megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αftπεfουοι εροf νcιουγραμματευσ πεjαf ναf . jεπσαh ταουαhτ νσωκ επμα ετεκναβωκ εροf .
English: A scribe came, and said to him, 'Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.'
Coptic: πεjαf ναf νcιιησουσ jενβαsορ ουνταυ νευβηβ . αυω νhαλαατε ντπε ουνταυ νευμαh . πsηρε δε μπρωμε μντfμα νρεκττεfαπε .
English: Jesus said to him, 'The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.'
Coptic: κεουα δε νμμαθητησ πεjαf ναf . jεπjοεισ ουεhσαhνε ναι νsορπ ταβωκ τατωμσ μπαειωτ .
English: Another of his disciples said to him, 'Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.'
Coptic: πεjαf δε ναf νcιιησουσ jεουαhκ νσωι νγκω ννετμοουτ ετωμσ ννευρεfμοουτ .
English: But Jesus said to him, 'Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.'
Coptic: ντερεfαλε δε επjοει αυουαhου νσωf νcινεfμαθητησ .
English: When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.
Coptic: αυω εισ hηητε εισουνοc νκμτο αfsωπε hντhαλασσα hωστε ετρεπjοει hωβσ εβολ hιτννhιμη . ντοf δε νεfνκοτκ πε .
English: Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.
Coptic: αυtπευουοι εροf αυτουνοσf ευjω μμοσ jεπjοεισ ματανhον jετνναβωκ .
English: They came to him, and woke him up, saying, 'Save us, Lord! We are dying!'
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ jεαhρωτν τετνρhοτε νατκουι μπιστισ . τοτε αfτωουν αfεπιτιμα νντηυ μντθαλασσα . αυω ασsωπε νcιουνοc νjαμη .
English: He said to them, 'Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?' Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.
Coptic: νρωμε δε αυρsπηρε ευjω μμοσ jεουαs μμινε πε παι jεντηυ μντθαλασσα σωτμ νσωf .
English: The men marveled, saying, 'What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?'
Coptic: ντερεfει δε επεκρο ετεχωρα ννγεραζηνοσ . αυτωμντ εροf νcιρωμε σναυ ερεhενρεfsοορ hιωου ευνηυ εβολ hννεμhααυ ευναsτ εματε . hωστε ετμτρελααυ εsει εβολ hντεhιη ετμμαυ .
English: When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.
Coptic: αυω εισ hηητε αυjιsκακ εβολ ευjω μμοσ jεεκουεsου νμμαν ιησουσ πsηρε μπνουτε . ντακει επειμα εβασανιζε μμον hατhη μπεουοειs .
English: Behold, they cried out, saying, 'What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?'
Coptic: νευνουαγελη δε νριρ εναsωου ουηυ μμοου ευμοον μμοσ .
English: Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them.
Coptic: νρεfsοορ δε αυσπσωπf ευjω μμοσ jεεsjε κνανοjν εβολ μαjοουν εhουν εταγελη νεsαυ .
English: The demons begged him, saying, 'If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.'
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ jεβωκ ντοου δε αυει εβολ αυβωκ εhουν ενεsαυ αυω εισ hηητε ασtπεσουοι νcιταγελη τηρσ εhραι εjντsωμε επεσητ εθαλασσα αυω αυμου hραι hνμου .
English: He said to them, 'Go!' They came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water.
Coptic: νετμοονε δε μμοου αυπωτ αυβωκ εhραι ετπολισ . αυjω νhωβ νιμ μννανετο νδαιμωνιον .
English: Those who fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons.
Coptic: αυω εισ hηητε ειστπολισ τηρσ ασει εβολ ετωμντ ειησουσ . ντερουναυ δε εροf αυσπσωπf jεκαασ εfεπωωνε εβολ hννευτοs .
English: Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.
Coptic: αfαλε δε επjοει αfjιοορ αfει εhραι ετεfπολισ μμινμμοf .
English: He entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.
Coptic: αυω εισ hηητε αυεινε ναf νουρωμε εfσηc εfνηj hιjνουμα ννκοτκ . ιησουσ δε ντερεfναυ ετευπιστισ πεjαf μπετσηc . jετωκ μμοκ παsηρε νεκνοβε κη νακ εβολ .
English: Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, 'Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you.'
Coptic: αυω εισhοινε ννεγραμματευσ πεjαυ hραι νhητου . jεπαι εfjιουα .
English: Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, 'This man blasphemes.'
Coptic: ιησουσ δε εfσοουν ννευμεευε πεjαf ναυ jεαhρωτν τετνμεευε εhενπετhοου hραι hννετνhητ .
English: Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, 'Why do you think evil in your hearts?
Coptic: αs γαρ πετμοτν . εjοοσ πε jενεκνοβε κη νακ εβολ jνεjοοσ πε jετωουν νγμοοsε .
English: For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Get up, and walk?'
Coptic: αfτωουν δε αfβωκ εhραι επεfηι .
English: He arose and departed to his house.
Coptic: αυναυ δε νcιμμηηsε αυρhοτε αυω αυtεοου μπνουτε πενταftεξουσια ντειμινε ννρωμε .
English: But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
Coptic: ντερειησουσ δε παραγε εβολ hμπμα ετμμαυ αfναυ ευρωμε εfhμοοσ hιπεfτελωνιον επεfραν πε μαθθαιοσ . πεjαf ναf jεουαhκ νσωι . αfτωουν δε αfουαhf νσωf .
English: As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, 'Follow me.' He got up and followed him.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε εfνηj hραι hμπεfηι εισ hηητε νευνhαh ντελωνησ hιρεfρνοβε ευνηυ ευνουjε μμοου μνιησουσ αυω νεfμαθητησ .
English: It happened as he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
Coptic: αυναυ δε νcινεφαρισσαιοσ πεjαυ ννεfμαθητησ . jεετβεου πετνσαh ουωμ μνντελωνησ αυω νρεfρνοβε .
English: When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?'
Coptic: ντοf δε αfσωτμ πεjαf . jενεττηκ αν νετρχρεια μπσαειν . αλλα νετμοκh νε .
English: When Jesus heard it, he said to them, 'Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.
Coptic: βωκ δε ντετνειμε jεου πε ειουεsουνα εhουεουθυσια . νταιει γαρ αν ετεhμνδικαιοσ . αλλα νρεfρνοβε ευμετανοια .
English: But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,''
Coptic: τοτε αυtπευουοι εροf νcιμμαθητησ νιωhαννησ ευjω μμοσ jεετβεου ανον μννεφαρισσαιοσ τννηστευε νhαh νσοπ . νεκμαθητησ δε νσενηστευε αν .
English: Then John's disciples came to him, saying, 'Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast?'
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ νcιιησουσ jεμη ουνcομ ννεsηρε μπμα τsελεετ ενηστευε επhοσον πατsελεετ sοοπ νμμαυ σενηυ δε νcιhενhοου hοταν ευsανfι μπατsελεετ ντοοτου τοτε σενανηστευε .
English: Jesus said to them, 'Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
Coptic: μερελααυ hιουτοεισ νsαι ευsτην μπλcε . σναfι γαρ μπεσκωτε εβολ hντεsτην νfsωπε νcιουνοc μπωh .
English: No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch would tear away from the garment, and a worse hole is made.
Coptic: ουδε μευνεjμρισ εhωτ νασ εsωπε μμον sαυπωh νcινhωτ ντεπηρπ πων εβολ ντενκεhωτ τακο αλλα νsαυνεjηρπ νβρρε εασκοσ νβρρε νσεsωπε ευουοj μπεσναυ .
English: Neither do people put new wine into old wineskins, or else the skins would burst, and the wine be spilled, and the skins ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.'
Coptic: ναι εfjω μμοου ναυ εισ hηητε εισουαρχων αftπεfουοι εροf αfουωsτ ναf εfjω μμοσ jεαταsεερε μου τενου αλλα αμου νγταλο ντεκcιj εhραι εjωσ αυω σναωνh .
English: While he told these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped him, saying, 'My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.'
Coptic: αfτωουν δε νcιιησουσ αfουαhf νσωf μννεfμαθητησ .
English: Jesus got up and followed him, as did his disciples.
Coptic: εισουσhιμε δε ερεπεσνοf sοοπ hαροσ μμντσνοουσε νρομπε . ασtπεσουοι παhου μμοf ασjωh επτοπ μπεfhοιτε .
English: Behold, a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;
Coptic: νεσjω γαρ μμοσ hραι νhητσ . jεειsανjωh μματε επτοπ ντεfsτην tναουjαι .
English: for she said within herself, 'If I just touch his garment, I will be made well.'
Coptic: ιησουσ δε αfκοτf αfναυ εροσ πεjαf νασ . jετωκ μμοταsεερε τουπιστισ τε ντασναhμε . αυω ασουjαι νcιτεσhιμε jιντευνου ετμμαυ .
English: But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, 'Daughter, cheer up! Your faith has made you well.' And the woman was made well from that hour.
Coptic: ντερεfει δε νcιιησουσ εhραι επηι μπαρχων αfναυ ενρεfjοουε μνπμηηsε ευsτρτωρ .
English: When Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,
Coptic: πεjαf jεαναχωρει νητν μπεσμου γαρ νcιτsεερε sημ . αλλα εσνκοτκ . ντοου δε νευσωβε νσωf ευσοουν jεασμου .
English: he said to them, 'Make room, because the girl isn't dead, but sleeping.' They were ridiculing him.
Coptic: ντερουνουjε δε εβολ μπμηηsε αfβωκ εhουν αfαμαhτε ντεσcιj . αστωουν νcιτsεερε sημ .
English: But when the crowd was put out, he entered in, took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
Coptic: πεfσοειτ αfει εβολ hμπκαh τηρf ετμμαυ .
English: The report of this went out into all that land.
Coptic: εfπαραγε δε εβολ hμπμα ετμμαυ νcιιησουσ αυουαhου νσωf νcιβλλε σναυ ευjιsκακ εβολ ευjω μμοσ jεναναν ιησουσ πsηρε νδαυειδ .
English: As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, 'Have mercy on us, son of David!'
Coptic: ντερεfει δε εhραι επηι αυtπευουοι εροf νcινβλλε πεjαf ναυ νcιιησουσ . jετετνπιστευε jεουνcομ μμοι ερπαι . πεjαυ ναf jεσεπjοεισ .
English: When he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, 'Do you believe that I am able to do this?' They told him, 'Yes, Lord.'
Coptic: τοτε αfjωh ενευβαλ εfjω μμοσ jεκατατετνπιστισ μαρεσsωπε νητν .
English: Then he touched their eyes, saying, 'According to your faith be it done to you.'
Coptic: αυω αυουων νcινευβαλ . αfhων ετοοτου νcιιησουσ εfjω μμοσ jεcωsτ μπρτρελααυ ειμε .
English: Their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, 'See that no one knows about this.'
Coptic: ντοου δε αυει εβολ αυt μπεfσοειτ hμπκαh τηρf ετμμαυ .
English: But they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land.
Coptic: εfνηυ δε εβολ . εισ hηητε αυεινε ναf νουμπο ερεουδαιμωνιον hιωωf .
English: As they went out, behold, a mute man who was demon possessed was brought to him.
Coptic: αυω ντερεfνουjε εβολ μπδαιμωνιον αfsαjε νcιπεμπο . αυρsπηρε νcιμμηηsε ευjω μμοσ jεμπεουον ντειhε ουωνh εβολ ενεh hμπισραηλ .
English: When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, 'Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!'
Coptic: νεφαρισσαιοσ δε νευjω μμοσ jεhραι hμπαρχων ννδαιμωνιον εfνουjε εβολ ννδαιμωνιον .
English: But the Pharisees said, 'By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons.'
Coptic: αυω αfμουsτ νcιιησουσ νμπολισ τηρου μννtμε εftσβω hραι hννευσυναγωγη . αυω εfταsεοειs μπευαγγελιον ντμντρρο εfρπαhρε εsωνε νιμ hιλοjλεj νιμ .
English: Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
Coptic: ντερεfναυ δε εμμηηsε αfsνhτηf hαροου jενευσκυλλει πε . αυω νευνηj ντhε ννιεσοου ετεμντουsωσ .
English: But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.
Coptic: τοτε πεjαf ννεfμαθητησ jεπωhσ μεν ναsωf . νεργατησ δε σοβκ .
English: Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Coptic: σεπσπjοεισ cε μπωhσ . jεκαασ εfενεjεργατησ εβολ επεfωhσ .
English: Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest.'
Coptic: αfμουτε δε επεfμντσνοουσ μμαθητησ . αft ναυ ντεξουσια ννεπνευμα νακαθαρτον ενουj εβολ αυω ερπαhρε εsωνε νιμ hιλοjλεj νιμ .
English: He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
Coptic: ναι δε νε νραν μπμντσνοουσ ναποστολοσ . πsορπ πε σιμων πετεsαυμουτε εροf jεπετροσ μνανδρεασ πεfσον . ιακωβοσ πsηρε νζεβεδαιοσ μνιωhαννησ πεfσον .
English: Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother;
Coptic: φιλιπποσ μνβαρθολομαιοσ θωμασ μνμαθθαιοσ πτελωνησ ιακωβοσ πsηρε ναλφαιοσ μνθαδδαιοσ .
English: Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
Coptic: σιμων πκανανιτησ μνιουδασ πισκαριωτησ πενταfπαραδιδου μμοf .
English: Simon the Canaanite; and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
Coptic: πειμντσνοουσ αfjοουσε νcιιησουσ αfπαραγγειλε ναυ εfjω μμοσ jεμπρβωκ εhιη νhεθνοσ . αυω μπρβωκ εhουν επολισ νσαμαριτησ .
English: Jesus sent these twelve out, and commanded them, saying, 'Don't go among the Gentiles, and don't enter into any city of the Samaritans.
Coptic: βωκ δε νhουο sανεσοου νταυσωρμ ντεπηι μπισραηλ .
English: Rather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Coptic: ετετνναβωκ δε ταsεοειs ετετνjω μμοσ jεμετανοει . ασhων γαρ εhουν νcιτμντρρο νμπηυε .
English: As you go, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!'
Coptic: νετsωνε αριπαhρε εροου νετσοβh τββοου νδαιμωνιον νοjου εβολ ατετνjι νjινjη tνjινjη .
English: Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.
Coptic: μπρjπο νητν νουνουβ . ουτε ουhατ . ουδε hομντ hννετνμοjh .
English: Don't take any gold, nor silver, nor brass in your money belts.
Coptic: ουτε πηρα ετεhιη ουτε sτην σντε ουτε ουτοουε ουτε ουcερωβ fεμπsα γαρ νcιπεργατησ ντεfhρε .
English: Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
Coptic: τπολισ δε ετετνναβωκ εhουν εροσ ηπtμε . sινε hραι νhητσ jενιμ πετμπsα ντετνcω hμπμα ετμμαυ sαντετνει εβολ .
English: Into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy; and stay there until you go on.
Coptic: ετετνβηκ δε εhουν επηι ασπαζε μμοf .
English: As you enter into the household, greet it.
Coptic: αυω εsωπε πηι μπsα μαρετετνειρηνη ει εhραι εjωf . εsωπε δε νfμπsα αν μαρετετνειρηνη κοτσ ερωτν .
English: If the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it isn't worthy, let your peace return to you.
Coptic: πετενfναjιτηυτν δε αν αυω νfτμσωτμ ενετνsαjε ετετννηυ δε εβολ hμπηι ητπολισ ετμμαυ ηπtμε νουhε εβολ μπsοειs ννετνουερητε .
English: Whoever doesn't receive you, nor hear your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake off the dust from your feet.
Coptic: hαμην tjω μμοσ νητν . jεουνουμτον ναsωπε hμπκαh νσοδομα μνγομορρα hμπεhοου ντεκρισισ εhουετπολισ ετμμαυ .
English: Most certainly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
Coptic: εισ hηητε ανοκ tjοου μμωτν ντhε νhενεσοου hντμητε νhενουωνs . sωπε cε νσαβε ντhε ννhοf αυω νακεραιοσ ντhε ννιcροομπε .
English: 'Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Coptic: thτητν δε ερωτν εβολ hννερωμε . σεναπαραδιδου γαρ μμωτν ενσυνhεδριον αυω hραι hννευσυναγωγη σεναμαστιγου μμωτν .
English: But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.
Coptic: νσεjιτηυτν ννhηγεμων μννρρωου ετβηητευμντμντρε ναυ μννhεθνοσ .
English: Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
Coptic: hοταν δε ευsανπαραδιδου μμωτν μπρfιροουs jεναs νhε . ηετετναjοοσ jεου . σεναt γαρ νητν hντευνου ετμμαυ jεου πεττετνναjοοf .
English: But when they deliver you up, don't be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.
Coptic: ντωτν γαρ αν πετsαjε αλλα πεπνευμα μπετνειωτ πετsαjε νhηττηυτν .
English: For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
Coptic: ουνουσον δε ναπαραδιδου μπεfσον επμου . αυω ουειωτ μπεfsηρε . ντενsηρε τωουν εjννευειοτε νσεμουουτ μμοου .
English: 'Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
Coptic: ντετνsωπε ευμοστε μμωτν εβολ hιτνρωμε νιμ ετβεπαραν . πετναhυπομεινε δε sαβολ παι πετναουjαι .
English: You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
Coptic: hοταν δε ευsανπωτ νσωτν hντειπολισ πωτ εhραι εκεουει . hαμην γαρ tjω μμοσ νητν jεννετνjωκ εβολ νμπολισ μπισραηλ μπεπsηρε μπρωμε ει .
English: But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.
Coptic: μνσβουι γαρ εfο ννοc επεfσαh . ουτε μνhμhαλ εfjοσε εhουεπεfjοεισ .
English: 'A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
Coptic: hω επεσβουι jεεfεsωπε ντhε μπεfσαh . αυω πhμhαλ jεεfεsωπε ντhε μπεfjοεισ . εsjε αυμουτε επjοεισ jεβεελζεβουλ ποσο μαλλον νεfρμνηι .
English: It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!
Coptic: μπρρhοτε cε hητου . μνλααυ γαρ εfhοβσ νσεναcολπf αν εβολ . αυω εfhηπ ενfναουωνh αν εβολ .
English: Therefore don't be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.
Coptic: πεtjω μμοf νητν hμπκακε αjιf hμπουοειν . αυω πεττετνσωτμ εροf hμπετνμααjε ταsεοειs μμοf hιjννjενεπωρ .
English: What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
Coptic: μπρρhοτε hητου ννετναμουουτ μπετνσωμα . εμνcομ δε μμοου εμουουτ ντετνψυχη . αριhοτε δε νhουο hητf μπετεουνcομ μμοf ετακο ντετνψυχη μνπετνσωμα hραι hντγεhεννα .
English: Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
Coptic: μη jαj σναυ νσεt μμοου αν εβολ hαουhοβολοσ . αυω ουα εβολ νhητου ννεfhε εhραι εjμπκαh αjμπετνειωτ ετhνμπηυε .
English: 'Aren't two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father's will,
Coptic: νκεβω δε ντετναπε ηπ τηρου .
English: but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Coptic: μπρρhοτε cε hητου ντωτν τετνsοβε εhαh νjαj .
English: Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
Coptic: ουον cε νιμ ετναhομολογει νhητ μπεμτο εβολ ννερωμε tναhομολογει hω νhητf μπεμτο εβολ μπαειωτ ετhνμπηυε .
English: Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
Coptic: πετνααπαρνα δε μμοι μπεμτο εβολ ννερωμε . tνααπαρνα hω μμοf μπεμτο εβολ μπαειωτ ετhνμπηυε .
English: But whoever denies me before men, him I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Coptic: μπρωs jενταιει ενουjε νουειρηνη εhραι εjμπκαh . νταιει αν ενουjε νουειρηνη . αλλα ενουjε νουσηfε .
English: 'Don't think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn't come to send peace, but a sword.
Coptic: νταιει γαρ επωρj νουρωμε επεfειωτ . αυω ουsεερε ετεσμααυ αυω ουsελεετ ετεσsωμε .
English: For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Coptic: νjαjε μπρωμε νε νεfρμνηι .
English: A man's foes will be those of his own household.
Coptic: πετμε νειωτ ημααυ εhουεεροι νfμπsα μμοι αν . αυω πετμε νsηρε hιsεερε εhουεεροι νfμπsα μμοι αν .
English: He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.
Coptic: αυω πετενfναfι αν μπεfσταυροσ νfουαhf νσωι νfμπsα μμοι αν .
English: He who doesn't take his cross and follow after me, isn't worthy of me.
Coptic: πενταfhε ετεfψυχη fνασορμεσ . αυω πενταfσωρμ ντεfψυχη ετβηητfναhε εροσ .
English: He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
Coptic: πετsωπ μμωτν εροf εfsωπ μμοι εροf . αυω πετsωπ μμοι εροf εfsωπ εροf μπενταfτννοουτ .
English: He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
Coptic: πετsωπ εροf νουπροφητησ επραν νουπροφητησ fναjι μπβεκε νουπροφητησ . αυω πετsωπ εροf νουδικαιοσ επραν νουδικαιοσ fναjι μπβεκε μπδικαιοσ .
English: He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. He who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.
Coptic: αυω πετνατσεουα ννεικουι νουjω μμου νωρs μματε επραν νουμαθητησ . hαμην tjω μμοσ νητν jεννεfσωρμ μπεfβεκε .
English: Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward.'
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ντερειησουσ ουω εfουεhσαhνε μπεfμντσνοουσ μμαθητησ αfπωωνε εβολ hμπμα ετμμαυ εftσβω αυω εfταsεοειs hραι hννευπολισ .
English: It happened that when Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.
Coptic: ντερεfσωτμ δε νcιιωhαννησ hραι hμπεsτεκο ενεhβηυε μπεχριστοσ αfjοου εβολ hιτοοτου ννεfμαθητησ .
English: Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples
Coptic: πεjαf ναυ jεντοκ πετνηυ jεταρενcωsτ hητf νκεουα .
English: and said to him, 'Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?'
Coptic: αfουωsβ δε νcιιησουσ πεjαf ναυ jεβωκ ντετνjω ειωhαννησ ννετετνσωτμ εροου μννετετνναυ εροου .
English: Jesus answered them, 'Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:
Coptic: jενβλλε ναυ εβολ νcαλε μοοsε νετσοβh τββο ναλ σωτμ νεμπο sαjε νετμοουτ τωουν νhηκε σεευαγγελιζε ναυ .
English: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear,
Coptic: αυω ναιατf μπετε νfνασκανδαλιζε αν hραι νhητ .
English: Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.'
Coptic: ντερεναι δε βωκ αfαρχει νcιιησουσ εjοοσ νμμηηsε ετβειωhαννησ . jεντατετνει εβολ ετερημοσ εναυ εου . ευκαs ερεπτηυ κιμ εροf .
English: As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, 'What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Coptic: αλλα ντατετνει εβολ εναυ εου . ευρωμε ερεhενhβσω ευcην το hιωωf . εισ hηητε νετφορει ννhβσω ευcην σεhννηι ννρρωου .
English: But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in king's houses.
Coptic: αλλα ντατετνει εβολ εναυ εουευπροφητησ εhε tjω μμοσ νητν jεουhουεπροφητησ πε .
English: But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
Coptic: παι γαρ πετσηh ετβηητf . jεεισhηητε ανοκ tνατννοου μπααγγελοσ hατεκhη . παι ετνασοfτε ντεκhιη μπεκμτο εβολ .
English: For this is he, of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'
Coptic: hαμην tjω μμοσ νητν . jεμπεfτωουν hμπεjπο ννεhιομε νcιπετο ννοc ειωhαννησ πβαπτιστησ . πκουι δε εροf ουνοc εροf πε hντμντρρο νμπηυε .
English: Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.
Coptic: jιννεhοου δε νιωhαννησ πβαπτιστησ sαεhραι ετενου τμντρρο νμπηυε σεjι μμοσ νcονσ . αυω νρεfjινcονσ τωρπ μμοσ .
English: From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
Coptic: νεπροφητησ γαρ τηρου αυω πνομοσ νταυπροφητευε sαιωhαννησ .
English: For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
Coptic: αυω εsjε τετνουεsjιτf ντοf πε hηλειασ πετνηυ .
English: If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.
Coptic: πετεουντfμααjε μμαυ εσωτμ μαρεfσωτμ .
English: He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
Coptic: τειγενεα δε εινατντωνσ ενιμ . εστντων εhενsηρε sημ ευhμοοσ hνναγορα . ναι ετμουτε ενευsβεερ
English: 'But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
Coptic: ευjω μμοσ jεανjω ερωτν μπετνcοσcσ . αντοειτ μπετννεhπε .
English: and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you didn't dance. We mourned for you, and you didn't lament.'