Ϯ⳰ⲀⲠⲞⲔⲀⲖⲨⳘⲮⲒⲤ 3
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Berean Standard Bible
1ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲀⲢⲆⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲘⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲔⲞⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ.
1“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
2ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲔⲢⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲦⲀϪⲢⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲬⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲔϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ.
2Wake up and strengthen what remains, which was about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
3ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲀⲔϬⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲀⲔϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϢⲦⲈⲘⲢⲰⲒⲤ ϮⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲬⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲰⲔ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
3Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
4ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲀⲢⲆⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲂϢ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ.
4But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
5ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲨⲈϮ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚϬⲒϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲂϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲈⲖϪ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲒⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
5Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
6ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
6He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
7ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲖⲀⲆⲈⲖⲪⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲞϢⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚ
7To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
8ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲔⲚⲀϨϮ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲀⲒϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈϤⲈⲞⲨⲎⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲖⲒ ϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϪⲈⲖ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
8I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
9ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲈⲒⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲔ.
9Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
10ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲐⲞ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
11ϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲬⲖⲞⲘ.
11I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
12ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲒⲈⲀⲒϤ ⲚⲤⲦⲨⲖⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈⲤϦⲈ ⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲚϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ.
12The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
13ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
13He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
14ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲎⲐⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲦⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
14To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
15ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔϨⲞⲢϢ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔϦⲎⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨϨⲰϪ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲀⲔⲂⲈⲢⲂⲈⲢ
15I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
16ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨⲤⲈⲖϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨϦⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨϨⲰϪ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϮⲚⲀϢⲀⲦⲔ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲐⲎⲒ.
16So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!
17ϪⲈ ⲔϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨϪⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨϢⲀⲦⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈ ⲈⲔⲂⲎϢ
17You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
18ϮⲈⲢⲤⲨⲘⲂⲞⲨⲖⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϢⲈⲠ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲈϤⲪⲞⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲢⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲈⲨⲪⲞⲢⲒ ⲘⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲰⲦⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲔⲂⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨⲖⲀⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲘⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲚⲈⲔⲂⲀⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ.
18I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
19ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒⲤⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲬⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ.
19Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
20ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲞ ⲚⲎⲒ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
21ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲢⲞ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲀⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠⲈϤⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ.
21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
22ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
22He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
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