Ephesians 4
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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 ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ 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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
3being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
3ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
4There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,
4ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ.
5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
5ⲟⲩ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.
6ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ 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 ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲇⲱⲣⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
8Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”
8ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ 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 ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
10He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
10ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ 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 ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
12for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,
12⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲓⲙⲓ ϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲩⲃⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ.
15but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,
15ⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϯⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϯⲁⲫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ.
19They, having become callous, gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
19ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲧ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ.
20But you didn’t learn Christ that way,
20⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
21if indeed you heard him and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
21ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
22that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,
22⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ.
23and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
23⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.
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 ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
25Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
25ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
26“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,
26ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ϩⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲛ.
27and don’t give place to the devil.
27ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ ⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
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.
28ⲡⲉⲧϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ.
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 ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ.
30Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
30ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱϯ.
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 ϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ 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 ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭ͞ⲣⲥ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅
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