲞ.
13 Then Jesus comes from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be immersed by him,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ ϨⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
14 but John was forbidding Him, saying, “I have need to be immersed by You—and You come 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, “Permit [it] now, for thus it is fitting to us to fulfill all righteousness,” then he permits Him.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀⲤ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲔ ⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ.
16 And having been immersed, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on 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 Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
