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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⳿ⲧⲕⲁⲡⲡⲟⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲃⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
2 ⲃ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϫϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
3 ⲅ̅ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ϫⲫⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲛⲁϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲁ⳿ⲉ.
who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ.
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
7 ⲍ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲑⲉⲗⲏ ⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ϣⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ.
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲩϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ.
trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲉⲕ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϯⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ.
As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ.
Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲏ ⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ.
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
20 ⲕ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲉⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲓⲛⲥⲓϯ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ. (aiōn g165)
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. (aiōn g165)
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲣⲓ.
For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
