Ephesians 2
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲠⲦⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
2in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience.
2ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
3We also all once lived among them in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
3ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚⲞⲒ ⲪⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲤⲈⲠⲒ.
4But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,
4ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ.
5even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲠⲀⲢⲀⲠⲦⲰⲘⲀ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲚϦⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ
6and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦϨⲈⲘⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
7that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;
7ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
8for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
8ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲪⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ
9not of works, that no one would boast.
9ⲚⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
10ⲈⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲈⲀϤⲤⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
11Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “uncircumcision” by that which is called “circumcision” (in the flesh, made by hands),
11ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚϪⲒϪ.
12that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
12ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎ ⲔⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲐⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.
13ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲰⲚⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
14For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of separation,
14ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢ ⲠⲒⲂ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϪⲒⲚⲐⲘⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲰⲘ ⲀϤⲂⲞⲖⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲀϤⲂⲈⲖ ϮⲘⲈⲦϪⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲀⲢⲜ.
15having abolished in his flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace,
15ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲆⲞⲄⲘⲀ ⲀϤⲔⲞⲢϤϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲂ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ.
16and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility through it.
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲰⲦⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦϪⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
17He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near.
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲀϤϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚⲦ.
18For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
18ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲒⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲂ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ.
19So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and of the household of God,
19ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲚⲢⲈⲘⲘⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘⲚⲎ ⲒⲚⲦⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
20being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
20ⲈⲀⲨⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲰϪ ⲚⲖⲀⲔϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤ
21in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;
21ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϪⲪⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϦⲢⲎ ⲒⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϤⲚⲀⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
22in whom you also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.
22ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲔⲰⲦ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀ.
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