Philippians 1
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
1ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ.
2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
3I thank my God every time I remember you.
3ϮϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
4In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,
4ⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ
5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
5ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ.
6being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
6ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲎⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϤⲚⲀϪⲈⲔ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲀ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
7ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
8God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
8ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲔⲈⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲐⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
10so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
10ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
12Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
12ϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈⲨⲠⲢⲞⲔⲞⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
13As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
13ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲢⲈⲦⲰⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲤⲰϪⲠ.
14And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲬⲀ ϨⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲢϨⲞϮ.
15It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲪⲐⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϮⲘⲀϮ ⲤⲈϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
16The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
16ⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ⲈⲨⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
17The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.
17ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲤⲈϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲚⲚⲀⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ.
18What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
18ⲀϦⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲒⲦⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲒⲦⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲤⲈϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲞⲚ.
19because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
19ϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
20I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
20ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀϪⲒⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲢⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲘⲞⲨ.
21For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
21ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ.
22But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
22ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϮⲚⲀⲤⲞⲦⲠϤ ⲚϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ.
23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
23ⲤⲈⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ϤⲤⲞⲦⲠ.
24But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
24ⲠⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲈⲞⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
25Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
25ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲎⲦ ϮⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲞϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲢⲞⲔⲞⲠⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ.
26so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.
26ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀϪⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ.
27Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
27ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲢⲒⲠⲞⲖⲒⲦⲈⲨⲈⲤⲐⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚϮϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
28without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
28ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞϢⲠ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈϮⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ.
29For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
29ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲞⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ.
30since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
30ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲀⲄⲰⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
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