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1ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ.
1Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲑⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ.
2Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
3ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ.
3But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;
4ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲥⲟϫ ⲓⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
4nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.
5ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ.
5Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
6⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
7⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
7Therefore don’t be partakers with them.
8ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
8For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
9⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
9for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,
10ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪.
10proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.
11ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲟϩⲓ.
11Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
12ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ.
12For it is a shame even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.
13ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ.
13But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.
14ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
14Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
15⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲕⲣⲓⲃⲱⲥ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲧ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ.
15Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
16ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ.
16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁϯ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
17Therefore, don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
18ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲑⲓϧⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅.
18Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
19ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲱⲇⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲯⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.
19speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ.
20giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
21ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
21subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.
22ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪.
22Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
23ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ.
23For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.
24ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲥ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭ ⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
24But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.
25ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲥ.
25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,
26ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ.
26that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
27ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲉⲥϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ.
27that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without defect.
28ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
28Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
29⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲑⲁⲗⲡⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ.
29For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly,
30ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ.
30because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.
31ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲭⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲙϥ ⲉⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
31“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh.”
32ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ.
32This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and the assembly.
33⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲏϯ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ
33Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
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