John 4 (COPCNT)

1ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

2ⲕⲉⲧⲟⲓ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ.(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),

3ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ.He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

4ⲛⲉ ϩⲱϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ.Now He had to pass through Samaria.

5ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲩⲭⲁⲣ ⲉⲥϧⲉⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲓⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ.So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

6ⲛⲁⲥⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡ ⲡⲉ.Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

7ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϩ ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲱ.When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

8ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

9ⲡⲉϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲟⲩϫⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ.“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

10ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲇⲱⲣⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲱ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ.Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

11ⲡⲉϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲧⲗⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϣⲱϯ ϣⲏⲕ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ.“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?

12ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥⲥⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁⲛϣ.Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”

13ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲃⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ.Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.

14ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲫⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ.But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

15ⲡⲉϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲓⲃⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲙⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϩ ⲙⲱⲟⲩ.The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”

16ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲙⲛⲁⲓ.Jesus told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”

17ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛϯ ϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲣⲉϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛϯ ϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.

18ⲉ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲣⲉϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉϫⲟϥ.In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”

19ⲡⲉϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.

20ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ.“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

22⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ.You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.

23ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.

24ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

25ⲡⲉϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”

26ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲉ.Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”

27ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ.Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

28ⲁⲥⲭⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲩⲇⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,

29ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

30ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.

31ⲛⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲓ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ.Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

32⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϯ ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲥ ⲑⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ.But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

33ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ.So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”

34ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

35ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲕⲉⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲥϧ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϥⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲭⲱⲣⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲥϧⲟⲩ.Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.

36ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲱⲥϧ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲭ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲓϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲱⲥϧ.Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

37ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲓϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲱⲥϧ.For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.

38⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲉⲣⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲱⲥϧ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩϧⲓⲥⲓ.I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”

39⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏ ⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ.Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

40ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏ ⲥ ⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲃ̅.So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

41ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ.And many more believed because of His message.

42ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲛ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

43ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲃ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ.After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.

44⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲑⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ.Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.

45ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁⲓ.Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.

46ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲕⲁⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ.So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.

47ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ.When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.

48ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲛ.Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”

49ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ.“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”

50ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ϥⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ.“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.

51ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ.And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.

52ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲥⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϫⲡ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϥ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϧⲙⲟⲙ.So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.”

53ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ϯ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.

54ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁϩ ⲃ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁThis was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.

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