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1 ⲁ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲘⲀⲒⲎ ⲬⲎ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲘⲘⲈⲦϬⲀⲤⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲦⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϬⲞϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲀⲄⲰⲚ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ.
Wherefore, seeing we also are encompassed with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲠⲀⲢⲬⲎⲄⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀϪⲰϤ ⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲠϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲘⲈⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲀⲚⲦⲒⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
Ye have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲰⲂϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ.
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh to you as to children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked by him:
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲈⲚⲒⲚ ⲚⲤⲂⲰ ⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀϤ.
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons: for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ.
But if ye are without chastisement, of which all are partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚϢⲪⲒⲦ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲨϨⲎ ⲒⲈ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ.
Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected [us], and we gave [them] reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
10 ⲓ̅ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ.
For they verily for a few days chastened [us] after their own pleasure; but he for [our] profit, that [we] might be partakers of his holiness.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲤⲂⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲔϪⲈⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲀⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲠϦⲀⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲚϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϢⲀⲤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲄⲨⲘⲚⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ.
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them who are exercised by it.
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤϢⲀⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲚϢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲤⲢⲎⲦ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲤϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ϬⲰϦⲈⲘ.
Looking diligently, lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up, trouble [you], and by it many be defiled;
Lest there [be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birth-right.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲤ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲈⲘ ⲘⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲔⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲀϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲰⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲢⲘⲰⲞⲨⲒ.
For ye know that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
For ye are not come to the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor to blackness, and to darkness, and tempest,
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲈⲚⲤⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲄⲄⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which [voice] they that heard, entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:
(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
And so terrible was the sight, [that] Moses said, I exceedingly fear and tremble: )
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲒⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲂⲀ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢϢⲀⲒ.
But ye are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϢⲀⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
To the general assembly and church of the first-born, who are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲪⲰⲦ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲔⲈⲦ ϨⲢⲀⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape], if we turn away from him that [speaketh] from heaven:
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲘⲎ ⲔⲒⲘ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎ ⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲰϢ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲔⲈⲪⲈ
Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲠⲒⲈⲦⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲔⲒⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲨⲐⲘⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲔⲒⲘ ⲀⲚ.
And this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲀⲦⲔⲒⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲚⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ.
Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear.
For our God [is] a consuming fire.
