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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Berean Standard Bible
1ϦⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ.
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
2He was with God in the beginning.
3ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲞⲨϤ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ
3Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
4ⲚⲈ ⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ.
4In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲦⲀϨⲞϤ.
5The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ.
6There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John.
7ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
7He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
8ⲚⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ.
8He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
9ⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
9The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.
10ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ.
10He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
11ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
11He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
12ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϮⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲈⲢϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ.
12But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
13ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
13children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϪⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲢⲰ ⲠⲈ
15John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
16ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲘⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ.
16From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
17ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
18ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲠⲒⲘⲞⲚⲞⲄⲈⲚⲎ ⲤⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲚϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ.
18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
19ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲖⲈⲨⲒⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲈⲚϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ.
19And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”
20ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
20He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
21ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲚϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
21“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
22ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲔϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲔ.
22So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ϮⲤⲘⲎ ⲈⲦⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ϪⲈ ⲤⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲤⲀⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ.
23John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
24ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ
24Then the Pharisees who had been sent
25ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲚϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
25asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲎϮ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ
26“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
27ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϮⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲤⲈⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲐⲰⲞⲨⲒ.
27He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
28ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲂⲎⲐⲀⲚⲒⲀ ϨⲒⲘⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
28All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲠⲒϨⲒⲎⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
30ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϪⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲔ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲢⲰ ⲠⲈ.
30This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
31ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲒ ⲈϮⲰⲘⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
31I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
32ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎ ⲒⲈϪⲰϤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϬⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ϨⲒϪⲰϤ.
32Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
33ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲈϮⲰⲘⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ϨⲒϪⲰϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮⲰⲘⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ
33I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is He who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
34ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
34I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
35ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ
35The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
36ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲠⲒϨⲎⲒⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
36When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
37ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲂⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
37And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
38ⲈⲦⲀϤⲪⲞⲚϨϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀⲂⲂⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲀⲔϢⲞⲠ ⲐⲰⲚ.
38Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
39ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲪⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϪⲠ Ⲓ- ⲠⲈ.
39“Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.
40ⲀⲚⲆⲢⲈⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲂ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
40Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
41ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲤⲒⲀⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
41He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
42ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲚϤ ϨⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ϪⲈ ⲔⲎⲪⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲘⲈϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ.
42Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
43ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ.
43The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
44ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘⲂⲎⲐⲤⲀⲒⲆⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲀⲚⲆⲢⲈⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ.
44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
45ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲐⲀⲚⲀⲎⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲚϪⲈⲘϤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲒⲰⲤⲎⲪ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲌⲀⲢⲈⲐ.
45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
46ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲐⲀⲚⲀⲎⲖ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲌⲀⲢⲈⲐ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ.
46“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
47ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲐⲀⲚⲀⲎⲖ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲒⲤⲢⲀⲎⲖⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲆⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ
47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
48ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲐⲀⲚⲀⲎⲖ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈ ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲔⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲤ ⲚϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲔⲈⲚⲦⲈ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
48“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
49ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲀⲐⲀⲚⲀⲎⲖ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀⲂⲂⲀⲒ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
49“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
50ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ϦⲀⲢⲀⲦⲤ ⲚϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲔⲈⲚⲦⲈ ⲬⲚⲀϨϮ ϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲔⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
50Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
51ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲚⲀ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚⲤⲀⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
51Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
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