John 15
1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine dresser.
ⲁ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒ.
2 Every barren branch in me, he lops off; every fruitful branch he cleans by pruning, to render it more fruitful.
ⲃ̅ⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲚ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
3 As for you, you are already clean, through the instructions I have given you.
ⲅ̅ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
4 Abide in me, and I will abide in you; as the branch can not bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, no more can you, unless you abide in me.
ⲇ̅ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀϤϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
5 I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in me, and in whom I abide, produces much fruit; for, severed from me, you can do nothing.
ⲉ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ
6 If any man abide not in me, he is cast forth like withered branches, which are gathered for fuel, and burnt.
ⲋ̅ⲀⲢⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀϤϢⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲨⲐⲞⲨⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲨⲢⲰⲔϨ.
7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you may ask what you will, and it shall be granted you.
ⲍ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
8 In this is my Father glorified, that you produce much fruit; so shall you be my disciples.
ⲏ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
9 As the Father loves me, so do I love you: continue in my love.
ⲑ̅ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
10 If you keep my commandments, you shall continue in my love; as I have kept my Father's commandments, and continue in his love.
ⲓ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
11 I give you these admonitions, that I may continue to have joy in you, and that your joy may be complete.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲒϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
12 This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I love you.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲐⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲦⲈ ⲦⲀⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
13 No man has greater love than this, to lay down his life for his friends.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ.
14 You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲈⲢ ⲚⲎ ⲈϮϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his master will do: but I name you friends; for whatever I have learned from my Father, I impart to you.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲚϮⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲂⲰⲔ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ϪⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲒⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
16 It is not you who have chosen me; but it is I who have chosen you, and ordained you to go and bear fruit: fruit which will prove permanent, that the Father may give you whatsoever you shall ask him in my name.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲦⲠⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲤⲈⲦⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲬⲀ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
17 This I command you, that you love one another.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
18 If the world hate you, consider that it hated me, before it hated you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, I having selected you from the world, the world hates you.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲚⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲪⲰϤ ⲞⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲤⲈⲦⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
20 Remember what I said to you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have observed my word, they will also observe yours.
ⲕ̅ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲈϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
21 But all this treatment they will give you on my account, because they know not him who sent me.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲒ.
22 If I had not come, and spoken to them, they had not had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲚⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
23 He that hates me, hates my Father also.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲔⲈⲒⲰⲦ.
24 If I had not done among them such works as none other ever did, they had not had sin; but now they have seen them, and yet hated both me and my Father.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲚⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲈ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲤⲦⲰⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲔⲈⲒⲰⲦ.
25 Thus they verify that passage in their law, "They hated me without cause."
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲤⲦⲰⲒ ⲚϪⲒⲚϪⲎ.
26 But when the Advocate is come, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify concerning me.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲔⲖⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ.
27 And you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ.
