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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 ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥϯⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
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 ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿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 ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲁϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ.
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 ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ.
May you be made powerfully strong by his wonderful strength, having great patience and endurance.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲑⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
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 ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϭ̅ ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ 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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ 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 ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥ ̇⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
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.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
You once were alienated from God, enemies in the way you thought and the way you acted,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉⲧⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
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 ϯ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϭⲣⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ 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 ⳿ⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
I serve the church following the direction God gave me about you, to present fully the word of God to you.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲅⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ. (aiōn g165)
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 ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ.
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 ⲉⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
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.
