ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲒⲤ 2
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϬⲢⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ.
1If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of charity, if any society of the spirit, if any bowels of commiseration:
2ⲘⲀϨ ⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲢⲰ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
2Fulfill ye my joy, that you may be of one mind, having the same charity, being of one accord, agreeing in sentiment.
3ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎ ⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
3Let nothing be done through contention, neither by vain glory: but in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves:
4ⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚϨⲐⲎ ϤⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
4Each one not considering the things that are his own, but those that are other men’s.
5ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
5For let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲤⲰⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
6Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
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 the likeness of men, and in habit found as a man.
8ⲀϤⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ.
8He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross.
9ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϬⲀⲤϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
9For which cause God also hath exalted him, and hath given him a name which is above all names:
10ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲖⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲔⲰⲖϪ ⲚⲀ ⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
10That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth:
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ.
11And that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in 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.
12Wherefore, my dearly beloved, (as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but much more now in my absence,) with fear and trembling work out your salvation.
13ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϮⲘⲀϮ.
13For it is God who worketh in you, both to will and to accomplish, according to his good will.
14ⲀⲢⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ.
14And do ye all things without murmurings and hesitations;
15ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲈⲤⲔⲰⲖϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲪⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
15That you may be blameless, and sincere children of God, without reproof, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation; among whom you shine as lights in the world.
16ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲒϢⲈⲠϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ.
16Holding forth the word of life to my glory in the day of Christ, because I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain.
17ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢ ⲠⲔⲈⲞⲨⲞⲦⲚⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ϮⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
17Yea, and if I be made a victim upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and congratulate with you all.
18ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
18And for the selfsame thing do you also rejoice, and congratulate with me.
19ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲒⲚⲒ.
19And I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy unto you shortly, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know the things concerning you.
20ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲈϤϢⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϤⲚⲀϤⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ.
20For I have no man so of the same mind, who with sincere affection is solicitous for you.
21ⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲚ.
21For all seek the things that are their own; not the things that are Jesus Christ’s.
22ⲦⲈϤⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
22Now know ye the proof of him, that as a son with the father, so hath he served with me in the gospel.
23ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
23Him therefore I hope to send unto you immediately, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.
24ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲐⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ.
24And I trust in the Lord, that I myself also shall come to you shortly.
25ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲈⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲠⲀⲪⲢⲞⲆⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲬⲢⲒⲀ.
25But I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow labourer, and fellow soldier, but your apostle, and he that hath ministered to my wants.
26ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲰⲚⲒ.
26For indeed he longed after you all: and was sad, for that you had heard that he was sick.
27ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎⲒ ϨⲰ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘϬ ⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲚ.
27For indeed he was sick, nigh unto death; but God had mercy on him; and not only on him, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
28ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϢⲈⲚ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
28Therefore I sent him the more speedily: that seeing him again, you may rejoice, and I may be without sorrow.
29ϢⲞⲠϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲦⲀⲒⲦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
29Receive him therefore with all joy in the Lord; and treat with honour such as he is.
30ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲈⲨⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲀϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲢⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
30Because for the work of Christ he came to the point of death: delivering his life, that he might fulfill that which on your part was wanting towards my service.
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