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1 ⲁ̅ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ.
For I would have you know how great a contest I am waging for you and the brethren in Laodicea, and for all who have never seen my face.
2 ⲃ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
May their hearts be comforted! May they be knit together in love! May they gain in all its riches the full assurance of their understanding! May they come to a perfect knowledge of the secret truth of God, which is Christ himself.
In Him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge!
And this I say, lest any one should mislead you with enticing words.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
For though I am absent from you in body, I am with you in spirit, happy to note your discipline and the solid front of your faith in Christ.
As then you have received Jesus Christ, your Lord, in him live your lives;
7 ⲍ̅ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
since you are rooted in him, and in him continually built up. Be firmly established in the faith as you were taught it, and continually abound in it with thanksgiving.
8 ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ.
Take care lest any man drag you away captive by his philosophy which is a vain deceit, following the traditions of men and the world’s crude notions, and not Christ.
For it is in Christ that all the fullness of deity dwells bodily,
and in him you have your fulness, and he is the Lord of all the principalities and powers.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲓϫ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲃⲱϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands; even in putting off your sensual nature in Christ’s own circumcision,
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲕⲉⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
when you were buried with him in baptism. In baptism also you were raised with him, through your faith in the energy of that God who raised him from the dead.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲛϧⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
And you also, at one time dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sensual nature, he has made alive together with himself. For he forgave us all our transgressions,
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲥⲱⲗϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲓϫ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲧⲟⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϯⲓϥⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ.̇
blotted out the handwriting of ordinances that stood against us and was hostile to us, and took it out of our way, nailing it to his cross.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲃⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲁϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
Principalities and powers he disarmed, and openly displayed them as his trophies, when he triumphed over them in the cross.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲱ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ.
Therefore do not permit any one to sit in judgment on you in regard to what you may eat or drink, or in regard to feast-days or new moons or sabbaths.
These were a shadow of things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲕⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ.
Let no man at his will defraud you of your prize through his false humility and worship of the angels, taking his stand on the visions he has seen, and vainly puffed up by his material mind;
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϯⲁⲫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ϫⲫⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲁⲓⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
instead of keeping connection with the Head from the whole body draws nourishment for all its needs by the joints which bind it; and is knit together, and grows with a divine growth.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁϧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
If you died with Christ to the world’s rudimentary notions, why, as if you still lived in the world, do you submit yourselves to dogmatisms found on teachings and doctrines of men -
such as "Do not handle this," "You must not taste that," "Do not touch this" -
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲭ ⲣⲁⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
all things which are intended to perish in the using?
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϯ ⲁⲥⲟ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ
For these precepts, although they have a show of wisdom with their self-imposed devotions and fastings and bodily austerities, are of no real value against the indulgence of the carnal appetites.
