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1 ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
Dear ones, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
2 ⲃ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ
By this the Spirit of God is known: every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ as having come in flesh is of God,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧ ⲛϥϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲭⲣⲓⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus Christ as having come in flesh is not of God; indeed, this is the spirit of the Antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming—actually, it is already in the world right now.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛϫⲡⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
Dear children, you are of God and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than the one in the world.
They are of the world; that is why they speak of the world, and the world listens to them.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ
We are of God: he who knows God listens to us; he who is not of God does not listen to us—by this we know the Spirit of the Truth and the spirit of the deception.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁ ⲛⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Dear ones, we must love one another, because the love is of God and everyone who loves has been begotten by God and knows God.
He who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
9 ⲑ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
God's love was made real within us by this: God sent His only begotten Son into the world in order that we might live through Him.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ
In this is the love, not that we loved God but that He loved us—He even sent His Son as the propitiation for our sins.
Dear ones, since God loved us in this way we are obligated to love one another, really.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ
No one has ever looked at God. If we love one another, God remains in us and His love is being perfected in us.
By this we know that we remain in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
Yes, we have observed and do testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him and he in God.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
Yes, we have come to know and believe the love that God has in us. God is love, and he who abides in the love abides in God, and God in him.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲟ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
The love is perfected with us for this: that we may have confidence in the Day of judgment, since just as He is so are we in this world.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲙⲙⲛ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥϫⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
There is no fear in love; rather perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment; so he who fears has not been perfected in love.
We love Him because He first loved us.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ϣ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ
If anyone says, “I love God,” while hating his brother, he is a liar. Well, how can he love God whom he has not seen, while not loving his brother whom he has seen?
Indeed, this commandment we have from Him: he who loves God must love his brother also.
