Matthew 11
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1When Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲔⲎⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒⲂ ⲘⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲔⲒ.
2Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples
2ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
3and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”
3ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰϤ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
4Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
5the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
5ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲖⲈⲨ ⲤⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲔⲀⲔⲤⲈϨⲦ ⲤⲈⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲨⲢ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲤⲈⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲤⲈϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ
6Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
7As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
7ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲔⲀϢ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲒⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
8But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
8ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϬⲒϨⲂⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲀⲚⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚϪⲀⲚⲈ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
9But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
9ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀϨⲀ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
10For this is he, of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
10ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲀϪⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲘⲐⲞ.
11Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.
11ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲦⲰⲚϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ.
12From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
12ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮ ⲰⲘⲤ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
13ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϢⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ.
14If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲞⲠϤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
15He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
15ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
16“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
16ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚ ⲦⲀⲒⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲒⲘ ⲤⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲞⲢⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ
17and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’
17ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚϪⲰ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲞⲤϪⲈⲤ ⲀⲚⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲈϨⲠⲒ.
18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
18ⲀϤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚϤⲤⲰ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”
19ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲤⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲀⲨⲎⲢⲠ ⲠϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲦⲈⲖⲰⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲚϪⲈϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
20Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.
20ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϨⲒⲬⲞϨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲒⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲚⲈϤϪⲞⲘ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ.
21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
21ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲬⲞⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲂⲎⲐⲤⲀⲒⲆⲀ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲚⲀⲒϪⲞⲘ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲒⲤⲐⲚⲈⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲈⲢⲘⲒ.
22But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
22ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ ⲈⲨⲈϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
23You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will go down to Hades. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until today.
23ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲐⲞ ϨⲰⲒ ⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲘ ⲘⲎ ⲦⲈⲢⲀϬⲒⲤⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲨⲈⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲀⲘⲈⲚϮ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲀⲒϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲒⲤϪⲈⲔ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲪⲞⲞⲨ.
24But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment, than for you.”
24ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲈⲨⲈϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲞ.
25At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
25ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔϨⲈⲠ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔϬⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ.
26Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.
26ⲀϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲘⲐⲞ.
27All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
27ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
28“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
28ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϦⲞⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲞⲠⲦ ϦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲦⲪⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
29ⲀⲖⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲚⲀϨⲂⲈϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲚⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
30ⲠⲀⲚⲀϨⲂⲈϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲞⲖϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲀⲈⲦⲪⲰ ⲀⲤⲒⲰⲞⲨ.
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