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1ϯϯϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲓⲃⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲛⲭⲣⲉⲉⲥ.
1I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
2ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲧⲟⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲭ ⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲡⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϩⲱ.
2Welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been a great help to many people, including me.
3ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲩⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
3Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
4ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ.
4who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
5ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
5Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
6ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
6Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.
7ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛ⳿ⲇⲣⲟⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲟⲩⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏ ⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲓⲛ ⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
8ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲙ⳿ⲡⲗⲓⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
8Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
9ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲭⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ.
9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.
10ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲡⲉⲗⲗⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
10Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
11ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲏⲣⲱⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲣⲕⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
11Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman. Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
12ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲣⲓⲫⲱⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲣⲩⲫⲱⲥⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲟⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲇⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
12Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
13ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲱⲓ ϩⲱ ⲧⲉ.
13Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
14ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲥⲩⲛ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲗⲏⲅⲟⲛⲧ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲣⲙⲏ ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲟⲃⲁ ⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them.
15ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲩⲗⲟⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲟⲩⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲩⲙⲡⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.
16ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲫⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
17ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲉⲕ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
17Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
18ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩϫⲓⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ.
18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
19ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϯⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
19Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
20ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
21⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲱⲥⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ.
21Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.
22ϯϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲥϧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
22I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.
23⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲟⲩⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ.
23Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.
24ⲡⲏⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲝⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ ⲡⲋⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.
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25ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲏ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ.
25Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past
26ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲓϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
26but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith —
27ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲏ ϯⲥⲱⲛⲓ
27to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
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