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Coptic New Testament
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1⳿ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
1Wherefore laying away all malice, and all guile, and dissimulations, and envies, and all detractions,
2⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲗⲟⲅⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ϭⲓϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ.
2As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile, that thereby you may grow unto salvation:
3ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ Ⲡ⳪.
3If so be you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.
4ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲟϣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ.
4Unto whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen and made honourable by God:
5ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲛϧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
5Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ.
6Wherefore it is said in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious. And he that shall believe in him, shall not be confounded.
7ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ.
7To you therefore that believe, he is honour: but to them that believe not, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:
8ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲓϭⲣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of scandal, to them who stumble at the word, neither do believe, whereunto also they are set.
9⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟϥ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ.
9But you are a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people: that you may declare his virtues, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
10ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
10Who in time past were not a people: but are now the people of God. Who had not obtained mercy; but now have obtained mercy.
11ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲏⲕ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ.
11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul,
12ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣϣⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ.
12Having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by the good works, which they shall behold in you, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13ⲙⲁϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ.
13Be ye subject therefore to every human creature for God’s sake: whether it be to the king as excelling;
14ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲩϭⲓ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲙⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ.
14Or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of the good:
15ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
15For so is the will of God, that by doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
16⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
16As free, and not as making liberty a cloak for malice, but as the servants of God.
17ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲥ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
18ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭ ⲓⲥⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲟϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗϫ.
18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
19ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϭⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ.
19For this is thankworthy, if for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully.
20ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϯⲕⲉϩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
20For what glory is it, if committing sin, and being buffeted for it, you endure? But if doing well you suffer patiently; this is thankworthy before God.
21⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲅⲣⲁⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉϥϣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ.
21For unto this are you called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example that you should follow his steps.
22ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ.
22Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth.
23ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓ.
23Who, when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not: but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly.
24ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣϧⲟⲧ.
24Who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were healed.
25ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ
25For you were as sheep going astray; but you are now converted to the shepherd and bishop of your souls.
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