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1 ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ϯ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the righteous one.
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for the sins of the whole world.
By this we can be sure that we know him: if we keep his commandments.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ.
Whoever says, “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ϯ ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
But whoever keeps his word, truly in him the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him:
Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk just as he walked.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ.
Brothers, I am not writing you a new commandment, but an old commandment, which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the message you have heard from the beginning.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
Yet I am writing you a new commandment, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
Whoever says he is in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.
Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ ⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲑⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ.
But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of his name.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ϯ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲓⲟϯ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϯ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ.
I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I am writing to you, children, because you know the Father.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲓⲟϯ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ.
I have written to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲛ.
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϯ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲓ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ.
For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but from the world.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōn g165)
And the world is passing away along with its lusts, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. (aiōn g165)
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲧϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲓ ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲁⲛⲧⲓ ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲧϧⲁⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ.
Children, it is the last hour, and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏ ⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out so that it might be revealed that they do not belong to us.
But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ.
I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧϫⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϫⲱⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ϥϫⲱⲗ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲉϣⲏⲣⲓ.
Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲱⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ.
No one who denies the Son has the Father.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ.
Therefore let what you have heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you have heard from the beginning abides in you, then you will abide in the Son and in the Father.
And this is what he has promised us—eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
I have written these things to you concerning those who are trying to deceive you.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲱϩⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ ϭⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲣⲱ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
But the anointing you received from him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you. But the same anointing teaches you about all things; it is true, not a lie. So, just as it has taught you, you must abide in him.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭ ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not shrink away from him in shame when he comes back.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ
If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
