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1⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲥⲟϩⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ.
1Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
2ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
2For by this, the elders obtained approval.
3ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁϯ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
3By faith we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
4ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲓⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲛ.
4By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.
5ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲛⲱⲭ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
5By faith Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.
6ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲫϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ.
6Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
7ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲱ⳿ⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲩⲃⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
7By faith Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
8ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲛⲁϭ ⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲑⲱⲛ.
8By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.
9ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱϣ ⲣⲱ.
9By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.
10ⲛⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲣⲉϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ.
10For he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
11ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ϯⲁϭⲣⲏⲛ ⲁⲥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ.
11By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.
12ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲕⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲱϫϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲱ ⲉⲧϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩϭⲓⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
12Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
13ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ.
13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14ⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ.
14For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.
15ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
15If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.
16ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲑⲁ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ.
16But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
17ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉⲡ ⲛⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
17By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his only born son,
18ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲛⲁⲕ.
18to whom it was said, “Your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac,”
19ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
19concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
20ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲏⲥⲁⲩ.
20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
21ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲱⲧ.
21By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
22ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲥ.
22By faith Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
23ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲁⲩⲭⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲓⲟϯ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
23By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.
24ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁϥϫⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ.
24By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,
25ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲙⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ.
25choosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time,
26⳿ⲉⲁϥⲭⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲉⲛⲁⲁⲥ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁϩⲱⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲉⲃⲓⲉ ⲃⲉⲭⲉ.
26considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
27ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
27By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
28ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲥⲭⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ.
28By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
29ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓⲡⲓⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛⲭⲏ ⲙⲓ ⲁⲩⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ.
29By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.
30ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲓⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
31ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲣⲁⲁⲃ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲏ ⲡ ⲛⲓϫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
31By faith Rahab the prostitute didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
32ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲫ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲅⲉⲇⲉⲱⲛ ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲥⲁⲙⲯⲱⲙ ⲓⲉⲫⲑⲁⲓⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
32What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets—
33ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲩϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ⲁ ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲱϣ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
33who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
34ⲁⲩⲱϣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
34quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.
35ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲉϣⲟⲩⲱϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲕⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ ⲡⲓⲥⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ.
35Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
36ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲡⲓⲣⲁ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ.
36Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.
37ⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲃⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲃⲁϣⲟⲩⲣ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲗⲱⲧⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲉⲙⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ ⲉⲩϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ.
37They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated—
38ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ϩⲓ ⲛⲓϣⲁϥⲉⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲏⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲭⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
38of whom the world was not worthy—wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
39ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ.
39These all, having been commended for their faith, didn’t receive the promise,
40⳿ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲟⲩⲛ
40God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
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