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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Berean Standard Bible
1ϮϮϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲞⲚϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ
1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
2ϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬ ⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
3ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲢ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ
3and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
4ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ.
4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
5ⲞⲨϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
5one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
6ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
7ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠϢⲒ ⲚϮⲆⲰⲢⲈⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
7Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲬⲘⲀⲖⲰⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲬⲘⲀⲖⲰⲤⲒⲀ ⲀϤϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
8This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
9ⲠⲒϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ
9What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
10ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
10He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀϤϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲢⲈϤϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ.
11And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
12ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
12to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
13ϢⲀⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲒⲞⲤ ⲈⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲀⲒⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲘⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.
14ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠϨⲰⲒⲘⲒ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚϮⲔⲨⲂⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲂ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲦⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ.
14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
15ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϮⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ϮⲀⲪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
16ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϨⲰⲦⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮⲘⲀϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲘⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
16From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
17ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ.
17So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
18ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲬⲀⲔⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ
18They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
19ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲨⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲰϤ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.
19Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.
20ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
20But this is not the way you came to know Christ.
21ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
21Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
22ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲠⲀⲦⲎ.
22to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
23ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ.
23to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
24ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲚⲦϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
25ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
26ϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ⲪⲢⲎ ϨⲰⲦⲠ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲂⲞⲚ.
26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
27ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮ ⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ.
27and do not give the devil a foothold.
28ⲠⲈⲦϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲚⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲈϮ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ.
28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
29ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲬⲢⲒⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
29Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
30ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰϮ.
30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31ϢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲂⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
32ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲬⲢⲤ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
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