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1ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉϩⲟ.
1My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.
2ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϭ ⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲧⲏⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲁⲑⲓⲱⲟⲩ.
2Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.
3ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ϯ ϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ϩⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ϩⲁⲙⲛⲏ ⲓⲉ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ.
3If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”
4ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ.
4have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
5ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲙⲏ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ.
5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
6⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉϣ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲙⲁⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ.
6But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
7ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
7Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?
8ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏϯ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
8If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
9ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉϩⲟ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
9But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
10ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
10Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
11ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲕϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
11For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
12ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ.
12Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.
13ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲁⲑⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ.
13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
14ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϯ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲁϭⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ.
14What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
15ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲃⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
16⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ϧⲙⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲟⲩ.
16If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?
17ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ.
17So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
18ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
18But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
19⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲕⲣⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ.
19You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20⳿ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲱ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
20O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
21ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛ ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ.
21Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
22⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
22You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.
23ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
23And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
24ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲛ.
24As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
25ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲣⲁⲁⲃ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲉⲡ ⲛⲓϫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϯⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
25In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?
26⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ
26As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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