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  1. life.john_kal.01:101

    ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲉⲉϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ·

    and the captain embarked on the ship, and stood on the side of it,

  2. life.john_kal.02:101

    ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ · ⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ·

    There is, however, yet one other thing which I would ask of thee, namely, that thou wouldst go and inform thy mistress of a small matter which I will declare unto thee.'

  3. life.john_kal.02:102

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲧⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ·

    The gate-keeper said unto him, ' Everything that thou wishest to tell me I will declare unto her.'

  4. life.john_kal.01:102

    ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲱⲣⲙ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲉⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲱⲧⲛ ·

    and he stooped down and beckoned to John and the monk, saying, 'Arise come ye and embark.'

  5. life.john_kal.02:103

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ·

    And John said iinto him, ' Go, and say unto her thus : This poor and diseased man, who is outside the door, and of whom thou didst say, 'Cast him outside,'

  6. life.john_kal.01:103

    ⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ

    Now they were troubled, for they wished to send away the servant from them, and to leave him behind,

  7. life.john_kal.01:104

    ⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲛⲧϩⲉ ·

    but they could not find any satisfactory means for doing so.

  8. life.john_kal.02:104

    ϫⲉϯⲥⲟⲡⲥⲡ ⲙⲙⲟ ⲧⲁ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲃⲁⲃⲱⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲝⲓⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟ ·

    saith : 'I beseech thee, my lady, even though thou dost loathe me because I am sick and diseased, yet grant unto me that for which I ask, for God's sake, and consider it worth thy while to come to me in the place where I am, for I have a matter to declare unto thee.'

  9. life.john_kal.02:105

    ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·

    And the door-keeper went in and told the lady everything which John had said unto him.

  10. life.john_kal.01:105

    ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁϯⲟⲛ ϩⲁϩⲧⲛⲛⲉⲥⲭⲟⲗⲁⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ

    And John said unto the servant who was accompanying him, 'Rise up and go to the palace, to the scholars, and see if they have all assembled there, and then come back quickly and let me know;

  11. life.john_kal.01:106

    ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲕ ·

    behold, I will wait for thee here';

  12. life.john_kal.02:106

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲓⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ

    Then she said unto him, 'What is it that this beggar wisheth to say unto me?

  13. life.john_kal.01:107

    ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ·

    and the servant departed.

  14. life.john_kal.02:107

    ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ · ⲏ ⲉϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲱⲗⲟⲥ ·

    I cannot bear to look upon him or to see him.'

  15. life.john_kal.02:108

    ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ · ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ ·

    And she went in and told her husband, and the members of her house, what John had said to the door-keeper.

  16. life.john_kal.01:108

    ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϭⲉⲩⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ

    And they themselves went up into the ship, which set sail at once,

  17. life.john_kal.01:109

    ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲛⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·

    and they arrived at the monastery by the will of God.

  18. life.john_kal.02:109

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ·

    And her husband said unto her, 'Go to him, my sister, so that thou mayest learn what it is that he hath to say unto thee.

  19. life.john_kal.02:110

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲛϭⲛⲟⲩϭϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲛϩⲉ

    And do not treat him with scorn, for he is a human being like unto ourselves,

  20. life.john_kal.01:110

    ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϫⲛⲧϩⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ

    And the servant returned to the sea-shore and did not find them,

  21. life.john_kal.01:111

    ⲁϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲁⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲙⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

    and he was disturbed exceedingly in his mind, saying, 'Shall I take to flight and not tell my master?'

  22. life.john_kal.02:111

    ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ·

    for it is the weak ones of the world whom God hath chosen.'

  23. life.john_kal.02:112

    ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ·

    But she did not wish to go to John.

  24. life.john_kal.01:112

    ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲛⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ·

    Then he said, 'I am afraid that they will make search for me and that they will find me, and inflict many evils upon me;

  25. life.john_kal.01:113

    ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ·

    so I will go and inform my masters, lest perhaps they seek him at my hands,

  26. life.john_kal.02:113

    ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲡⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉϯⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙⲙⲟ ϫⲉⲕⲉϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲥⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ·

    And again John sent a message unto her a second time, saying, 'I would have thee to know that there remain unto me in this world (only) three more days.

  27. life.john_kal.01:114

    ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲙϩⲉ

    and I shall be without anxiety and free from blame.'

  28. life.john_kal.02:114

    ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲓⲙⲟⲩ ·

    If thou wilt come I will talk with thee, and will tell thee the matter before I die

  29. life.john_kal.01:115

    ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲥⲡⲱϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ·

    And it came to pass that when his mother heard these things she rent her garments,

  30. life.john_kal.02:115

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲣⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲧⲣⲛⲁⲣϩⲧⲏ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ·

    and if thou wilt not come thou wilt grieve when I am dead.

  31. life.john_kal.02:116

    ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ · ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ·

    And when she heard about his death she rose up and came down,

  32. life.john_kal.01:116

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲗⲉⲉⲓⲧⲛ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲡⲉ ·

    and she scattered dust upon her head,

  33. life.john_kal.01:117

    ⲁⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲓⲙⲉ · ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ·

    and she wept with a great weeping, saying, 'Woe is me, O my beloved son John!

  34. life.john_kal.02:117

    ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ · ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ·

    and she said unto her servant, 'Go on, take me to this place.'

  35. life.john_kal.02:118

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁϣⲏ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ·

    Then the servant called John unto her, but his mother did not recognize him by reason of the excessive ascetic labours which he had been in the habit of performing.

  36. life.john_kal.01:118

    ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧϩⲟⲗϭ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲩϣⲟⲛⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ·

    What hath become of thee, O my sweet son? Woe is me, O my son! For thy face is . . . . . . . . . O John, my beloved son!

  37. life.john_kal.02:119

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·

    And John her son said unto her, 'Have not the good things which thou hast done ascended unto God,

  38. life.john_kal.01:119

    ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ

    Woe is me!

  39. life.john_kal.01:120

    ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ·

    Who hath carried away the light of my body?

  40. life.john_kal.02:120

    ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ · ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ · ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ·

    even as it is written, 'That which ye have done unto one (of these), it is unto Me that ye have done it?'

  41. life.john_kal.01:121

    ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ·

    I know not.

  42. life.john_kal.02:121

    ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲱⲃ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲏ · ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲣⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ' ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲡⲁⲙⲟⲩ ·

    I am a sick man, and poor, and I have nothing whatsoever wherewith to reward thee and my lord the Archon in return for the things which ye have done for me, but ye will remember me after my death.

  43. life.john_kal.01:122

    ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ

    Woe is me!

  44. life.john_kal.02:122

    ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ · ⲛⲧⲉⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ · ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲣⲕⲁⲁϥ ·

    Now rise up, and swear an oath to me that whatsoever I say thou wilt do,

  45. life.john_kal.02:123

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲱ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ·

    and that thou wnlt not neglect it,

  46. life.john_kal.01:123

    ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⁛—

    Who hath carried away my beloved son, the darling of my soul?

  47. life.john_kal.02:124

    ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲟϣⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·

    and I will give unto thee whatsoever the Lord shall allot me.'

  48. life.john_kal.01:124

    ⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ·

    O John, my beloved son!

  49. life.john_kal.02:125

    ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϥⲟⲛϩ ⲛϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ

    And she said unto him, 'As the Lord liveth, I will do whatsoever thou tellest me.'

  50. life.john_kal.01:125

    ⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ·

    O light of mine eyes!

  51. life.john_kal.02:126

    ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ·

    And he said unto her, 'First of all swear an oath unto me '

  52. life.john_kal.01:126

    ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ · ⲙⲡⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ

    Why did I send thee forth after wisdom in this manner [to meet] the fate which hath come upon thee?

  53. life.john_kal.01:127

    ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ·

    Woe be unto me, o my son, who was sweet to everyone!

  54. life.john_kal.02:127

    ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲁϥ

    and she swore an oath.

  55. life.john_kal.02:128

    ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲧϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲧⲧⲟ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲧ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ·

    And he said unto her, ' I adjure thee by the Living God that, when I shall be dead, thou wilt not strip off me the clothes which are on me, leaving me naked,

  56. life.john_kal.01:128

    ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲓϩⲟ ⲉⲧⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ·

    Woe be unto me, my son, my sweet one, thou face full of joy!

  57. life.john_kal.01:129

    ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲧⲧϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ·

    Woe unto me, thou who resemblest the angels!

  58. life.john_kal.02:129

    ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲧⲟⲙⲥⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲩⲃⲏ ·

    but that thou wilt bury me inside this little hut just as I am.'

  59. life.john_kal.01:130

    ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲓⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ·

    Woe unto me! What shall I do from this day henceforth?'

  60. life.john_kal.02:130

    ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ·

    And when John had said these things unto her he brought forth the Gospel of gold,

  61. life.john_kal.01:131

    ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ · ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ · ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ · ⲉϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲱ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ

    And thus also did his father weep, with groanings, and sighings, and sorrow of heart, and he cried out, saying, What hath happened unto thee, O my beloved son?

  62. life.john_kal.02:131

    ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ · ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲣⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ · ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ · ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ·

    and gave unto her the book which had been made for him before he had become a monk, saying, 'Let this be unto thee a remembrance both of this world and of that which is to come.'

  63. life.john_kal.01:132

    ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ·

    I know not what hath happened unto thee suddenly.'

  64. life.john_kal.02:132

    ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϭⲱ ⲉⲥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟϥ · ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ·

    And she kept turning over the Gospel from side to side, saying, 'This Gospel is like unto the Gospel which my lord had made for my beloved son John.'

  65. life.john_kal.01:133

    ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲃⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲣϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ·

    And whilst the seven days of weeping were being fulfilled the whole city mourned with them.

  66. life.john_kal.02:133

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲥⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓϣⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ

    Then she remembered, and she wept bitterly, and her heart was disturbed exceedingly,

  67. life.john_kal.02:134

    ⲁⲥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ

    and she went straig'htway to her husband,

  68. life.john_kal.01:134

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁϯⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ·

    Then his father rose up and went into the palace, and informed the king of everything which had happened,

  69. life.john_kal.02:135

    ⲁⲥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ·

    and she shewed him the Gospel, saying, ' Is this thine?

  70. life.john_kal.01:135

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲛⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·

    and he entreated him to send out an order to every part of his kingdom, so that the people might seek for his son, and, peradventure, might find him.

  71. life.john_kal.01:136

    ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲓⲉ · ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲉⲓ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲛϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲓϫⲛⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ·

    And when the king heard these things he was greatly grieved, and was very sorrowful because he loved him exceedingly for his beauty and for his intelligence, and he ate with him at his table because of the greatness of his liking for him.

  72. life.john_kal.02:136

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ·

    Find out to whom it belongeth.'

  73. life.john_kal.01:137

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁϯⲟⲛ ⁛—

    Then the king sent out a command into every part [of his kingdom], and soldiers to seek after him, and they went about in every place, but they found him not; so they returned to the palace.

  74. life.john_kal.02:137

    ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ · ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲁϥ ·

    And he recognized the Gospel immediately, and he said, ' Verily, this is the Gospel of our beloved son John, and besides this there is no other.

  75. life.john_kal.01:138

    ⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·

    And [although] his parents have worn themselves out in going round about without finding him they ascribed glory to God.

  76. life.john_kal.02:138

    ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲱⲃ · ϭⲛⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲟ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ·

    Where did this sick man find it?

  77. life.john_kal.02:139

    ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲧⲱⲛ ·

    In any case lie must certainly know where our beloved son John is.

  78. life.john_kal.01:139

    ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲉⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ·

    And John came to the monastery, he and the monk also who accompanied him,

  79. life.john_kal.02:140

    ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ·

    Then the two of them came out, and they were greatly moved;

  80. life.john_kal.01:140

    ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲥⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ ·

    and he carried with him the Gospel of gold which his parents had made for him,

  81. life.john_kal.02:141

    ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ·

    and they came to the place wherein their son was lying asleep.

  82. life.john_kal.01:141

    ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ · ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·

    and he (i.e., the monk) informed the head of the monastery of everything which had happened to the young man John, and about his great belief in God.

  83. life.john_kal.01:142

    ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲁⲓⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ :—

    And the Archimandrite said unto the young man, 'My son, behold, I see that thou art young in years, but exceedingly well-doing in thy works.

  84. life.john_kal.02:142

    ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ · ⲙⲛϯⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ϫⲉⲉⲕⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲉ · ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϭⲛⲡⲉⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲱⲛ ·

    And they said unto him, ' We adjure thee by the Unchangeable and Holy Trinity, and by the great need which thou art surrounded, to inform us where thou didst find this Gospel.'

  85. life.john_kal.02:143

    ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲣⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲟⲩⲟ · ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ·

    And their hearts were beating wildly within them, and their tears were flowing on the ground,

  86. life.john_kal.01:143

    ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲧ ϣⲁⲩⲣϩⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲩϣⲃⲡϥⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲁⲡⲉ · ⲛⲥⲉϯⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ·

    Moreover, my son, every one who wisheth to withdraw himself from this world, if he be of thine age, waiteth patiently for forty days, and after that period the hair of his head is shaved off, and then he assumeth the garb of the monk.'

  87. life.john_kal.01:144

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲟⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲉϣⲃϫⲱⲓ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ·

    And John said unto him, 'I adjure thee, O my holy father, by the Holy and Consubstantial Trinity, and by the prayers of the monastery, that thou shave my head this day, and especially, as God knoweth, my heart burneth with desire for the life of the monk, and for the garb of the angels.'

  88. life.john_kal.02:144

    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁϣⲏ · ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲣⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ·

    and they were not able to stand upright by reason of excessive weeping.

  89. life.john_kal.02:145

    ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ ⲛⲓⲙ ·

    And John said unto them ' Do ye not know who I am?

  90. life.john_kal.01:145

    ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ ·

    And the Archimandrite was persuaded, and straightway he prayed over him, and he placed upon him the angelic garb.

  91. life.john_kal.01:146

    ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϫⲱⲗⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ · ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ · ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ

    And the heart of John rejoiced within him exceedingly, and he prayed to God by day and by night with such exceedingly long prayers that his praying, and his daily contest, and his asceticism were far in excess of a very great many of those who were his neighbours.

  92. life.john_kal.02:146

    ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲅ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ·

    And they said unto him, 'How is it possible for us to know thee?

  93. life.john_kal.02:147

    ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ · ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ

    And he said unto them ' I am John, thy son, and this Gospel of gold is that for which I entreated you,

  94. life.john_kal.01:147

    ⲉⲛⲉⲁϥⲣⲥⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϩⲛϯϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛϯⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·

    And for six years he led this kind of life of abstinence and ascetic excellence in the fear of God,

  95. life.john_kal.02:148

    ⲁⲓϥⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⁛—

    and I took it to the place whither I went

  96. life.john_kal.01:148

    ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲣϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ·

    and besides this he engaged in many contests of self-abnegation, and practised many habits of self-repression.

  97. life.john_kal.02:149

    ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ

    but I desired the Lord, and I arrayed myself in His holy strength, in this humble garb.'

  98. life.john_kal.01:149

    ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲙⲁⲛⲧⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ·

    And the Archimandrite saw him, and marvelled exceedingly.

  99. life.john_kal.02:150

    ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲩⲥⲡⲗⲁⲭⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϭⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲣⲓⲙⲉ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓϣⲉ ⁛—

    And when his parents heard these words their bowels were greatly moved, and they were unable to keep back their tears, and they wept bitterly.

  100. life.john_kal.01:150

    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲉϣⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ · ⲙⲛⲧⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲓⲁ ·

    And the Archimandrite said unto him, 'My son, thou art a very young man, but behold, I see thee practising very many mighty works of abstinence; thou wilt thyself destroy thine own body, and wilt not be able to stand up, neither to pray, nor to fast.

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