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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲀ ⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
1If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
2ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲀ ⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲀⲚ.
2Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
3ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ϨⲎⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
3For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
4When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.
5ϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲠⲒϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ϮⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲦⲈ.
5Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
6ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
6For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
7ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ.
7You also once walked in those, when you lived in them,
8ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲠⲒⲘⲂⲞⲚ ϮⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲠⲒϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
8but now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.
9ⲘⲠⲈⲢϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲂⲀϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲠⲢⲀⲜⲒⲤ.
9Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,
10ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲂⲈⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲞⲚⲦϤ.
10and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
11ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲂⲀⲢⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲤⲔⲨⲐⲞⲤ ⲂⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
11where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.
12ⲘⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲦⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲈⲖϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
12Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
13ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
13bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
14ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
14Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ.
15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.
16ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲮⲀⲖⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϨⲰⲆⲎ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ.
16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
17Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
18ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲘⲀϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
18Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨ.
19Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.
20ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲐⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
20Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
21ⲚⲒⲒⲞϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
21Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
22ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲤⲈⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲢⲀⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠⲖⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠϬ Ⲥ.
22Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
23ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲰⲂ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ.
23And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
24ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚϮⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲢⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ.
24knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
25ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϨⲞ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀϤ.
25But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.
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