Colossians 3
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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 Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲥⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
2ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲛ.
3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
3ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ϩⲏⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
4ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ.
5Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
5ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲡⲓϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ.
6Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
6ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
7When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways.
7ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ.
8But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
8ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲛ ϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲡⲓϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
9Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
9⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲁϣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲡⲣⲁⲝⲓⲥ.
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 ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣⲃⲉⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ.
11Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
11ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲥⲕⲩⲑⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
12ⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲉⲗϫⲉ ⳿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 Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
14And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.
14⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϯ ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲕ ⳿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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲱⲇⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
18Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
18ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲙⲁϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
19Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
19ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩ.
20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
20ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪.
21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
21ⲛⲓⲓⲟϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿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 ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡϭ̅ ⲥ̅.
23Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
23ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲱⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ 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.
24ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁⲣⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪.
25Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
25ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉϩⲟ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ
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