1 Peter 1
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Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
1ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϪⲰⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲚⲦⲞⲤ ⲦⲄⲀⲖⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲦⲔⲀⲠⲠⲞⲆⲞⲔⲒⲀ ϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲂⲎⲐⲀⲚⲒⲀ.
2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
2ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲨⲤⲰϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨϪϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲨⲈⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
3ϤⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲀϤϪⲪⲞⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ
4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
4ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲘ ⲈⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ
5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
5ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲰⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈϤⲚⲀϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲀⲈ
6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
6ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲐⲈⲖⲎⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ
7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
7ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
8ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲐⲈⲖⲎ ⲖϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϢⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲀϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ.
9now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
9ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
10Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
10ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
11trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
11ⲈⲨϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ.
12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
12ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ
13Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲈⲔ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϮⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲈⲚϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
14As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
14ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ.
15But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
15ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
16for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
16ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϮⲞⲨⲀⲂ
17Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϨⲞ ⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ.
18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
18ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲀⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ
19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
19ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲎⲂ ⲚⲀⲦⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲠⲬⲤ
20He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
20ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲔⲀⲦⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲠϦⲀⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ
21Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
21ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪϮ
22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
22ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲦⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
23For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
23ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲈⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲒⲚⲤⲒϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ
24For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
24ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲨⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲀⲤⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲀϤϢⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈϤϨⲢⲎⲢⲒ
25but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
25ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϢⲞⲠ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
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