ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ Ⲁ ̅ 3
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲀϢ ⲘⲘⲀⲒⲎ ⲀϤⲦⲎ ⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ.
1Behold what manner of charity the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called, and should be the sons of God. Therefore the world knoweth not us, because it knew not him.
2ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢ ⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ
2Dearly beloved, we are now the sons of God; and it hath not yet appeared what we shall be. We know, that, when he shall appear, we shall be like to him: because we shall see him as he is.
3ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲀⲒϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ϢⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞϤ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲘⲞϤ
3And every one that hath this hope in him, sanctifieth himself, as he also is holy.
4ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲚϮⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲦⲈ
4Whosoever committeth sin committeth also iniquity; and sin is iniquity.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲖ ⲚⲒⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲀⲚ
5And you know that he appeared to take away our sins, and in him there is no sin.
6ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ
6Whosoever abideth in him, sinneth not; and whosoever sinneth, hath not seen him, nor known him.
7ⲚⲒⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲤⲈⲢⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ.
7Little children, let no man deceive you. He that doth justice is just, even as he is just.
8ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲂⲈⲖ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
8He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose, the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪϮ
9Whosoever is born of God, committeth not sin: for his seed abideth in him, and he can not sin, because he is born of God.
10ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ
10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whosoever is not just, is not of God, nor he that loveth not his brother.
11ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ
11For this is the declaration, which you have heard from the beginning, that you should love one another.
12ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲔⲀⲒⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲀϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲨϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲔⲈⲞⲚ ⲚⲈ
12Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and killed his brother. And wherefore did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked: and his brother’s just.
13ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ
13Wonder not, brethren, if the world hate you.
14ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲞⲨ
14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not, abideth in death.
15ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨϦⲀⲦⲈⲂ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲂ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ
15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself.
16ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϪⲈ Ⲁ- ⲪⲎ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ
16In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲰⲤ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
17He that hath the substance of this world, and shall see his brother in need, and shall shut up his bowels from him: how doth the charity of God abide in him?
18ⲚⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈⲚⲘⲈⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲖⲀⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
18My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth.
19ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲐⲰⲦ ⲠⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲐⲞ
19In this we know that we are of the truth: and in his sight shall persuade our hearts.
20ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲄⲒⲚⲰⲤⲔⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
20For if our heart reprehend us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲦⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲄⲒⲚⲰⲤⲔⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲢⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪϮ
21Dearly beloved, if our heart do not reprehend us, we have confidence towards God:
22ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϬⲒⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲐⲞ
22And whatsoever we shall ask, we shall receive of him: because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲀⲚ
23And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ: and love one another, as he hath given commandment unto us.
24ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϨⲰϤ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀⲚ.
24And he that keepeth his commandments, abideth in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
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