⳰ⲈⲪⲈⲤⲒⲞⲨⲤ
Chapter 2

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⳰ⲈⲪⲈⲤⲒⲞⲨⲤ 2

Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲠⲦⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
2ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
2in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
3ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚⲞⲒ ⲪⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲤⲈⲠⲒ.
3All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
4ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ.
4But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲠⲦⲰⲘⲀ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲚϦⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ
5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦϨⲈⲘⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
7ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
7in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
8ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲪⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ
8For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
9ⲚⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
9not by works, so that no one can boast.
10ⲈⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲈⲀϤⲤⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
11ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚϪⲒϪ.
11Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—
12ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎ ⲔⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲐⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
12remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
13ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲰⲚⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
14ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢ ⲠⲒⲂ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϪⲒⲚⲐⲘⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲰⲘ ⲀϤⲂⲞⲖⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲀϤⲂⲈⲖ ϮⲘⲈⲦϪⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲀⲢⲜ.
14For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
15ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲆⲞⲄⲘⲀ ⲀϤⲔⲞⲢϤϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲂ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ.
15by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲰⲦⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦϪⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
16and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲀϤϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚⲦ.
17He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
18ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲒⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲂ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ.
18For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
19ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲚⲢⲈⲘⲘⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘⲚⲎ ⲒⲚⲦⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
19Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,
20ⲈⲀⲨⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲰϪ ⲚⲖⲀⲔϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤ
20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
21ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϪⲪⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϦⲢⲎ ⲒⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϤⲚⲀⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
21In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
22ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲔⲰⲦ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀ.
22And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.

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