Matthew 17
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1After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲖ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲀϤϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲤⲀⲠⲤⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ.
2He was changed before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲞⲂⲦϤ ⲚϦⲈⲢⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲘⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲂⲀϢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ.
3Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲈⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
4Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
4ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲤⲔⲎⲚⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ.
5While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
5ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀⲤⲈⲢϦⲎⲒⲂⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲦⲀⲮⲨⲬⲎ ϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
6When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ.
7Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, and don’t be afraid.”
7ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϨⲞϮ.
8Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.
8ⲈⲦⲀⲨϤⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ.
9As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲀⲘⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ϢⲀⲦⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ.
10His disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
10ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲚϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲤⲈϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
11Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things;
11ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
12but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn’t recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them.”
12ϮϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϤⲚⲀϢⲈⲠ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
13Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptizer.
13ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲔⲀϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ.
14When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him and saying,
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲔⲈⲖⲒ
15“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲀϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
16So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him.”
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲈⲚϤ ⲈⲚⲈⲔⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲢⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
17Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”
17ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲰⲠⲒϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲪⲞⲚϨ ϢⲀ ⲐⲚⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲀ ⲐⲚⲀⲨ ϮⲚⲀⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲒⲦϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲘⲚⲀⲒ.
18Jesus rebuked the demon, and it went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.
18ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲦⲒⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲒϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?”
19ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲤⲀⲠⲤⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
20He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
20ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀⲪⲢⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲖⲦⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲀⲒ ⲈⲘⲚⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
21But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”
21ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀ
22While they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,
22ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
23and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” They were exceedingly sorry.
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲄⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ.
24When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”
24ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲔⲒϮ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϤϮⲔⲒϮ ⲀⲚ.
25He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?”
25ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲨϬⲒⲦⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘ ⲒⲈ ⲔⲎⲚⲤⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
26Peter said to him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Therefore the children are exempt.
26ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘϨⲈⲨ ⲚⲈ.
27But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you.”
27ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲰⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲦⲈⲂⲦ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲀⲖⲒⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲈⲔⲈϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲐⲈⲢⲒ ⲀⲖⲒⲦⲤ ⲘⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ.
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