Colossians 3
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
1ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲀ ⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
2ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲀ ⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲀⲚ.
3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
3ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ϨⲎⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
4ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
5Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
5ϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲠⲒϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ϮⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲦⲈ.
6Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
6ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
7When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways.
7ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ.
8But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
8ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲠⲒⲘⲂⲞⲚ ϮⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲠⲒϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
9Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
9ⲘⲠⲈⲢϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲂⲀϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲠⲢⲀⲜⲒⲤ.
10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
10ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲂⲈⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲞⲚⲦϤ.
11Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
11ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲂⲀⲢⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲤⲔⲨⲐⲞⲤ ⲂⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
12ⲘⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲦⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲈⲖϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
13Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
13ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
14And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.
14ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ.
16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
16ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲮⲀⲖⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϨⲰⲆⲎ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ.
17And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
18Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
18ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲘⲀϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
19Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
19ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨ.
20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
20ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲐⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
21ⲚⲒⲒⲞϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
22ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲤⲈⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲢⲀⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠⲖⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠϬ Ⲥ.
23Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
23ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲰⲂ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ.
24because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
24ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚϮⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲢⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ.
25Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
25ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϨⲞ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀϤ.
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