Matthew 16
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1The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲨϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ.
2But he answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
2ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲀⲢⲞⲨϨⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨϪⲀⲘⲎ ⲈⲤⲐⲢⲞϢⲢⲈϢ.
3In the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you can’t discern the signs of the times!
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲦⲞⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲦⲪⲢⲰ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲢⲞϢⲢⲈϢ ⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲤⲄⲚⲞⲪⲞⲤ ⲚⲒϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ
4An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” He left them and departed.
4ϪⲈ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲬⲀⲨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ.
5The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲰⲂϢ ⲈϢⲈⲠ ⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
6Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
6ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀϨⲐⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ.
7They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”
7ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ.
8Jesus, perceiving it, said, “Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, because you have brought no bread?
8ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲰⲒⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
9Don’t you yet perceive or remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up,
9ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈ ⲚϢⲞ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲚⲔⲞⲦ.
10or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
10ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲆ ⲚϢⲞ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲞⲨⲎⲢ ⲘⲂⲒⲢ.
11How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
11ⲠⲰⲤ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲀϮ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ.
12Then they understood that he didn’t tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
12ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲔⲀϮ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ.
13Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
13ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲈ ⲚⲀϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
14They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
14ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲒⲈⲢⲈⲘⲒⲀⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ.
15He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
15ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ.
16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
16ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ.
17Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
17ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦⲔ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲂⲀⲢⲒⲰⲚⲀ ϪⲈ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀϤϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
18I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
18ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲈⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲒⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲀⲘⲈⲚϮ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
19I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”
19ⲈⲒⲈϮ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲰϢⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲤⲞⲚϨϤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲞⲚϨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲂⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲂⲎⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
20Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.
20ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϪⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
21From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
21ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ Ⲅ- ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲰⲚϤ.
22Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”
22ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲖⲈⲰⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲚⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ.
23But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.”
23ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲤⲀⲘⲈⲚϨⲎⲒ ⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲬⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲚⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
24ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ.
25For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
25ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲈϪⲈⲘⲤ.
26For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
26ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮⲞⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
27For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will give to everyone according to his deeds.
27ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
28Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”
28ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀϪⲈⲘϮⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϢⲀⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ.
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