1 Peter 4
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
1ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲔ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲤⲘⲞⲦ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲖϬⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
2ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲀⲒϤ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
3ⲔⲎⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲒϦⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϪⲈⲢϪⲈⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲞ ⲘⲂⲞϮ ⲘⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ
4Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you :
4ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲪⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲢⲰ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ
5Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
5ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮⲖⲞⲄⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ.
6For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
6ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲆⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲀ
7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
7ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ϪⲈⲘⲔⲀϮ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲰⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ
8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
8ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲘⲎⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϢⲀⲤϨⲰⲂⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ
9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
9ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ.
10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
10ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬ ⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϦⲀⲢⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞ ⲚⲢⲎϮ.
11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
11ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ.
12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
12ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈⲀϤϪⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
13But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
13ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲈϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲐⲈⲖⲎⲖ.
14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye ; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
14ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈϢⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
15But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
15ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲈⲦⲈⲪⲰϤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ
16Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
16ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰⲤ ⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲒⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲢⲀⲚ
17For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
17ϪⲈ ⲠⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲈⲢϨⲎ ⲦⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲒⲈ ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
18And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
18ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϤⲚⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲐⲰⲚ.
19Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
19ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠϪⲒⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
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