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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Berean Standard Bible
1ϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲈϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ
1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
2ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲀⲤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
3ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲎⲤⲀⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲂⲦⲈ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ.
3This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
4ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϤⲰⲒ ⲚϬⲀⲘⲞⲨⲖ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞϪϦ ⲚϢⲀⲢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤϮⲠⲒ ⲦⲈϤϦⲢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨϢϪⲈ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲔⲞⲒ.
4John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
5ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲀ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲠⲈⲢⲒⲬⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ.
5People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎ ⲤⲚⲒⲀⲢⲞ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
6Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
7ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀϪⲰ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
7But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ.
8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϮϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲈⲤ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ.
9And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
10ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲖⲈⲂⲒⲚ ϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲐⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϢⲎⲚ ϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪϤ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
10The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
11ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲒ ϤϪⲞⲢ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲐⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲘⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
11I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
12ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϤϦⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲨⲞ ⲈϮⲀⲠⲞⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲠⲒⲦⲞϨ ⲆⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲢⲞⲔϨϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲈⲚⲞ.
12His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
13ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ ϨⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
13At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
14ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲈϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ.
14But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
15ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀⲤ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲔ ⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ.
15“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
16ⲈⲦⲀϤⲰⲘⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϬⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ.
16As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
17And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
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