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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϬⲢⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ.
1Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
2ⲘⲀϨ ⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲢⲰ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
3ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎ ⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
4ⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚϨⲐⲎ ϤⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
5ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
5Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
6ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲤⲰⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
6Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤϢⲞⲨⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲀⲨϪⲈⲘϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲬⲎⲘⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
7but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
8ⲀϤⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ.
8And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross.
9ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϬⲀⲤϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
9Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
10ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲖⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲔⲰⲖϪ ⲚⲀ ⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ.
11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϪⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚϮ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ.
12Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
13ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϮⲘⲀϮ.
13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
14ⲀⲢⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ.
14Do everything without complaining or arguing,
15ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲈⲤⲔⲰⲖϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲪⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
16ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲒϢⲈⲠϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ.
16as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
17ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢ ⲠⲔⲈⲞⲨⲞⲦⲚⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ϮⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
17But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
18ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
18So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
19ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲒⲚⲒ.
19Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.
20ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲈϤϢⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϤⲚⲀϤⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ.
20I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.
21ⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲚ.
21For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
22ⲦⲈϤⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
22But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
23ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
23So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.
24ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲐⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ.
24And I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon.
25ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲈⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲠⲀⲪⲢⲞⲆⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲬⲢⲒⲀ.
25But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
26ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲰⲚⲒ.
26For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
27ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎⲒ ϨⲰ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘϬ ⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲚ.
27He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.
28ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϢⲈⲚ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
28Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
29ϢⲞⲠϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲦⲀⲒⲦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
29Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,
30ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲈⲨⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲀϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲢⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
30because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
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