Philippians 3
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
1ⲦⲞ ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϬⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ.
2Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
2ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
3For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
3ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ϨⲐⲎⲚ ⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲚ.
4though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
4ⲔⲈⲠⲈⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲞⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲬⲀϨⲐⲎϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ
5circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
5ⲞⲨⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲀϨⲎ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲦⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲚⲒⲀⲘⲒⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ.
6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
6ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲬⲞϨ ⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ.
7But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
7ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲞⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
8More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
8ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲄⲈ ϮⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϮⲞⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲖⲈⲂϢ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
9and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ
10I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
10ⲈⲐⲢⲒⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲒϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ.
11and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
11ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲠⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ
12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
12ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲒϬⲒ ⲒⲈ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲒϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϮϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲦⲀϨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀϨⲞⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
13ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰ ⲀⲒⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲰⲂϢ ⲚⲚⲀⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲦϨⲎ.
14I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
14ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲂⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
15All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.
15ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲔⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲔⲈⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲀⲒⲬⲈⲦ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϬⲰⲢⲠϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
16Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
16ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲪⲞϨ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
17Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
17ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ.
18For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
18ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲒⲢⲒⲘⲒ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲒϪⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
19Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
19ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲞⲨϦⲀⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲀ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
20But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
20ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲘⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲤϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
21ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ.
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