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.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
2 Now when John heard in prison the works of the Christ, he sent his disciples
ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
3 and said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ.
4 And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:
ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
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 ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲃϩ ⲧⲃⲃⲟ. ⲛⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ. ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟ ϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ. ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲥⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ.
6 And blessed is he who is not offended by me."
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
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?
ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩ 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 ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩϭⲏⲛ ⲧⲟ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ. ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩϭⲏⲛ ⲥⲉϩⲛⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲉϩⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.
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.'
ⲓ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲧ(ⲛ)ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲕϩⲏ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ. ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲓⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲥⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.
14 And if you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϣϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ.
15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ.
16 "But to what should I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲥ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲥⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ
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 ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϭⲟⲥϭⲥ. ⲁⲛⲧⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲉϩⲡⲉ.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲛϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲱ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ.
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."
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲥⲱ. ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ.
20 Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ.
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.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲭⲟⲣⲁⲍⲉⲓⲛ. ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲃⲏⲇⲥⲁⲓⲇⲁ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲉϣϫⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ.
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 ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ(ⲟⲩ)ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ.
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)
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲟ ϩⲱⲱⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ. ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲙⲛⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ. (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 ⲛⲏⲧⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲙⲛⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲣⲟ.
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.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲝⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲁϩ. ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲕϩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲉⲩ ⲁⲕϭⲟⲗⲡⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ.
26 Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
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.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
28 "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲡ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ.
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.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲃ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ. ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ. ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
ⲗ̅ⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϩⲗⲱϭϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲁⲉⲧⲡⲱ.
