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 ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲗ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ.
2He was changed before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲟⲃⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲉⲣⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
3Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.
3ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ 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.”
4ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ.
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 ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯϭⲏⲡⲓ 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 ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ.
7Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, and don’t be afraid.”
7ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ.
8Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.
8⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿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 ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
10His disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
10ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ.
11Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things;
11⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ 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 Ⲏ̇ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ.
13Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptizer.
13ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ.
14When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him and saying,
14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ 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 ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
16So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him.”
16ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲉⲛϥ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿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 ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲫⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲑⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲁ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲛⲁⲓ.
18Jesus rebuked the demon, and it went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.
18ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ⳿ⲛⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲓϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?”
19ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿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.
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21But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”
21ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ.
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,
22⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡ̇ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
23and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” They were exceedingly sorry.
23ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿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?”
24⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲕⲓϯ ϩⲁ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ϥϯ ⲕⲓϯ 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 ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲓⲉ ⲕⲏⲛⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
26Peter said to him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Therefore the children are exempt.
26⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ 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 ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲱⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲥⲁⲑⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓⲧⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ
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