Ephesians 4
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
1ϮϮϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲞⲚϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ
2with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
2ϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬ ⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
3being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
3ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲢ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ
4There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,
4ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ.
5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
5ⲞⲨϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.
6ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
7But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
7ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠϢⲒ ⲚϮⲆⲰⲢⲈⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
8Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”
8ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲬⲘⲀⲖⲰⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲬⲘⲀⲖⲰⲤⲒⲀ ⲀϤϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
9Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
9ⲠⲒϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ
10He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
10ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
11He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀϤϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲢⲈϤϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ.
12for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,
12ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
13until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
13ϢⲀⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲒⲞⲤ ⲈⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲀⲒⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲘⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
14that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
14ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠϨⲰⲒⲘⲒ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚϮⲔⲨⲂⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲂ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲦⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ.
15but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,
15ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϮⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ϮⲀⲪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
16from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.
16ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϨⲰⲦⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮⲘⲀϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲘⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,
17ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ.
18being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.
18ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲬⲀⲔⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ
19They, having become callous, gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
19ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲨⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲰϤ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.
20But you didn’t learn Christ that way,
20ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
21if indeed you heard him and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
21ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
22that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,
22ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲠⲀⲦⲎ.
23and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
23ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ.
24and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
24ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲚⲦϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
25Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
25ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
26“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,
26ϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ⲪⲢⲎ ϨⲰⲦⲠ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲂⲞⲚ.
27and don’t give place to the devil.
27ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮ ⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ.
28Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
28ⲠⲈⲦϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲚⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲈϮ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ.
29Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
29ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲬⲢⲒⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
30Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
30ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰϮ.
31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.
31ϢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲂⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
32And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
32ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲬⲢⲤ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
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