1 Peter 2
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
1ⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲐⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲀⲦⲀⲖⲀⲖⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
2ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲰϮ ⲚⲖⲞⲄⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲦⲬⲢⲞϤ ϬⲒϢϢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ.
3now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
3ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘϮⲠⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲠϬⲤ
4As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
4ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲈⲀⲨϢⲞϢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϤⲤⲞⲦⲠ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲚϦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲈⲨϢⲎⲠ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
6For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
6ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲬⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲒⲰⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚϪⲰϪ ⲚⲖⲀⲔϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ
7To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
7ⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲞϢϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲰϪ ⲚⲖⲀⲔϨ
8and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
8ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲒϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈⲬⲀⲨ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦϤ.
9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
9ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲞⲦⲠ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲞⲨϢⲖⲰⲖ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲨⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞϤ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲈⲦⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ
10Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
10ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ
11Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
11ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲎⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ϮⲮⲨⲬⲎ
12Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
12ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲢϢⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϪⲈⲘⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ
13Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
13ⲘⲀϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈϤϬⲞⲤⲒ
14or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
14ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲨⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲨϬⲒⲘⲠϢⲒϢ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ
15For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
15ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲦⲚⲘⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲦⲔⲀϮ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ
16Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
16ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘϨⲈⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲖⲨⲘⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
17Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
17ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲤ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
18Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
18ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲚⲞ ⲚϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϬ ⲒⲤⲈⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲞϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲔⲰⲖϪ.
19For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
19ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤϬⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.
20How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
20ⲀϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨϮⲔⲈϨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪϮ
21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
21ⲈⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲰϤ ⲀϤϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲀϤⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲠⲞⲄⲢⲀⲘⲰⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈϤϢⲈⲚⲦⲀⲦⲤⲒ
22“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
22ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲬⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ.
23When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
23ⲈⲨϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀϤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲘⲎⲒ.
24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
24ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲖϬⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲈⲢϦⲞⲦ.
25For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
25ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
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