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1ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
1Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?
2ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ.
2You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.
3ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
3You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
4ⲛⲓⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ.
4You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
5ϣⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ϥϭⲓϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ.
5Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?
6⳿ϥϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
6But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
7ⲙⲁϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲫⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
7Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8ⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲃ̅.
8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.
9ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲕⲉⲙ.
9Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
10ⲙⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲉⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
11⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ ϩⲁⲡ.
11Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
12ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ϧⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ.
12Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another?
13ⲁⲅⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲓⲉⲃϣⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ.
13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.”
14ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲁϥ⳿ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲓϣ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲓⲧⲁ ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
14Yet you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
15⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲫⲏ.
15For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”
16ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲓ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ.
16But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.
17ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ
17To him therefore who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.
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