< John 15 >
1 'I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman;
ⲁ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲟⲓ̈ⲉ.
2 every branch in me not bearing fruit, He doth take it away, and every one bearing fruit, He doth cleanse by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit;
ⲃ̅ϣⲗϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧʾ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ. ϥⲛⲁⲥⲟⲗⲡϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲗϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ. ϥⲛⲁⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯϩⲟⲩⲉⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ.
3 already ye are clean, because of the word that I have spoken to you;
ⲅ̅ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
4 remain in me, and I in you, as the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, if it may not remain in the vine, so neither ye, if ye may not remain in me.
ⲇ̅ϭⲱ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲙⲡ̅ϣⲗϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁϣϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉ͡ⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛϥ̅ϭⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ϭⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
5 'I am the vine, ye the branches; he who is remaining in me, and I in him, this one doth bear much fruit, because apart from me ye are not able to do anything;
ⲉ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲗϩ. ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲁϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲣ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ
6 if any one may not remain in me, he was cast forth without as the branch, and was withered, and they gather them, and cast to fire, and they are burned;
ⲋ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ϭⲱ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲁⲩⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡ̅ϣⲗϩ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣⲟⲭⲟⲩ.
7 if ye may remain in me, and my sayings in you may remain, whatever ye may wish ye shall ask, and it shall be done to you.
ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛϭⲱ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϭⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
8 'In this was my Father glorified, that ye may bear much fruit, and ye shall become my disciples.
ⲏ̅ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϯⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
9 According as the Father did love me, I also loved you, remain in my love;
ⲑ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ϭⲱ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
10 if my commandments ye may keep, ye shall remain in my love, according as I the commands of my Father have kept, and do remain in His love;
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ. ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ϩⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯϭⲉⲉⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
11 these things I have spoken to you, that my joy in you may remain, and your joy may be full.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
12 'This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
13 greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲉ͡ⲓ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲁⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ.
14 ye are my friends, if ye may do whatever I command you;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛⲉ͡ⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϯϩⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
15 no more do I call you servants, because the servant hath not known what his lord doth, and you I have called friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I did make known to you.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ϯⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ ⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉ͡ⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
16 'Ye did not choose out me, but I chose out you, and did appoint you, that ye might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever ye may ask of the Father in my name, He may give you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲧⲡⲧ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲉⲧⲡ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛⲁ͡ⲓⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
17 'These things I command you, that ye love one another;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ϩⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ.
18 if the world doth hate you, ye know that it hath hated me before you;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉ͡ⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲉ͡ⲓ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏ.
19 if of the world ye were, the world its own would have been loving, and because of the world ye are not — but I chose out of the world — because of this the world hateth you.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲛⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲡⲱϥ ⲡⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲉⲧⲡ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡ̅ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅.
20 'Remember the word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; if me they did persecute, you also they will persecute; if my word they did keep, yours also they will keep;
ⲕ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲉ͡ⲓ. ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲡⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲧⲛ̅.
21 but all these things will they do to you, because of my name, because they have not known Him who sent me;
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈.
22 if I had not come and spoken to them, they were not having sin; but now pretext they have not for their sin.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲉ͡ⲓ ⲧⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲗⲟⲓ̈ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
23 'He who is hating me, doth hate also my Father;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϥⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲱⲧ.
24 if I did not do among them the works that no other hath done, they were not having sin, and now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father;
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲛⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲣ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲩⲁ ⲁⲁⲩ. ⲛⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲓ̈ ⲛⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲕⲉⲓ̈ⲱⲧ.
25 but — that the word may be fulfilled that was written in their law — They hated me without a cause.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ.
26 'And when the Comforter may come, whom I will send to you from the Father — the Spirit of truth, who from the Father doth come forth, he will testify of me;
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ.
27 and ye also do testify, because from the beginning ye are with me.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈.