Galatians 5
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1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
1⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲟϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲃⲱⲕ.
2Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
2ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲑⲏ ⲛⲟⲩ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.
3Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
3ϯⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
4You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
4ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
5But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
5⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱⲥ.
6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
6⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲩⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
7You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?
7ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
8Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.
8ⲡⲁⲓⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
9A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.
9ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙⲏⲣ ϣⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲱϣⲉⲙ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϭⲓϣⲉⲙⲏⲣ.
10I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.
10⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϥϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ.
11Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.
11⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϯϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
12As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!
12⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲱϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
13⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲣⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
14ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏϯ.
15But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
15ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲗⲁⲡⲥⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
16ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲕⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
17ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ.
18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
18ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ.
19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
19ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲡⲓϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲱϥ.
20idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,
20ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲭⲟϩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⲛⲓϫⲉⲣϫⲉⲣ ⲛⲓⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ.
21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
21ⲛⲓ⳿ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲓⲑⲓϧⲓ ⲛⲓϣⲉⲣϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ.
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
22⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲭ͞ⲣⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ.
23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
23ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲟⲩⲉⲅ⳿ⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϯⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩ.
24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
24ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ.
25Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.
25ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲓⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϯⲙⲁϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅.
26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
26⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲉⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϯ ⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ
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