ⲔⲞⲖⲀⲤⲤⲒⲀⲤ 1
This letter comes from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the will of God, and from our brother Timothy.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲔⲞⲖⲀⲤⲤⲀⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
To the believers and trusting Christians at Colossae: may you have grace and peace from God our Father.
We are always thankful to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for you, and pray for you.
We've heard about your trust in Christ Jesus and your love for all the believers
5 ⲉ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
because of the hope prepared for you in heaven. You already heard about this in the good news, the message of truth
6 ⲋ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈϤϮⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
that came to you just as it has gone throughout the whole world, spreading widely and bringing results. It's done the same for you too, ever since you heard it and realized the true nature of God's grace.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲀⲪⲢⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
Our dear friend and fellow-worker Epaphras, who is a trustworthy minister of Christ on our behalf, taught you about this.
He's also made clear to us your love in the Spirit.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲀϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ.
Because of this we continue to pray for you from the time we heard about you, asking God to give you understanding of what he wants you to do and to give you every kind of spiritual wisdom and understanding.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
That way you'll live lives that rightly represent the Lord and please him, producing all kinds of good results and gaining greater knowledge of God.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ϦⲈⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ.
May you be made powerfully strong by his wonderful strength, having great patience and endurance.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲢⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ.
May you happily praise the Father, who has made it possible for us to share in the inheritance of God's people who live in the light.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲐⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
He rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
through whom we have been set free and our sins forgiven.
The Son is the visible picture of the invisible God. He was before all creation,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦϬ ⲤⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲤⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
for everything was created through him—in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, empires, rulers, leaders and authorities—everything was created through him and for him.
He existed before everything, and he holds everything together.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ϮⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
He is also the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the first and highest of those raised from the dead, so that he is supreme in everything.
God was pleased to have his full nature live in him,
20 ⲕ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈϨⲰⲦⲠ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
and through him brought back everything in the universe to himself, since he made peace through the blood of his cross, through him reconciling all those on the earth and in heaven.
You once were alienated from God, enemies in the way you thought and the way you acted,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϨⲈⲦⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲐⲞ.
but now he has reconciled you through his dying human body, bringing you into his presence where you stand holy, pure, and faultless.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲔⲒⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ϮϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ.
But your trust in him must continue rock-solid and immovable. Don't be shaken from the hope of the good news that you heard, the good news that's been shared throughout the world—that's the work that I Paul have been doing.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϮⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϪⲰⲔ ⲚⲚⲒϬⲢⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎ ⲤⲒⲀ ⲦⲈ.
I'm happy to have trouble for your sake, for by means of what happens to me physically I'm part of Christ's sufferings that he continues to experience for the sake of his body, the church.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϪⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
I serve the church following the direction God gave me about you, to present fully the word of God to you.
This is the mystery that was hidden down through the ages and for many generations, but it's now been revealed to God's people. (aiōn g165)
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀϢ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϮϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ.
God wanted to make known to them the glorious wealth of this mystery to the nations: Christ living in you is the glorious hope!
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
We're telling everyone about him, instructing and teaching them in the best way we know how so that we can bring everyone before God fully mature in Christ.
That's what I'm working for too, making every effort as I rely on his strength which is powerfully at work in me.
