1 John 3
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1Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
1ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲏ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ.
2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
2ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
3And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
3ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
4Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
4ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉ.
5But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
5ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲗ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲛ.
6No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
6ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ.
7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
7ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲥⲉⲣⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ.
8The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
8ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲃⲉⲗ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
9Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
9ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
10By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
10ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ.
11This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
11ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
12ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ.
13So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
13⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
14⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ.
15Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
15ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
16ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
17If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
17ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
18Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
18ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
19And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
19ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲑⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
20Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
20ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
21Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
21ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
22and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
22ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
23And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
23ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ.
24Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
24ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ
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