Colossians 2
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1For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,
1ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ.
2that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
2ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
3ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
4I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.
4ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ.
5For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
5ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
6Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
6⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
7rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
7ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
8⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ.
9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
9ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲥⲱⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
10And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
10ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲧⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
11In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.
11ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲓϫ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲃⲱϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
12And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
12⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲕⲉⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
13When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,
13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲛϧⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
14having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
14⳿ⲉⲁϥⲥⲱⲗϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲓϫ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲧⲟⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϯⲓϥⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ.̇
15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
15⳿ⲉⲁϥⲃⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲁϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
16Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
16⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲱ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ.
17These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.
17ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
18Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.
18⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲕⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ.
19He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
19ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϯⲁⲫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲁⲓⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
20If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:
20ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁϧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
21“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?
21⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲓϯⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϧⲱⲛⲧ.
22These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.
22⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲭ ⲣⲁⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
23Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
23ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϯ ⲁⲥⲟ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ
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