< Matthew 16 >

1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ
2 But he answered and said to them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'
ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ
3 In the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.
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4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of Jonah." He left them, and departed.
ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲧⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϯⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ
5 The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛϫⲓⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ
6 Jesus said to them, "Watch out and guard yourselves against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ
7 They reasoned among themselves, saying, "We brought no bread."
ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲓⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ
8 But Jesus, becoming aware of this, said, "You of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves about having no bread?
ⲏ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ
9 Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
ⲑ̅ⲉⲓⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲓⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϯⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲡϯⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲕⲟⲧ
10 Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛⲃⲓⲣ
11 Why is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ
12 Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ
13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
14 They said, "Some say John the Baptist, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲓⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ
15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲛⲓⲙ
16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ
17 And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲃⲁⲣⲓⲱⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϭⲉⲗⲡ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
18 I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this Rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. (Hadēs g86)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ (Hadēs g86)
19 I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲛϣⲟϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲙⲟⲣϥ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲃⲟⲗϥ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲗ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
20 Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he is the Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
21 From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲙⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥⲟⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϥϣⲡϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ
22 Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord. This will never be done to you."
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ
23 But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan. You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of humans."
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲡⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲟⲣⲙⲉⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ
26 For what will it profit a person, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϯϩⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛϥϯⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛϣⲃⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ
27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ
28 Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom."
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓϯⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ

< Matthew 16 >