1 Peter 2
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
1ⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲐⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲀⲦⲀⲖⲀⲖⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
2ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲰϮ ⲚⲖⲞⲄⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲦⲬⲢⲞϤ ϬⲒϢϢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ.
3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
3ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘϮⲠⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲠϬⲤ
4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
4ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲈⲀⲨϢⲞϢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϤⲤⲞⲦⲠ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲚϦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲈⲨϢⲎⲠ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
6ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲬⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲒⲰⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚϪⲰϪ ⲚⲖⲀⲔϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ
7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
7ⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲞϢϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲰϪ ⲚⲖⲀⲔϨ
8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
8ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲒϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈⲬⲀⲨ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦϤ.
9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
9ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲞⲦⲠ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲞⲨϢⲖⲰⲖ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲨⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞϤ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲈⲦⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ
10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
10ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ
11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
11ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲎⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ϮⲮⲨⲬⲎ
12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
12ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲢϢⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϪⲈⲘⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ
13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
13ⲘⲀϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈϤϬⲞⲤⲒ
14Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
14ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲨⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲨϬⲒⲘⲠϢⲒϢ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ
15For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
15ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲦⲚⲘⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲦⲔⲀϮ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ
16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
16ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘϨⲈⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲖⲨⲘⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
17Honour all men . Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
17ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲤ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
18ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲚⲞ ⲚϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϬ ⲒⲤⲈⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲞϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲔⲰⲖϪ.
19For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
19ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤϬⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.
20For what glory is it , if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it , ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
20ⲀϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨϮⲔⲈϨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪϮ
21For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
21ⲈⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲰϤ ⲀϤϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲀϤⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲠⲞⲄⲢⲀⲘⲰⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈϤϢⲈⲚⲦⲀⲦⲤⲒ
22Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
22ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲬⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ.
23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
23ⲈⲨϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀϤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲘⲎⲒ.
24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
24ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲖϬⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲈⲢϦⲞⲦ.
25For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
25ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
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