John 2
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀϨⲄ ⲞⲨϨⲞⲠ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲔⲀⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲐⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ.
2and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
2ⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲞⲠ.
3When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲎⲢⲠ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲐⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
4“Woman, why does this concern us?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϦⲞ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϨⲰⲒ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲀⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ.
5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
5ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲒⲦϤ.
6Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
6ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚϨⲨⲆⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲰⲚⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲂⲒⲈ ⲄⲈⲐⲞⲨⲒ.
7Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.
7ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲨⲆⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲀϨⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ.
8“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,
8ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲦϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲦⲢⲒⲔⲖⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ.
9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
9ϨⲰⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲈⲘϮⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲦⲢⲒⲔⲖⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲒⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀϨ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲦⲢⲒⲔⲖⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ
10and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”
10ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲘⲠⲒⲎⲢⲠ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲐⲒϦⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲤⲂⲞⲔ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲔⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲒⲎⲢⲠ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϢⲀ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
11Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
11ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲔⲀⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
12After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
12ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲘ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
13When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϦⲈⲚⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲖⲎⲘ
14In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϮ ⲈϨⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϬⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϤⲀⲒⲔⲈⲢⲘⲀ ⲈⲨϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ.
15So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲪⲢⲀⲄⲈⲖⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲒⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲢⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϤⲀⲒⲔⲈⲢⲘⲀ ⲀϤⲪⲞⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲀϤⲪⲞⲚϪⲞⲨ.
16To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϮ ϬⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲖⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢ ⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲚϢⲰⲦ.
17His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
17ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲎⲒ ϤⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲘⲦ.
18On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
18ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ.
19Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
19ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲂⲈⲖ ⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲄⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
20“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”
20ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲘⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲬⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲄⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
21But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.
21ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲘⲀ.
22After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
22ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
23While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
23ⲈϤⲬⲎ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲤⲬⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
24But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.
24ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
25He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
25ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
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