Colossians 4
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1Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
1ⲛⲓϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳪ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
2Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,
2ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
3praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds,
3ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ.
4that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
4ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ.
5Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
5ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ.
6Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
6ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲉϩⲛⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
7All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.
7ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲓⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
8I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
8ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.
9together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.
9ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ.
10Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions, “if he comes to you, receive him”),
10⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
11and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God’s Kingdom who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.
11ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲙϯ.
12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
12⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲫϯ.
13For I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
13ϯⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
14Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
14⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ.
15Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, with Nymphas and the assembly that is in his house.
15ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ.
16When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
16ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
17Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”
17ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲕϭⲓⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁϩⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
18I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.
18ⲡⲁⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ
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