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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲔⲨⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
1The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those who know the truth,
2ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ
2for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever:
3ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲪⲚⲀⲒ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ
3Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, 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 rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞ ⲔⲨⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ
5Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, 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
6This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you 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 have gone out into the world, those who don’t confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist.
8ⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲀⲔⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲈϤϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
8Watch yourselves, that we don’t lose the things which we have accomplished, 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
9Whoever transgresses and doesn’t remain in the teaching of Christ doesn’t have God. He who remains in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
10ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲤⲂⲰ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲞⲖϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲈⲢⲈ
10If anyone comes to you and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t receive him into your house, and don’t welcome him,
11ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲈⲢⲈ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ
11for he who welcomes him participates in 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 to you, I don’t want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you and to speak face to face, that our joy may be made full.
13ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲞⲦⲠ.
13The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.
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