Matthew 11
1 And it happened that when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲔⲎⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲂ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲔⲒ.
2 Now when John heard in prison the works of the Christ, he sent his disciples
ⲃ̅ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
3 and said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"
ⲅ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰϤ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
4 And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:
ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
5 the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
ⲉ̅ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲖⲈⲨ ⲤⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲔⲀⲔⲤⲈϨⲦ ⲤⲈⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲨⲢ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲤⲈⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲤⲈϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ
6 And blessed is he who is not offended by me."
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
7 And as these went their way, 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?
ⲍ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲔⲀϢ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲒⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
8 But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Look, those who wear soft things are in kings' houses.
ⲏ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϬⲒϨⲂⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲀⲚⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚϪⲀⲚⲈ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
ⲑ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀϨⲀ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
10 This is the one of whom it is written, 'Look, I send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'
ⲓ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲀϪⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲘⲐⲞ.
11 Truly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲦⲰⲚϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ.
12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent are taking it by force.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮ ⲰⲘⲤ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϢⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ.
14 And if you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲞⲠϤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
16 "But to what should I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚ ⲦⲀⲒⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲒⲘ ⲤⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲞⲢⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ
17 and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance. We wailed in mourning, and you did not mourn.'
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚϪⲰ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲞⲤϪⲈⲤ ⲀⲚⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲈϨⲠⲒ.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀϤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚϤⲤⲰ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.' But wisdom is justified by her children."
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲤⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲀⲨⲎⲢⲠ ⲠϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲚϪⲈϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
20 Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.
ⲕ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϨⲒⲬⲞϨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲒⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲚⲈϤϪⲞⲘ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ.
21 "Woe to you, Chorazin. Woe to you, Bethsaida. For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲬⲞⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲂⲎⲐⲤⲀⲒⲆⲀ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲚⲀⲒϪⲞⲘ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲒⲤⲐⲚⲈⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲈⲢⲘⲒ.
22 But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ ⲈⲨⲈϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
23 And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will be brought down to hell. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until this day. (Hadēs g86)
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲐⲞ ϨⲰⲒ ⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲘ ⲘⲎ ⲦⲈⲢⲀϬⲒⲤⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲨⲈⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲀⲘⲈⲚϮ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲀⲒϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲒⲤϪⲈⲔ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲪⲞⲞⲨ. (Hadēs g86)
24 But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, on the day of judgment, than for you."
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲈⲨⲈϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲞ.
25 At that time, Jesus answered, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔϨⲈⲠ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔϬⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ.
26 Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲀϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲘⲐⲞ.
27 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
28 "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϦⲞⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲞⲠⲦ ϦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲦⲪⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲀⲖⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲚⲀϨⲂⲈϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲚⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
ⲗ̅ⲠⲀⲚⲀϨⲂⲈϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲞⲖϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲀⲈⲦⲪⲰ ⲀⲤⲒⲰⲞⲨ.
