< Matthew 17 >
1 After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲗ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ.
2 He was changed before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲟⲃⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲉⲣⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
3 Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
4 Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
ⲇ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ.
5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
ⲉ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲥⲉⲣϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯϭⲏⲡⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
6 When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.
7 Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, and don’t be afraid.”
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ.
8 Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
10 His disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ.
11 Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
12 but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn’t recognise him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ.
13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptiser.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ.
14 When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him and saying,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲓ.
15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
16 So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲉⲛϥ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
17 Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲫⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲁ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲛⲁⲓ.
18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ⳿ⲛⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲓϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
20 He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
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21 But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ.
22 While they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
23 and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” They were exceedingly sorry.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.
24 When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲕⲓϯ ϩⲁ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ϥϯ ⲕⲓϯ ⲁⲛ.
25 He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲓⲉ ⲕⲏⲛⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
26 Peter said to him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Therefore the children are exempt.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉⲩ ⲛⲉ.
27 But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you.”
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲱⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲥⲁⲑⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓⲧⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ