John 15
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1I am the true vine; and my Father is the husbandman.
1ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒ.
2Every branch in me, that beareth not fruit, he will take away: and every one that beareth fruit, he will purge it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
2ⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲚ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
3Now you are clean by reason of the word, which I have spoken to you.
3ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me.
4ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀϤϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
5I am the vine: you the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.
5ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ϮⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ
6If any one abide not in me, he shall be cast forth as a branch, and shall wither, and they shall gather him up, and case him into the fire, and be burneth.
6ⲀⲢⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀϤϢⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲨⲐⲞⲨⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲨⲢⲰⲔϨ.
7If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask whatever you will, and it shall be done unto you.
7ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
8In this is my Father glorified; that you bring forth very much fruit, and become my disciples.
8ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
9As the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you.
9ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
10If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love; as I also have kept my Father’s commandments, and do abide in his love.
10ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
11These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be filled.
11ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲒϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
12This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you.
12ⲐⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲦⲈ ⲦⲀⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
13Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
13ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ.
14You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you.
14ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲈⲢ ⲚⲎ ⲈϮϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
15I will not now call you servants: for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth. But I have called you friends: because all things whatsoever I have heard of my Father, I have made known to you.
15ⲚϮⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲂⲰⲔ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ϪⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲒⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
16You have not chosen me: but I have chosen you; and have appointed you, that you should go, and should bring forth fruit; and your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
16ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲦⲠⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲤⲈⲦⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲬⲀ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
17These things I command you, that you love one another.
17ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
18If the world hate you, know ye, that it hath hated me before you.
18ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
19If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
19ⲈⲚⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲪⲰϤ ⲞⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲤⲈⲦⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
20Remember my word that I said to you: The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also.
20ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲈϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
21But all these things they will do to you for my name’s sake: because they know not him who sent me.
21ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲒ.
22If I had not come, and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
22ⲈⲚⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
23He that hateth me, hateth my Father also.
23ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲔⲈⲒⲰⲦ.
24If I had not done among them the works that no other man hath done, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.
24ⲈⲚⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲈ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲤⲦⲰⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲔⲈⲒⲰⲦ.
25But that the word may be fulfilled which is written in their law: They hated me without cause.
25ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲤⲦⲰⲒ ⲚϪⲒⲚϪⲎ.
26But when the Paraclete cometh, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall give testimony of me.
26ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲔⲖⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ.
27And you shall give testimony, because you are with me from the beginning.
27ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ.
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