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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Berean Standard Bible
1ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
1As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
2ⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲒⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲚϨⲎⲦ
2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
3ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲒⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲒⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲞϨⲒ
3not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϪⲰϪ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲚⲀⲐⲖⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ.
4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
5ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲀϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲒϦⲈⲖⲖⲞⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϪⲈⲖ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲤⲒϨⲎⲦ ϤϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
6ⲘⲀⲐⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲀ ϮϪⲒϪ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲈⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϪⲈⲘⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ
6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
7ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲞⲨⲀϨϤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲖⲒⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
7Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
8ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲚⲨⲘⲪⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲀϪⲒ ⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϤϨⲈⲘϨⲈⲘ ⲈϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲈⲘⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ
8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
9ⲪⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲀⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
9Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
10ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈϤⲈⲤⲈⲂⲦⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲤⲈⲘⲚⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈϮϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲈϨⲒⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
11ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ.
11To Him be the power forever and ever. Amen.
12ⲀⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲤⲒⲖⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲈⲒϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
12Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
13ⲤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈϮϢⲪⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲦⲠⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲂⲀⲂⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ.
13The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, as does my son Mark.
14ⲀⲢⲒⲀⲤⲠⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
14Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
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