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Coptic New Testament
Berean Standard Bible
1ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲯⲉⲩⲇⲟ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
1Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
2ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉ.
2By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
3ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ϥϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲇⲏ.
3and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.
4⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
4You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
5⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
5They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.
6⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ.
6We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
7ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
7Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
8ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲉ.
8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
9ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
9This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
10ⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
10And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
11ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏ ⲟⲩ.
11Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
12ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲫϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ.
12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
13ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅.
13By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
15ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
16ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
16And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
17ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
17In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.
18⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲟϯ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥϩⲓ ϯ ϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ϥϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
18There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
19⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ.
19We love because He first loved us.
20ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ.
20If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
21ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ
21And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
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