Matthew 16
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1Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
1ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
2But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’
2⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲙⲏ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲑⲣⲟϣⲣⲉϣ.
3and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
3ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲧⲟⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲫⲣⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲣⲟϣⲣⲉϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲅⲛⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ.
4A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
4ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲛⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ.
5When they crossed to the other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.
5ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲡ ⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
6“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
6ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ.
7They discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.”
7⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ.
8Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
8⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
9Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
9⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲟ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲧ.
10Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
10ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲟ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲓⲣ.
11How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
11ⲡⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁϯ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ.
12Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
12ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁϯ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ.
13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
13⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
14⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲉⲣⲉⲙⲓⲁⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
15“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”
15ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ.
16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
16ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ.
17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
17ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲃⲁⲣ Ⲓⲱⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
18⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
19ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲟϣⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲥⲟⲛϩϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲃⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
20Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.
20ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
21From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
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22Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
22ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲗⲉⲱⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ Ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ.
23But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
23⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⲥⲁⲙⲉⲛϩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
24ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
25ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲙⲥ.
26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
26ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ⳿ⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ.
27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
27Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
28Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
28⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲠ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ
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