Matthew 3
1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
ⲁ̅⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ.
2 saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
ⲃ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲁⲥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
3 For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.
ⲅ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲎ̇ⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ.
4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟϫϧ ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϯⲡⲓ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲕⲟⲓ.
5 Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan;
ⲉ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ.
6 and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
8 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:
ⲏ̅⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ.
9 and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ Ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ.
10 And even now is the axe laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
ⲓ̅ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲑⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲣϫϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and [with] fire:
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲟⲣ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲑⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲉⲙⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
12 whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϧⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲡⲓⲧⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲣⲟⲕϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲉⲛⲟ.
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲒⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
14 But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲭⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ.
15 But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲕ ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ.
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱⲙⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.
17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ
