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1ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ.
1For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
2ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
2that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
3ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁϩⲱⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
3in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.
4ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ.
4Now I say this that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
5ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
5For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
6⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
6As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him,
7ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
7rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.
8⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ.
8Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elemental spirits of the world, and not after Christ.
9ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲥⲱⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
9For in him all the fullness of the Deity dwells bodily,
10ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲧⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
10and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power.
11ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲓϫ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲃⲱϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
11In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ,
12⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲕⲉⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
12having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲛϧⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
13You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
14⳿ⲉⲁϥⲥⲱⲗϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲓϫ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲧⲟⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϯⲓϥⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ.̇
14wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us. He has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.
15⳿ⲉⲁϥⲃⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲁϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
15Having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
16⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲱ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ.
16Let no one therefore judge you in eating or drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,
17ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
17which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s.
18⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲕⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ.
18Let no one rob you of your prize by self-abasement and worshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
19ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϯⲁⲫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲁⲓⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
19and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God’s growth.
20ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁϧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
20If you died with Christ from the elemental spirits of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances,
21⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲓϯⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϧⲱⲛⲧ.
21“Don’t handle, nor taste, nor touch”
22⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲭ ⲣⲁⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
22(all of which perish with use), according to the precepts and doctrines of men?
23ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϯ ⲁⲥⲟ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ
23These things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, humility, and severity to the body, but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.
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