ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲒⲤ
Chapter 2

ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲒⲤ

Coptic New Testament (Bo…
vs King James Version…
Aa
Text size
Line width
Verse numbers

ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲒⲤ 2

Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
King James Version with Apocrypha
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 love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
2ⲘⲀϨ ⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲢⲰ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
2Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
3ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎ ⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
4ⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚϨⲐⲎ ϤⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things 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, 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 made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8ⲀϤⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ.
8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϬⲀⲤϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
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, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ.
11And that every tongue should 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.
12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϮⲘⲀϮ.
13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
14ⲀⲢⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ.
14Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
15ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲈⲤⲔⲰⲖϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲪⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye 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; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither 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 offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
18ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
18For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.
19ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲒⲚⲒ.
19But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
20ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲈϤϢⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϤⲚⲀϤⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ.
20For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.
21ⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲚ.
21For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.
22ⲦⲈϤⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
22But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.
23ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
23Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.
24ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲐⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ.
24But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.
25ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲈⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲠⲀⲪⲢⲞⲆⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲬⲢⲒⲀ.
25Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.
26ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲰⲚⲒ.
26For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been 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 on him only, 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.
28I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
29ϢⲞⲠϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲦⲀⲒⲦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
29Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:
30ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲈⲨⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲀϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲢⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
30Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.

Tip: use the ← and → keys to turn chapters.