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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
King James Version with Apocrypha
1ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲪⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲒⲂ ⲘⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϪⲰⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲬⲈⲢⲈ
1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
2ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲢⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞ ⲚⲢⲎϮ
2My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ϮⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ.
3Knowing this , that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4ϮϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈϤϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞϪ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲢϨ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ
4But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϤϪⲞⲢϨ ⲚⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲠⲖⲰⲤ ⲚϤϢⲰϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϮ ⲚⲀϤ
5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϤⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲂⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲂⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒϪⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲐⲎⲞⲨ ϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
6But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠϬⲤ
7For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲂⲞⲨⲀⲦⲤⲈⲘⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ
8A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
9ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲐⲈⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤϬⲒⲤⲒ
9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
10ⲠⲒⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ϪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ϤⲚⲀⲤⲒⲚⲒ
10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
11ⲀϤϢⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲢⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲔⲀⲨⲤⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦϢⲞⲨⲒⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈϤϨⲢⲎⲢⲒ ⲀⲤϤⲞⲢϤⲈⲢ ⲠⲤⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲠⲒⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϤⲚⲀⲖⲰⲘ
11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
12ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲦⲠ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ.
12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
13ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϪⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϤⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ
13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲤⲰⲔ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲤⲞⲠⲤⲈⲠ ⲘⲘⲞϤ
14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
15ⲒⲦⲀ ϮⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚⲈⲢⲂⲞⲔⲒ ϢⲀⲤⲘⲈⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲀϤϪⲪⲞ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ.
15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ
16Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17ⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲆⲰⲢⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲈⲈⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢⲒⲂϮ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϦⲎⲒⲂⲒ ⲈⲀⲤⲤⲒⲚⲒ
17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
18ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀϤϪⲪⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲠⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈϤⲤⲰⲚⲦ
18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
19ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϤϨⲞⲢϢ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϤϨⲢⲞϢ ⲈϤⲚⲀϪⲰⲚⲦ
19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20ⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲬⲀ ⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ϢⲈⲠ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲢⲎⲦ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ
21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ
22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲤⲘⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲀϤϮⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲠϨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϪⲒⲚⲘⲒⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒⲀⲖ
23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24ⲀϤϮⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲰⲂϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ
24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲤⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲈⲢⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲠⲰⲂϢ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein , he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
26ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚϤϬⲒⲬⲀⲖⲒⲚⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲖⲀⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲠϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ
26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
27ⲠⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲘⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲢⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲬⲎⲢⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀϬ ⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
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