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Coptic New Testament
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1ⲙⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ.
1Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
2⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
2to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
3ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϯⲙⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲣⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏ ⲟⲩ.
3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
4ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲭ͞ⲣⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.
4But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
5ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲕⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲉⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲉⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ.
5He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
6ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏ ⲣ.
6This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
7ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ.
7so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
8⳿ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲉⲭ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϥⲓ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉϯⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
8This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.
9ⲛⲓⲕⲱϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲧ ϯϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ.
9But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.
10ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
10Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,
11ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
11knowing that such a man is corrupt and sinful; he is self-condemned.
12ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲁ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲓⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲕⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲓⲑⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϯ⳿ⲫⲣⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
12As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.
13ⲍⲏⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲣⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.
13Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.
14ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϥⲓ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ.
14And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
15ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ
15All who are with me send you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.
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