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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Berean Standard Bible
1ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲪⲨⲖⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲠⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ
1Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,
2ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲠⲪⲒⲀ ϮⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲬⲒⲠⲠⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨⲎⲒ.
2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
3ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4ϮϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ
4I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,
5ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲈⲔⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲔⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
5because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
6ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲔⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
6I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.
7ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲔⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ.
7I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
8ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲢⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ
8So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
9ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲒϦⲈⲖⲖⲞⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
9I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
10ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϪⲪⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲞⲚⲎⲤⲒⲘⲞⲤ.
10I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
11ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϢⲀⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎ ⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲀⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲔ.
11Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
12ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ.
12I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
13ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
13I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.
14ⲀϬⲚⲈ ⲦⲈⲔⲄⲚⲰⲘⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲔⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
14But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
15ⲦⲀⲬⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϬⲒⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ.
15For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good—
16ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲦ ⲈⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲨⲎⲢ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
16no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
17ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ϮⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲪⲎ ⲢϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
17So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
18ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϬⲒⲦⲔ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
18But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
19ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀϪⲒϪ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲰⲂ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲔⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲎⲒⲔ ⲚⲎⲒ.
19I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
20ⲀϨⲀ ⲠⲀⲤⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲒⲈⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲀⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲀⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
20Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
21ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲎⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲀⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲒⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲬⲚⲀⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
21Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
22ⲀⲘⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲜⲈⲚⲒⲀ ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ.
22In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
23ϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚϪⲈⲀⲠⲀⲪⲢⲀⲤ ⲠⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲬⲘⲀⲖⲰⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
23Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
24ⲘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲤ ⲀⲢⲒⲤⲦⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲆⲎⲘⲀⲤ ⲖⲞⲨⲔⲀⲤ ⲚⲀϢⲪⲈⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ.
24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲚⲀ
25The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
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