1 John 4
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are 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
2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that 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 confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it 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
4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: 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 speak they of the world, 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 not us. Hereby know we 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
7Beloved, let us love one another: for love 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 love.
8ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲠⲈ
9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
9ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲚⲞⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ
10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
10ⲀⲢⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲰϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ
11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also 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 dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
12ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈϤⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ
13Hereby know we that we dwell 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 sent the 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 dwelleth 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 believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth 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.
17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
17ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲢⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ
18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
18ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲞϮ ϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲀⲤϨⲒ ϮϨⲞϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲞϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲖⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϤϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ
19We love him, because he first loved us.
19ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ
20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
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 have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
21ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲀⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲔⲈⲤⲞⲚ
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