Ephesians 5
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children;
1ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ.
2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲤⲪⲞⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲤⲐⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲐⲞⲒⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ.
3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not so much as be named among you, as becometh saints:
3ϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲤⲢⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ.
4Or obscenity, or foolish talking, or scurrility, which is to no purpose; but rather giving of thanks.
4ⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲤⲞϪ ⲒⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ.
5For know you this and understand, that no fornicator, or unclean, or covetous person (which is a serving of idols), hath inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
5ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲞⲢⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲔⲀⲐⲀⲢⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
6Let no man deceive you with vain words. For because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the children of unbelief.
6ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
7Be ye not therefore partakers with them.
7ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
8For you were heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk then as children of the light.
8ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ.
9For the fruit of the light is in all goodness, and justice, and truth;
9ⲠⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲔⲈⲞⲤⲨⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
10Proving what is well pleasing to God:
10ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲐⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲞϨⲒ.
12For the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.
12ⲚⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲬⲰⲠ ⲞⲨϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
13But all things that are reproved, are made manifest by the light; for all that is made manifest is light.
13ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲤⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲰⲂ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ.
14Wherefore he saith: Rise thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead: and Christ shall enlighten thee.
14ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
15See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not as unwise,
15ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲔⲢⲒⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲦⲤⲂⲰ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ.
16But as wise: redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
16ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ.
17Wherefore become not unwise, but understanding what is the will of God.
17ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲦⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀϮ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury; but be ye filled with the holy Spirit,
18ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲐⲒϦⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲢⲠ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀ.
19Speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord;
19ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲮⲀⲖⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϨⲰⲆⲎ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲮⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ.
20Giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father:
20ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ
21Being subject one to another, in the fear of Christ.
21ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲚⲞ ⲚϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϮϨⲞϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
22Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord:
22ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
23Because the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. He is the saviour of his body.
23ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲚϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ.
24Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things.
24ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϬⲚⲞ ⲚϪⲰⲤ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϬ ⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
25Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it:
25ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎ ⲤⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲤ
26That he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life:
26ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ.
27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any; such thing; but that it should be holy, and without blemish.
27ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲀϨⲈ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲤ ⲈⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ.
28So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
28ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ.
29For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the church:
29ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲈⲤⲦⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϢⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲞⲨϢⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀϤⲈⲢⲐⲀⲖⲠⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
30Because we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
30ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲘⲀ.
31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall be two in one flesh.
31ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲬⲀ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲞⲘϤ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲂ ⲈⲨⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ
32This is a great sacrament; but I speak in Christ and in the church.
32ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
33Nevertheless let every one of you in particular love his wife as himself: and let the wife fear her husband.
33ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲢⲎϮ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ.
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