< John 14 >
1 'Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe;
ⲁ̅ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲉⲓ
2 in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;
ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲥⲃⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
3 and if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I am ye also may be;
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁⲥⲃⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲁϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲉⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
4 and whither I go away ye have known, and the way ye have known.'
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯⲛⲁ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ
5 Thomas saith to him, 'Sir, we have not known whither thou goest away, and how are we able to know the way?'
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϣ ⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ
6 Jesus saith to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ
7 if ye had known me, my Father also ye would have known, and from this time ye have known Him, and have seen Him.'
ⲍ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲁⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
8 Philip saith to him, 'Sir, shew to us the Father, and it is enough for us;'
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ
9 Jesus saith to him, 'So long time am I with you, and thou hast not known me, Philip? he who hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how dost thou say, Shew to us the Father?
ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϯⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲕⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ
10 Believest thou not that I [am] in the Father, and the Father is in me? the sayings that I speak to you, from myself I speak not, and the Father who is abiding in me, Himself doth the works;
ⲓ̅ⲛⲅⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ
11 believe me, that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in me; and if not, because of the works themselves, believe me.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ
12 'Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do — that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲏ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ
13 and whatever ye may ask in my name, I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲓ ⲉⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ
14 if ye ask anything in my name I will do [it].
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ
15 'If ye love me, my commands keep,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ
16 and I will ask the Father, and another Comforter He will give to you, that he may remain with you — to the age; (aiōn )
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲉⲡⲥ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲕⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōn )
17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it doth not behold him, nor know him, and ye know him, because he doth remain with you, and shall be in you.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲓⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁϭⲱ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
18 'I will not leave you bereaved, I come unto you;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ
19 yet a little, and the world doth no more behold me, and ye behold me, because I live, and ye shall live;
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉϯ ⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲟⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ
20 in that day ye shall know that I [am] in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you;
ⲕ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
21 he who is having my commands, and is keeping them, that one it is who is loving me, and he who is loving me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.'
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
22 Judas saith to him, (not the Iscariot), 'Sir, what hath come to pass, that to us thou are about to manifest thyself, and not to the world?'
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡⲕⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲕ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
23 Jesus answered and said to him, 'If any one may love me, my word he will keep, and my Father will love him, and unto him we will come, and abode with him we will make;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ϥⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ
24 he who is not loving me, my words doth not keep; and the word that ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛϥⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ
25 'These things I have spoken to you, remaining with you,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁϩⲧⲛⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
26 and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲡⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
27 'Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϯⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲱⲉⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϯ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥⲣ ϭⲱⲃ
28 ye heard that I said to you — I go away, and I come unto you; if ye did love me, ye would have rejoiced that I said — I go on to the Father, because my Father is greater than I.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲙⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
29 'And now I have said [it] to you before it come to pass, that when it may come to pass, ye may believe;
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ
30 I will no more talk much with you, for the ruler of this world doth come, and in me he hath nothing;
ⲗ̅ⲛϯⲛⲁϫⲉ ϩⲁϩ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
31 but that the world may know that I love the Father, and according as the Father gave me command so I do; arise, we may go hence.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ