Matthew 17
1 Six day later, Jesus took with Him Peter and the brothers James and John, and brought them up a high mountain to a solitary place.
ⲁ̅ⲙⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ
2 There in their presence His form underwent a change; His face shone like the sun, and His raiment became as white as the light.
ⲃ̅ⲁϥϣⲃⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ
3 And suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared to them conversing with Him.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲏⲗⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
4 Then Peter said to Jesus, "Master, we are thankful to you that we are here. If you approve, I will put up three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϭⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲗⲉⲓⲁⲥ
5 He was still speaking when a luminous cloud spread over them; and a voice was heard from within the cloud, which said, "This is My Son dearly beloved, in whom is My delight. Listen to Him."
ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲥⲣϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱϥ
6 On hearing this voice, the disciples fell on their faces and were filled with terror.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
7 But Jesus came and touched them, and said, "Rouse yourselves and have no fear."
ⲍ̅ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲁϥϫⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ
8 So they looked up, and saw no one but Jesus.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ
9 As they were descending the mountain, Jesus laid a command upon them. "Tell no one," He said, "of the sight you have seen till the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."
ⲑ̅ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲱ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
10 "Why then," asked the disciples, "do the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ
11 "Elijah was indeed to come," He replied, "and would reform everything.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲛϥⲁⲡⲟⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ
12 But I tell you that he has already come, and they did not recognize him, but dealt with him as they chose. And before long the Son of Man will be treated by them in a similar way."
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲏⲗⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ
13 Then it dawned upon the disciples that it was John the Baptist about whom He had spoken to them.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ
14 When they had returned to the people, there came to Him a man who fell on his knees before Him and besought Him.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
15 "Sir," he said, "have pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and is very ill. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ϥϩⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲙⲟⲕϩ ϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ
16 I have brought him to your disciples, and they have not been able to cure him."
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
17 "O unbelieving and perverse generation!" replied Jesus; "how long shall I be with you? how long shall I endure you? Bring him to me."
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲱ ⲧⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲛⲉⲓⲭⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲥϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
18 Then Jesus reprimanded the demon, and it came out and left him; and the boy was cured from that moment.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲗⲟ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked Him, "Why could not we expel the demon?"
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲏⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
20 "Because your faith is so small," He replied; "for I solemnly declare to you that if you have faith like a mustard-seed, you shall say to this mountain, 'Remove from this place to that,' and it will remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲗⲃⲓⲗⲉ ⲛϣⲗⲧⲏⲙ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲏ ⲛϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲣⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
21 But an evil spirit of this kind is only driven out by prayer and fasting."
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅
22 As they were travelling about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
23 they will put Him to death, but on the third day He will be raised to life again." And they were exceedingly distressed.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
24 After their arrival at Capernaum the collectors of the half-shekel came and asked Peter, "Does not your Teacher pay the half-shekel?"
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ ⲁⲛⲉⲧϫⲓⲕⲓⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁϩ ϯⲧⲉϥⲕⲓⲧⲉ
25 "Yes," he replied, and then went into the house. But before he spoke a word Jesus said, "What think you, Simon? From whom do this world's kings receive customs or capitation tax? from their own children, or from others?"
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϣⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲁⲓⲏⲥ ⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲇⲟⲕⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲏ ⲕⲩⲛⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲛⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲛⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ
26 "From others," he replied. "Then the children go free," said Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲙϩⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ
27 "However, lest we cause them to sin, go and throw a hook into the Lake, and take the first fish that comes up. When you open its mouth, you will find a shekel in it: bring that coin and give it to them for yourself and me."
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛⲅⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲅϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲃⲧ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲱϥ ⲕⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ
