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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲡⲟⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲃⲓⲑⲁⲛⲓⲁ
To the people of God who are living abroad, dispersed throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Roman Asia, and Bithynia,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡϣⲣⲡ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡϭⲟϣϭϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲟ
and who were chosen in accordance with the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the consecration of the Spirit, to learn obedience, and to be purified by the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ, from Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ. May blessing and peace be yours in ever increasing measure.
3 ⲅ̅ ϥⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲡⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲛϩ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has, in his great mercy, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 ⲇ̅ ⲉⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲉⲙⲉⲥϩⲱϭⲃ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
given us the new life of undying hope, that promises an inheritance, imperishable, stainless, unfading, which has been reserved for you in heaven –
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϩⲁⲉ
for you who, through faith, are being guarded by the power of God, awaiting a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last days.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ
At the thought of this you are full of exultation, though (if it has been necessary) you have suffered for the moment somewhat from various trials;
7 ⲍ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲱⲡⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲩⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
that the genuineness of your faith – a thing far more precious than gold, which is perishable, yet has to be tested by fire – may win praise and glory and honor at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ
Though you have never seen him, yet you love him; though you do not even now see him, yet you believe in him, and exalt with a triumphant happiness too great for words,
9 ⲑ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ
as you receive the reward of your faith in the salvation of your souls!
10 ⲓ̅ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
It was this salvation that the prophets, who spoke long ago of the blessing intended for you, sought, and strove to comprehend;
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲁϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉϥⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ
as they strove to discern what that time could be, to which the Spirit of Christ within them was pointing, when foretelling the sufferings that Christ would have to endure, and the glories that would follow.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲛⲉⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
And it was revealed to them that it was not for themselves, but for you, that they were acting as Ministers of the truths which have now been told to you, by those who, with the help of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, have brought you the good news – truths into which even angels long to look.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲛϯⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲏⲫⲉ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲉⲧⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
Therefore concentrate your minds, with the strictest self-control, and fix your hopes on the blessing that is coming for you at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲣⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ
Be like obedient children; do not let your lives be shaped by the passions which once swayed you in the days of your ignorance,
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲱ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ
but in your whole life show yourselves to be holy, after the pattern of the Holy One from whom you received your call.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ ϥⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
For scripture says – ‘You will be holy, because I am holy.’
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲉⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁϫⲛϫⲓϩⲟ ⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
And since you call on him as ‘Father,’ who judges everyone impartially by what he has done, let respectful awe be the spirit of your lives during the time of your stay on earth.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
For you know that it was not by perishable things, such as silver and gold, that you were ransomed from the aimless way of living which was handed down to you from your ancestors,
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲉⲓⲏⲃ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
but by precious blood, as it were of a lamb, unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲣⲡ ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ
Destined for this before the beginning of the world, he has been revealed in these last days for your sakes,
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
who, through him, are faithful to God who raised him from the dead and gave him honor, so that your faith and hope are now in God.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
Now that, by your obedience to the truth, you have purified your lives, so that there is growing up among you a genuine affection, love one another earnestly with all your hearts;
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲛϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ (aiōn g165)
since your new life has come, not from perishable, but imperishable, seed, through the message of the Everliving God. (aiōn g165)
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲣⲟϥⲣϥ
For – ‘All earthly life is but as grass, and all its splendor as the flower of grass. The grass fades, its flower falls,
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ (aiōn g165)
but the teaching of the Lord remains for ever.’ And that is the teaching of the good news which has been told to you. (aiōn g165)

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