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1ⲧⲟ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϭⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ.
1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
2⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲓ.
2Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
3⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲉⲃⲓ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲛ ⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲛ.
3For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
4ⲕⲉⲡⲉⲣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ.
4though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
5ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⳿ⲧⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ.
5circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
6ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲁⲓϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ.
6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
7ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲥⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
7But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
8ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲅⲉ ϯⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏ ⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲟⲥⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϯⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲗⲉⲃϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
8More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
9and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
10ⲉⲑⲣⲓⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ.
10I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
11ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
11and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
12ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲓϭⲓ ⲓⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲓϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϯϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁϩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
13ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲱⲃϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ.
13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
14ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
14I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
15ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲁⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲫϯ ϭⲱⲣⲡϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
15All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.
16⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲛⲫⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
16Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
17ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ.
17Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
18ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓⲙⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓϫⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
18For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
19ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
19Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
20ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
20But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲣⲫⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ
21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
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