John 14
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.
1ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲀϨϮⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϨⲰ.
2In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.
2ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲒⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲈⲂⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲀ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
3If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲈⲂⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲀ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲒⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲖ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲘⲪⲘⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
4You know where I go, and you know the way.”
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲘⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
5Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
5ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲐⲰⲘⲀⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
6ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ Ⲓ- ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦ.
7If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him and have seen him.”
7ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲔⲈⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
8Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
8ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲎⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ.
9Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
9ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϮⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲦ ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲔϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲪⲒⲰⲦ.
10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works.
10ⲬⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
11ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲔⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
12Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father.
12ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ
13Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲒⲈⲀⲒϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ.
14If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it.
14ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ.
15If you love me, keep my commandments.
15ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ
16I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever:
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮϨⲞ ⲈⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲀⲔⲖⲎⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ
17the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive, for it doesn’t see him and doesn’t know him. You know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.
17ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲞⲠϤ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
18I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.
18ⲚⲚⲀⲬⲀ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲢⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
19Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.
19ⲈⲦⲒ ⲔⲈⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲞⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲰⲚϦ.
20In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
20ϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
21One who has my commandments and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”
21ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲒⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
22Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?”
22ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲒⲤⲔⲀⲢⲒⲰⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϪⲈ ⲬⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲔ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀⲚ
23Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
23ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲘⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
24He who doesn’t love me doesn’t keep my words. The word which you hear isn’t mine, but the Father’s who sent me.
24ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ϤⲚⲀⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲪⲰⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲒ.
25“I have said these things to you while still living with you.
25ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲒϢⲞⲠ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
26But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.
26ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲔⲖⲎ ⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀϮ ⲘⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
27Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
27ϮⲚⲀⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲀϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲀϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϮⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϮⲚⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϢⲖⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
28You heard how I told you, ‘I am going away, and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced because I said ‘I am going to my Father;’ for the Father is greater than I.
28ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲠⲈ.
29Now I have told you before it happens so that when it happens, you may believe.
29ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲒϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ.
30I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world comes, and he has nothing in me.
30ⲚϮⲚⲀϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
31But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded me, even so I do. Arise, let’s go from here.
31ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ϮⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲀⲒ.
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