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1 ⲁ̅ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϪⲰⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲚⲦⲞⲤ ⲦⲄⲀⲖⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲦⲔⲀⲠⲠⲞⲆⲞⲔⲒⲀ ϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲂⲎⲐⲀⲚⲒⲀ.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲨⲤⲰϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨϪϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲨⲈⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
3 ⲅ̅ ϤⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲀϤϪⲪⲞⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 ⲉ̅ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲰⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈϤⲚⲀϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲀⲈ
who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲐⲈⲖⲎⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold temptations,
7 ⲍ̅ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
that the proof of your faith, [being] more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, might be found unto praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
8 ⲏ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲐⲈⲖⲎ ⲖϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϢⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲀϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ.
whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that [should come] unto you:
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲈⲨϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ.
searching what [time] or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point unto, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ
To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Ghost sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲈⲔ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϮⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲈⲚϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ.
as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in [the time of] your ignorance:
but like as he which called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living;
because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϨⲞ ⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ.
And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲀⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ
knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;
but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, [even the blood] of Christ:
who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake,
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪϮ
who through him are believers in God, which raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲦⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲈⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲒⲚⲤⲒϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ (aiōn g165)
having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth. (aiōn g165)
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲨⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲀⲤⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲀϤϢⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈϤϨⲢⲎⲢⲒ
For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:
