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1ⲦⲞ ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϬⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ.
1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe.
2ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
2Beware of the dogs; beware of the evil workers; beware of the false circumcision.
3ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ϨⲐⲎⲚ ⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲚ.
3For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;
4ⲔⲈⲠⲈⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲞⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲬⲀϨⲐⲎϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ
4though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:
5ⲞⲨⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲀϨⲎ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲦⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲚⲒⲀⲘⲒⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ.
5circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
6ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲬⲞϨ ⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ.
6concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
7ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲞⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
7However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.
8ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲄⲈ ϮⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϮⲞⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲖⲈⲂϢ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
8Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ
9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith,
10ⲈⲐⲢⲒⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲒϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ.
10that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death,
11ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲠⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ
11if by any means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
12ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲒϬⲒ ⲒⲈ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲒϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϮϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲦⲀϨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀϨⲞⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
12Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
13ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰ ⲀⲒⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲰⲂϢ ⲚⲚⲀⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲦϨⲎ.
13Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do: forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before,
14ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲂⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
14I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲔⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲔⲈⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲀⲒⲬⲈⲦ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϬⲰⲢⲠϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
15Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.
16ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲪⲞϨ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
16Nevertheless, to the extent that we have already attained, let’s walk by the same rule. Let’s be of the same mind.
17ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ.
17Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.
18ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲒⲢⲒⲘⲒ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲒϪⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
18For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,
19ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲞⲨϦⲀⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲀ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
19whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.
20ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲘⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲤϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
20For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ.
21who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.
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