< John 3 >

1 And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews,
ⲁ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ.
2 this one came unto him by night, and said to him, 'Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come — a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲉⲓ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲁϩ ⲉⲁⲕⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲗ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲛ. ⲉⲧⲕⲉ͡ⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉ͡ⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ.
3 Jesus answered and said to him, 'Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'
ⲅ̅ⲁⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲙ̅ϫⲡⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, 'How is a man able to be born, being old? is he able into the womb of his mother a second time to enter, and to be born?'
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉⲛⲓⲕⲟⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲡⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲗⲗⲟ. ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲡⲟϥ.
5 Jesus answered, 'Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;
ⲉ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲙ̅ϫⲡⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
6 that which hath been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which hath been born of the Spirit is spirit.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ. ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲡⲉ.
7 'Thou mayest not wonder that I said to thee, It behoveth you to be born from above;
ⲍ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲉ͡ⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲡⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ.
8 the Spirit where he willeth doth blow, and his voice thou dost hear, but thou hast not known whence he cometh, and whither he goeth; thus is every one who hath been born of the Spirit.'
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲅ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲱⲛ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ.
9 Nicodemus answered and said to him, 'How are these things able to happen?'
ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲓⲕⲟⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ.
10 Jesus answered and said to him, 'Thou art the teacher of Israel — and these things thou dost not know!
ⲓ̅ⲁⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈.
11 'Verily, verily, I say to thee — What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ.
12 if the earthly things I said to you, and ye do not believe, how, if I shall say to you the heavenly things, will ye believe?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲉ͡ⲓϫⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲧⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ.
13 and no one hath gone up to the heaven, except he who out of the heaven came down — the Son of Man who is in the heaven.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲉ͡ⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
14 'And as Moses did lift up the serpent in the wilderness, so it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲉⲥⲧⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
15 that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during, (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
16 for God did so love the world, that His Son — the only begotten — He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲉϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God did not send His Son to the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅.
18 he who is believing in him is not judged, but he who is not believing hath been judged already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
19 'And this is the judgment, that the light hath come to the world, and men did love the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ ⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ. ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.
20 for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϥⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲡⲓⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
21 but he who is doing the truth doth come to the light, that his works may be manifested, that in God they are having been wrought.'
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ·
22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples to the land of Judea, and there he did tarry with them, and was baptizing;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ.
23 and John was also baptizing in Aenon, nigh to Salem, because there were many waters there, and they were coming and were being baptized —
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲉⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲁⲓⲛⲱⲛ ϩⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲗⲉⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩ(ⲛ)ϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ
24 for John was not yet cast into the prison —
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉϫⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ.
25 there arose then a question from the disciples of John with [some] Jews about purifying,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲍⲏⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϭⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ
26 and they came unto John, and said to him, 'Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou didst testify, lo, this one is baptizing, and all are coming unto him.'
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲉ͡ⲓ ϣⲁⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲃⲃⲉⲓ. ⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲡⲓⲕⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ. ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲣ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅.
27 John answered and said, 'A man is not able to receive anything, if it may not have been given him from the heaven;
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉ͡ⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ.
28 ye yourselves do testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am having been sent before him;
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲉ͡ⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲟ(ⲩⲟ)ⲉ͡ⲓ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.
29 he who is having the bride is bridegroom, and the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing him, with joy doth rejoice because of the voice of the bridegroom; this, then, my joy hath been fulfilled.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ (ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ) ⲛ̅ⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ. ⲡⲉϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ. ⲡⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
30 'Him it behoveth to increase, and me to become less;
ⲗ̅ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲥⲉ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲟ.
31 he who from above is coming is above all; he who is from the earth, from the earth he is, and from the earth he speaketh; he who from the heaven is coming is above all.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ϥϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉ͡ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ.
32 'And what he hath seen and heard this he doth testify, and his testimony none receiveth;
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ϥⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ.
33 he who is receiving his testimony did seal that God is true;
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
34 for he whom God sent, the sayings of God he speaketh; for not by measure doth God give the Spirit;
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲓ.
35 the Father doth love the Son, and all things hath given into his hand;
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ.
36 he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.' (aiōnios g166)
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲛ̅ϥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ. (aiōnios g166)

< John 3 >