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Coptic New TestamentTranslation
Coptic New Testament
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1ⲙⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ.
1Admonish them to be subject to princes and powers, to obey at a word, to be ready to every good work.
2⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
2To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious, but gentle: shewing all mildness towards all men.
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 we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
4ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲭ͞ⲣⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.
4But when the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour appeared:
5ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲕⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲉⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲉⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ.
5Not by the works of justice, which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and renovation of the Holy Ghost;
6ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏ ⲣ.
6Whom he hath poured forth upon us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour:
7ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ.
7That, being justified by his grace, we may be heirs, according to hope of life everlasting.
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.
8It is a faithful saying: and these things I will have thee affirm constantly: that they, who believe in God, may be careful to excel in good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
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 questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law. For they are unprofitable and vain.
10ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
10A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, avoid:
11ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
11Knowing that he, that is such an one, is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned by his own judgment.
12ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲁ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲓⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲕⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲓⲑⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϯ⳿ⲫⲣⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
12When I shall send to thee Artemas or Tychicus, make haste to come unto me to Nicopolis. For there I have determined to winter.
13ⲍⲏⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲣⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.
13Send forward Zenas, the lawyer, and Apollo, with care, that nothing be wanting to them.
14ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϥⲓ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ.
14And let our men also learn to excel in good works for necessary uses: that they be not 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 that are with me salute thee: salute them that love us in the faith. The grace of God be with you all. Amen.
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