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Chapter 3

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Ϯ⳰ⲀⲠⲞⲔⲀⲖⲨⳘⲮⲒⲤ 3

Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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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.
1And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
2ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲔⲢⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲦⲀϪⲢⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲬⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲔϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ.
2Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before 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 therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
4ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲀⲢⲆⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲂϢ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ.
4Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
5ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲨⲈϮ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚϬⲒϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲂϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲈⲖϪ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲒⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
5He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
6ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
6He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto 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
7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
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 thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast 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.
9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
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 thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
11ϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲬⲖⲞⲘ.
11Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy 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.
12Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
13ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
13He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
14ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲎⲐⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲦⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔϨⲞⲢϢ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔϦⲎⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨϨⲰϪ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲀⲔⲂⲈⲢⲂⲈⲢ
15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨⲤⲈⲖϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨϦⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨϨⲰϪ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϮⲚⲀϢⲀⲦⲔ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲐⲎⲒ.
16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee 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
17Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and 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 thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
19ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒⲤⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲬⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ.
19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, 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 any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
21ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲢⲞ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠⲀⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠⲈϤⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ.
21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
22ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
22He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

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