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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲒⲔⲈϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲨϬⲚⲞ ⲚϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲘⲀϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϬⲚⲈ ⲤⲀϪⲒ.
1In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word,
2ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ.
2seeing your pure behavior in fear.
3ϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲞⲖⲤⲈⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲈⲂ ⲚϨⲰⲖⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϤⲰⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲒⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲒⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲚϮϨⲒⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲤⲤⲈⲖⲤⲰⲖ.
3Let your beauty come not from the outward adorning of braiding your hair, and of wearing gold ornaments or of putting on fine clothing,
4ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞ ⲚⲢⲎϮ.
4but from the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.
5ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲞⲖⲤⲈⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϬⲚⲞ ⲚϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲒ.
5For this is how in the past the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands.
6ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲢⲀ ⲈⲤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲈⲤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲚϨⲞϮ
6So Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are if you do well and are not put in fear by any terror.
7ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲔⲈϨⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎ ⲤⲠⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ.
7You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
8ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲚϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ.
8Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,
9ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϨⲰⲂ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲘⲞⲨ.
9not rendering evil for evil or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
10ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲦⲀⲖϬ ⲞⲘⲠⲈϤⲖⲀⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤⲤⲪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲞϤ
10For, “He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
11ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲤ
11Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.
12ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲈϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀϢϪ ⲤⲈⲢⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲞⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲠϨⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ
12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲈⲢⲢⲈϤⲬⲞϨ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
13Now who will harm you if you become imitators of that which is good?
14ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲤϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ.
14But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”
15ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲤⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ
15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,
16ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲀⲞⲨⲰ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
16having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.
17ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲐⲈⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ
17For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.
18ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ϨⲰϤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲞϪⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϤⲞⲚϦ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲀ
18Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit,
19ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀϤϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ
19in whom he also went and preached to the spirits in prison,
20ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲤϬⲒϨⲞ ⲚϪⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲨⲂⲰⲦⲞⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲎⲘⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈ.
20who before were disobedient when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
21ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϤⲚⲀⲚⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
21This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
22ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲀⲨϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϪⲞⲘ.
22who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.
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