James 3
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1Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.
1⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ.
2For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.
2ⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϩⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
3Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.
3ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϯⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲑⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
4Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
4ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲉϫⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ϣⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲙⲓ.
5So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
5ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ϥⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ.
6And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.
6ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϩⲓⲁϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ϥⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲧⲣⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲅⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁ.
7For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;
7ⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲙⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲇⲁⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
8but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
8ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ϣ⳿ⲑⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϭⲛⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ.
9With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.
9ⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲛϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
10Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
10⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲟ ⲣⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
11Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?
11ⲙⲏϯ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲃⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲙⲟⲗϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
12Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
12ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲙⲟⲗϩ ⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲗϫ.
13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
13ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.
14ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲭⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ϧⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
15This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
15ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲑⲁ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲯⲩ ⲭⲓⲕⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
16For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
16ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲭⲟϩ ⲓⲉ ⳿ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
17ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲓⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲉ.
18Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
18⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ
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