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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
King James Version with Apocrypha
1ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲔⲨⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
1The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
2ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ
2For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
3ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲪⲚⲀⲒ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ
3Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4ⲀⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ
4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞ ⲔⲨⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ
5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ
6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
7ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲠⲖⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲢⲞⲘⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲖⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲚⲦⲒⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ
7For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8ⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲀⲔⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲈϤϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲀⲐⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ
9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
10ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲤⲂⲰ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲞⲖϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲈⲢⲈ
10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
11ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲈⲢⲈ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ
11For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
12ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚϮ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲀ ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲢⲞ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
12Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
13ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲞⲦⲠ.
13The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
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