John 4
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1When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
1ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲐⲀⲘⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ
2(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),
2ⲔⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲚⲀϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲈ.
3He left Judea and returned to Galilee.
3ⲀϤⲬⲰ ⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲚ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.
4Now He had to pass through Samaria.
4ⲚⲈ ϨⲰϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ.
5So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
5ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲨⲬⲀⲢ ⲈⲤϦⲈⲚⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ.
6Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
6ⲚⲀⲤⲬⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲞⲨⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲪⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϪⲠ ⲠⲈ.
7When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
7ⲀⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲘⲀϨ ⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲰ.
8(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
8ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠ ⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲢⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
9“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
9ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲔⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲤⲰ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲞⲨϪⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎⲤ.
10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
10ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈϮⲆⲰⲢⲈⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲰ ⲚⲐⲞ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮ ⲚⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ.
11“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
11ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲦⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϢⲰϮ ϢⲎⲔ ⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ.
12Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”
12ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲒϢⲰϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϨⲰϤ ⲀϤⲤⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϢⲀⲚϢ.
13Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.
13ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲒⲂⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
14ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈϬⲒⲪⲈⲒ ⲈⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ.
15The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
15ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘⲒⲂⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲘⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϨ ⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
16Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
16ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲘⲎ ⲈⲘⲚⲀⲒ.
17“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
17ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀⲢⲈϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
18In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”
18ⲈⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲈϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϨⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈϪⲞϤ.
19“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.
19ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ϮⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
20Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
20ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
21“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
21ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ.
22You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
22ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
23But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.
23ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲚⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
24God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
24ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
25The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”
25ⲠⲈϪⲈ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲈⲤⲒⲀⲤ ⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
26Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”
26ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲈ.
27Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”
27ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲘⲈⲚⲦⲞⲒ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲤ.
28Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,
28ⲀⲤⲬⲰ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϨⲨⲆⲢⲒⲀ ⲚϪⲈϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
29ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲀϤϪⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
30So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.
30ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ.
31Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
31ⲚⲀⲨϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀⲂⲂⲒ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲞⲨⲰⲘ.
32But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
32ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϮ ⲞⲨϦⲢⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲘⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ.
33So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”
33ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ.
34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
34ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲦⲀϦⲢⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲦⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲈϤϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
35Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
35ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲔⲈⲆ ⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ ϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲰⲤϦ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϤⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲬⲰⲢⲀ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲂⲀϢ ⲈⲠⲞⲤϦⲞⲨ.
36Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
36ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲰⲤϦ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲈⲬ ⲈⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲒϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲰⲤϦ.
37For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.
37ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϪⲈ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲒϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲰⲤϦ.
38I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”
38ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲈⲢⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲰⲤϦ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲨϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲞⲨϦⲒⲤⲒ.
39Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
39ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ Ⲁ- ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎ ⲤⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϪⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ.
40So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
40ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲦⲎ ⲤⲀⲨϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ Ⲃ-.
41And many more believed because of His message.
41ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲘⲎϢ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ.
42They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
42ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
43After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
43ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲂⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.
44Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
44ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲐⲰϤ ⲘⲂⲀⲔⲒ.
45Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.
45ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲀⲨϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲀⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠϢⲀⲒ.
46So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
46ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲔⲀⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲎⲢⲠ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲀⲤⲒⲖⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲘ.
47When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
47ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲞⲨϪⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ.
48Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
48ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ.
49“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”
49ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲂⲀⲤⲒⲖⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲀⲖⲞⲨ.
50“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.
50ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ.
51And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.
51ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲒⲤ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲎⲢⲒ.
52So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”
52ⲚⲀϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲤⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲀϪⲠ ⲌⲚⲤⲀϤ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϦⲘⲞⲘ.
53Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.
53ⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
54This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.
54ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲀϨ ⲂⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.
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