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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⲛϭⲟⲧ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ
Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲣ ⲁϣ ⲉⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
And every one that hath this hope [set] on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.
[My] little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:
8 ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ
he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ϣ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.
10 ⲓ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲕⲁⲓⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲱⲛⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲛⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ
not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲧⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲧⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ (aiōnios g166)
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲛⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ
Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲣϭⲣⲟϩ ⲛϥⲧⲙϣⲛ ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲉⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?
[My] little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him:
because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ ⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ
And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲛ
And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
