1 John 4
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Dearly beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits if they be of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
1ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲒⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϪⲈ ⲒⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲮⲈⲨⲆⲞⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ
2By this is the spirit of God known. Every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God:
2ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞⲘⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ
3And every spirit that dissolveth Jesus, is not of God: and this is Antichrist, of whom you have heard that he cometh, and he is now already in the world.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲚⲦⲒⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϤϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲎⲆⲎ
4You are of God, little children, and have overcome him. Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
4ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
5They are of the world: therefore of the world they speak, and the world heareth them.
5ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ
6We are of God. He that knoweth God, heareth us. He that is not of God, heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
6ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ
7Dearly beloved, let us love one another, for charity is of God. And every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God.
7ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪϮ
8He that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is charity.
8ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲠⲈ
9By this hath the charity of God appeared towards us, because God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live by him.
9ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲚⲞⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ
10In this is charity: not as though we had loved God, but because he hath first loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.
10ⲀⲢⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲰϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ
11My dearest, if God hath so loved us; we also ought to love one another.
11ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ϨⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ
12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us, and his charity is perfected in us.
12ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈϤⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ
13In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us: because he hath given us of his spirit.
13ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϨⲰϤ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲠⲚⲀ
14And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father hath sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
15ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲞⲘⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϨⲰϤ ϤϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲪϮ
16And we have known, and have believed the charity, which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity, abideth in God, and God in him.
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϤϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
17In this is the charity of God perfected with us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment: because as he is, we also are in this world.
17ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲢⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ
18Fear is not in charity: but perfect charity casteth out fear, because fear hath pain. And he that feareth, is not perfected in charity.
18ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲞϮ ϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲀⲤϨⲒ ϮϨⲞϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲞϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲖⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϤϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ
19Let us therefore love God, because God first hath loved us.
19ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ
20If any man say, I love God, and hateth his brother; he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother, whom he seeth, how can he love God, whom he seeth not?
20ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲀϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ
21And this commandment we have from God, that he, who loveth God, love also his brother.
21ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲀⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲔⲈⲤⲞⲚ
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