Matthew 4
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1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
1ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
2When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲚⲎⲤⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚⲘⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲚⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲠϦⲀⲈ ⲀϤϨⲔⲞ.
3The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲰⲚⲦ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϪⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲒⲔ.
4But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s mouth.’”
4ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲤϦⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲰⲒⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
5Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
5ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲖϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲦⲈⲚϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ.
6and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and, ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’”
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲦⲔ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲀⲒ ⲤⲤϦⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϤⲒⲦⲔ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲒϪ ⲘⲎⲠⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϬⲒϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϬ ⲀⲖⲞϪ.
7Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord, your God.’”
7ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲤⲤϦⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈⲔⲚⲞⲨϮ.
8Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
8ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲀϤⲞⲖϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
9He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚϨⲒⲦⲔ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
10Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
10ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈⲔⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲔⲈⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲔⲈϢⲈⲘϢⲎⲦϤ.
11Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.
11ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
12Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.
12ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ.
13Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲀⲌⲀⲢⲈⲐ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲀⲪⲀⲢⲚⲀⲞⲨⲘ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲤⲔⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϬⲒⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲌⲀⲂⲞⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲪⲐⲀⲖⲒⲘ.
14that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
14ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲎⲤⲀⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
15“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
15ϪⲈ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲌⲀⲂⲞⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲪⲐⲀⲖⲒⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ ϨⲒⲘⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ ϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
16the people who sat in darkness saw a great light; to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned.”
16ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϦⲎⲒⲂⲒ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
17From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
17ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲀⲤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
18Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
18ⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲤⲔⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲤⲞⲚ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲚⲆⲢⲈⲀⲤ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲈⲨϨⲒ ϢⲚⲈ ⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈ.
19He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”
19ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
20They immediately left their nets and followed him.
20ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϢⲚⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
21Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.
21ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲞⲚ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲌⲈⲂⲈⲆⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲈⲨϨⲒ ⲠⲒϪⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲌⲈⲂⲈⲆⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϢⲚⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
22They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.
22ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲌⲈⲂⲈⲆⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
23Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲔⲰϮ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϦⲈⲚϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ.
24The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.
24ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈϤⲤⲘⲎ ⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲨⲢⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲦϨⲈⲘⲔⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
25Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
25ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲎϮ ⲘⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲒⲘⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ.
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