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1ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯⲙⲁϯ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϭⲛⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ.
1Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
2ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ.
2when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.
3ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲗⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϥⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲓⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲥⲉⲗⲥⲱⲗ.
3Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
4ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ.
4but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
5ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ.
5For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,
6⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϯ.
6just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
7ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏ ⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ.
7Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
8⳿ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ.
8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
9⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ.
9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
10ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲗϭ ⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ.
10For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
11ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲥ.
11He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
12ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲥⲉϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁϣϫ ⲥⲉⲣⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ϣϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲣⲉϥⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ.
13Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
14ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲥϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ.
14But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
15Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
15But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
16ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϭⲓⲁⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
17ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲗⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
17For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
18ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϩⲱϥ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲟϫⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ϥⲟⲛϧ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅.
18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
19ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.
19in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison
20ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓϩⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲱ⳿ⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲩⲃⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉ.
20who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
21ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
21And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
22ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⲥⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲁⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ
22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
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