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1 ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,
2 ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲗⲟⲅⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ϭⲓϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ.
as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation,
if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord [is] good.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲟϣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ.
To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,
5 ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲛϧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
6 ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ.
Because it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ.
To you therefore who believe [is] the preciousness; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders cast away as worthless, this is become head of [the] corner,
8 ⲏ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲓϭⲣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; [who] stumble at the word, being disobedient to which also they have been appointed.
9 ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟϥ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ.
But ye [are] a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
who once [were] not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲏⲕ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ.
Beloved, I exhort [you], as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣϣⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ.
having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through [your] good works, [themselves] witnessing [them], glorify God in [the] day of visitation.
Be in subjection [therefore] to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to [the] king as supreme,
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲩϭⲓ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲙⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ.
or to rulers as sent by him, for vengeance on evildoers, and praise to them that do well.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen.
Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭ ⲓⲥⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲟϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗϫ.
Servants, [be] subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϭⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ.
For this [is] acceptable, if one, for conscience sake towards God, endure griefs, suffering unjustly.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϯⲕⲉϩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
For what glory [is it], if sinning and being buffeted ye shall bear [it]? but if, doing good and suffering, ye shall bear [it], this is acceptable with God.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲅⲣⲁⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉϥϣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ.
For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps:
who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;
who, [when] reviled, reviled not again; [when] suffering, threatened not; but gave [himself] over into the hands of him who judges righteously;
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣϧⲟⲧ.
who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ
For ye were going astray as sheep, but have now returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.
