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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
King James Version with Apocrypha
1ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ϪⲈⲘⲚⲞⲘϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
1Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲬⲀⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ.
2And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
3ⲀⲢⲒϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ϬⲖⲈⲘⲖⲰⲘϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲚϦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϦⲞⲔϤ.
4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
5ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲈ ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲚϮ ⲘⲠⲀϤϬⲒⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲀϤϢⲦⲈⲘϮ ⲚⲞⲘⲒⲘⲞⲤ.
5And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
6ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲞⲤⲒ ϨⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ.
6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
7ⲔⲀϮ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϤⲈϮ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
7Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
8ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ
8Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
9ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϮϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲀⲚ.
9Where in I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
10ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲈⲢϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲈⲚⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ.
10Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲒⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲚ
11It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him , we shall also live with him :
12ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲈⲚⲒⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϨⲰϤ ϤⲚⲀϪⲞⲖⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him : if we deny him , he also will deny us:
13ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϤⲚⲀⲞϨⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ.
13If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he can not deny himself.
14ⲘⲀⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲔⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲘⲖⲀϦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲔ ⲈⲞⲨⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
14Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
15ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲞⲔ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲘⲠⲀϤϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲈⲔϢⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ.
15Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
16ⲚⲒⲤⲘⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲤⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ϨⲈⲚⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ϢⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲔⲞⲠⲦⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ.
16But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ϢⲀϤϪⲈⲘⲘⲀ ⲚⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲘⲈϮ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ϨⲨⲘⲈⲚⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲨⲖⲈⲦⲞⲤ.
17And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
18ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϮⲘⲀϮ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲪⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
18Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
19ϮⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲘⲈⲚⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲦⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲤ ⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϨⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
19Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
20ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϨⲀⲦ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎ ⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈϢⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲂⲈⲖϪ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲠⲦⲀⲒⲞ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲨϢⲰϢ.
20But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
21ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲈϤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲚⲎⲂ ⲈϤⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ.
21If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.
22ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ϨⲈⲚⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ.
22Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
23ⲚⲒⲔⲰϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲤⲞϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲂⲰ ϨⲈⲚⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲔⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ϢⲀⲨϪⲪⲈ ϨⲀⲚϢⲰⲚⲦ.
23But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
24ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲘⲖⲀϦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬ ⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ.
24And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men , apt to teach, patient,
25ⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲦⲀⲬⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ]- ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
26ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢⲚⲨⲘⲪⲒⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲪⲀϢ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ϪⲞⲢϪϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲢⲀⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲎ.
26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
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