John 1
1 In the beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God.
ⲁ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ.
2 He was in the beginning with God;
ⲃ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
3 through him all things came into being, and nothing came into being apart from him.
ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲟⲩϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ.
4 That which came into being in him was life; and the life was the light of humanity;
ⲇ̅ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ.
5 and the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness never overpowered it.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ.
6 There appeared a man sent from God, whose name was John;
ⲋ̅ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.
7 he came as a witness – to bear witness to the light so that through him everyone might believe.
ⲍ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
8 He was not the light, but he came to bear witness to the light.
ⲏ̅ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
9 That was the true light which enlightens everyone coming into the world.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
10 He was in the world; and through him the world came into being – yet the world did not know him.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ.
11 He came to his own – yet his own did not receive him.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
12 But to all who did receive him he gave power to become children of God – to those who believe in his name.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ.
13 For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to human will did they owe the new life, but to God.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
14 And the Word became human, and lived among us, (We saw his glory – the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
15 (John bears witness to him; he cried aloud – for it was he who spoke – ‘He who is coming after me is now before me, for he was ever first’);
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲉ.
16 out of his fullness we have all received gift after gift of love;
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ⲁⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
17 for the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
18 No one has ever yet seen God; God the only Son, who is ever with the Father – he has revealed him.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏ ⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ.
19 When the religious authorities in Jerusalem sent some Priests and Levites to ask John – ‘Who are you?’,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲗⲉⲩⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ.
20 he told them clearly and simply, ‘I am not the Christ.’
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
21 ‘What then?’ they asked. ‘Are you Elijah?’ ‘No,’ he said, ‘I am not.’ ‘Are you “the prophet”?’ He answered, ‘No.’
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ.
22 ‘Who then are you?’ they continued. ‘Tell us so that we have an answer to give to those who have sent us. What do you say about yourself?’
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ.
23 ‘I,’ he answered, ‘am – “The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: make a straight road for the Lord”, as the prophet Isaiah said.’
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ.
24 These men had been sent from the Pharisees;
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ.
25 and their next question was, ‘Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ or Elijah or “the prophet”?’
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
26 John’s answer was – ‘I baptize with water, but among you stands one whom you do not know;
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ.
27 he is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal.’
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲥⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲱⲟⲩⲓ.
28 This happened at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ϩⲓⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϯⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed, ‘Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
30 I was talking about him when I said “After me there is coming a man who ranks ahead of me, because before I was born he already was.”
ⲗ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲉ.
31 I did not know who he was, but I have come baptizing with water to make him known to Israel.’
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
32 John also said: ‘I saw the Spirit come down from heaven like a dove and rest on him.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏ ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ.
33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me “He on whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him – he it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.”
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϯⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
34 This I have seen myself, and I have declared my belief that he is the Son of God.’
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
35 The next day, when John was standing with two of his disciples,
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ.
36 he looked at Jesus as he passed and exclaimed, ‘There is the Lamb of God!’
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲓⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
37 The two disciples heard him say this, and followed Jesus.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲥⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
38 But Jesus turned round, and saw them following. ‘What are you looking for?’ he asked. ‘Rabbi,’ they answered (or, as we should say, “Teacher”), ‘where are you staying?’
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲕϣⲟⲡ ⲑⲱⲛ.
39 ‘Come, and you will see,’ he replied. So they went, and saw where he was staying, and spent that day with him. It was then about four in the afternoon.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡ ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉ.
40 One of the two, who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
ⲙ̅ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃ̅ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, ‘We have found the Messiah!’ (a word which means “Christ,” or “Consecrated”.)
ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
42 Then he brought him to Jesus. Looking straight at him, Jesus said, ‘You are Simon, the son of John; you will be called Cephas’ (which means “Peter,” or “Rock”).
ⲙ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲕⲏⲫⲁ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ.
43 The following day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip, and said to him, ‘Follow me.’
ⲙ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
44 Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙⲃⲏⲑⲥⲁⲓⲇⲁ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ.
45 He found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and of whom the prophets also wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph’s son!’
ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲛϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ.
46 ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ asked Nathanael. ‘Come and see,’ replied Philip.
ⲙ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ.
47 When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said, ‘Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!’
ⲙ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲇⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
48 ‘How do you know me?’ asked Nathanael. ‘Even before Philip called you,’ replied Jesus, ‘when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.’
ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
49 ‘Rabbi,’ Nathanael exclaimed, ‘you are the Son of God, you are king of Israel!’
ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
50 ‘Do you believe in me,’ asked Jesus, ‘because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than those!
ⲛ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϯ ⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
51 In truth I tell you,’ he added, ‘you will all see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.’
ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏ ⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ
