Philippians 4
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.
1ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ.
2I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to think the same way in the Lord.
2ⲈⲨⲞⲆⲒⲀ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲨⲚⲦⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲢⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
3Yes, I beg you also, true partner, help these women, for they labored with me in the Good News with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.
3ⲤⲈ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ϨⲰⲔ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲤⲨⲚⲌⲨⲄⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲈⲔⲖⲎ ⲘⲈⲚⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ.
4Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”
4ⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀϢⲒ.
5Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
5ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲦ
6In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
6ⲘⲠⲈⲢϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲦⲎⲘⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
7ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲤⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
8Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
8ⲦⲞ ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲔⲈⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲒ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈⲦⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
9Do the things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
9ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
10But I rejoice in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.
10ⲀⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲪⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϮⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
11Not that I speak because of lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.
11ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰϢⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
12I know how to be humbled, and I also know how to abound. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.
12ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϮⲦⲤⲀⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ.
13I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
13ϮϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲎⲒ.
14However you did well that you shared in my affliction.
14ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲤ ⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲈⲠⲀϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ.
15You yourselves also know, you Philippians, that in the beginning of the Good News, when I departed from Macedonia, no assembly shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you only.
15ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
16For even in Thessalonica you sent once and again to my need.
16ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲈⲤⲤⲀⲖⲞⲚⲒⲔⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲬⲢⲒⲀ.
17Not that I seek for the gift, but I seek for the fruit that increases to your account.
17ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲒⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ.
18But I have all things and abound. I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, a sweet-smelling fragrance, an acceptable and well-pleasing sacrifice to God.
18ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲒⲘⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲠⲀⲪⲢⲞⲆⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲐⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲐⲞⲒⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲈϤϢⲎⲠ ⲈϤⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
19My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
19ⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲈⲘⲀϨ ⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
20Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever! Amen.
20ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ.
21Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.
21ϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
22All the saints greet you, especially those who are of Caesar’s household.
22ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
23The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
23ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ
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