John 21
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1After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself this way.
1ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲒⲂⲈⲢⲒⲀⲆⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
2Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.
2ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲐⲰⲘⲀⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲆⲒⲆⲨⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲌⲈⲂⲈⲆⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
3Simon Peter said to them, “I’m going fishing.” They told him, “We are also coming with you.” They immediately went out and entered into the boat. That night, they caught nothing.
3ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲦⲈⲂⲦ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲨⲀⲖⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒϪⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲦⲀϨⲈ ϨⲖⲒ.
4But when day had already come, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples didn’t know that it was Jesus.
4ⲈⲢⲈ ϢⲰⲢⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲬⲢⲞ ⲘⲈⲚⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈ.
5Jesus therefore said to them, “Children, have you anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.”
5ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
6He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” They cast it therefore, and now they weren’t able to draw it in for the multitude of fish.
6ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲚⲈ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲤⲞⲔϤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲦⲈⲂⲦ.
7That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat around himself (for he was naked), and threw himself into the sea.
7ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲢϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲠⲈⲚⲆⲨⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲂⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ.
8But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish.
8ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϪⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲨⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲬⲢⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲰⲤ ⲚⲀⲨⲤ ⲘⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲚⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲦⲈⲂⲦ.
9So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish and bread laid on it.
9ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲀⲨϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲀⲔϨⲒ ⲈⲤⲬⲎ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲈⲂⲦ ϨⲒϪⲰⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ.
10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”
10ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲦⲈⲂⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
11Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of one hundred fifty-three great fish. Even though there were so many, the net wasn’t torn.
11ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲈⲔ ⲠⲒϢⲚⲈ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲂⲦ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲢⲚⲄ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲦⲀⲒⲎⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲪⲰϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϢⲚⲈ.
12Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast!” None of the disciples dared inquire of him, “Who are you?” knowing that it was the Lord.
12ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈϢⲈⲚϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈ.
13Then Jesus came and took the bread, gave it to them, and the fish likewise.
13ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲦⲈⲂⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
14This is now the third time that Jesus was revealed to his disciples after he had risen from the dead.
14ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲘⲀϨⲄ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ.
15So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
15ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲪⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲔⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲀϨⲒⲎⲂ.
16He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”
16ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲘⲀϨⲤⲞⲠ ⲂϪⲈ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲪⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲔⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ.
17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, “Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
17ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲪⲘⲀϨⲄ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϪⲈ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲪⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲬⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲘⲀϨⲄ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϪⲈ ⲬⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ.
18Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you don’t want to go.”
18ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲈⲔⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲔⲘⲞⲢⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀⲔϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀⲔ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚⲈⲢϦⲈⲖⲖⲞ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲔϪⲒϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲞⲢⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲞⲖⲔ ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀⲔ ⲀⲚ.
19Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.”
19ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲤⲎⲘⲈⲚⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲀϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲀϢ ⲘⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ.
20Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus’ chest at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”
20ⲀϤⲪⲞⲚϨϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲢⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲤⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲆⲒⲠⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲎ ⲒⲔ.
21Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?”
21ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲞⲨ.
22Jesus said to him, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me.”
22ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲬⲀϤ ϢⲀϮⲒ ⲀϦⲞⲔ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲔ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ.
23This saying therefore went out among the brothers that this disciple wouldn’t die. Yet Jesus didn’t say to him that he wouldn’t die, but, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?”
23ⲀⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎ ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϤⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲬⲀϤ ϢⲀϮⲒ ⲀϦⲞⲔ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ.
24This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and wrote these things. We know that his witness is true.
24ⲠⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀϤⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ.
25There are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they would all be written, I suppose that even the world itself wouldn’t have room for the books that would be written.
25ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲈ ⲀⲨⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϮⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϢⲈⲢⲬⲰⲢⲒⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲚⲒϪⲰⲘ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲤϦⲎ ⲦⲞⲨ.
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