ⲚⲒⳈⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ 13
Let your love for the Lord’s followers continue.
Do not neglect to show hospitality; for, through being hospitable, people have all unawares entertained angels.
Remember the prisoners, as if you were their fellow prisoners, and the oppressed, not forgetting that you also are still in the body.
Let marriage be honored by all and the married life be pure; for God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲣⲉϣⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲟϣⲕ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ
Do not let your conduct be ruled by the love of money. Be content with what you have, for God himself has said – ‘I will never forsake you, nor will I ever abandon you.’
Therefore we may say with confidence – ‘The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can mere people do to me?’
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲛⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
Do not forget your leaders, who told you God’s message. Recall the close of their lives, and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today – yes, and for ever! (aiōn g165)
9 ⲑ̅ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲉⲉⲓ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲃⲱ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
Do not let yourselves be carried away by the various novel forms of teaching. It is better to rely for spiritual strength on the divine help, than on regulations regarding food; for those whose lives are guided by such regulations have not found them of service.
We are not without an altar; but it is one at which those who still worship in the tent have no right to eat.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲩⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲁ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲣⲉⲕϩ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ
The bodies of those animals whose blood is brought by the high priest into the sanctuary, as an offering for sin, are burnt outside the camp.
And so Jesus, also, to purify the people by his own blood, suffered outside the gate.
Therefore let us go out to him ‘outside the camp,’ bearing the same reproaches as he;
for here we have no permanent city, but are looking for the city that is to be.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟ ϭⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ
Through him let us offer, as our sacrifice, continual praise to God – an offering from lips that glorify his name.
Never forget to do kindly acts and to share what you have with others, for such sacrifices are acceptable to God.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϯ ⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲣ ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ
Obey your leaders, and submit to their control, for they are watching over your souls, since they will have to render an account, so that they may do it with joy, and not in sorrow. That would not be to your advantage.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲉⲫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ
Pray for us, for we are sure that our consciences are clear, since our wish is to be occupied with what is good.
And I the more earnestly ask for your prayers, so that I may be restored to you the sooner.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ (aiōnios g166)
May God, the source of all peace, who brought back from the dead him who, ‘by virtue of the blood that rendered valid the unchangeable covenant, is the great shepherd of God’s Sheep,’ Jesus, our Lord – (aiōnios g166)
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲃⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (aiōn g165)
may God make you perfect in everything that is good, so that you may be able to do his will. May he bring out in us all that is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be all glory for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
I beg you, friends, to bear with these words of advice. For I have written only very briefly to you.
You will be glad to hear that our friend, Timothy, has been set free. If he comes here soon, we will visit you together.
Give our greeting to all your leaders, and to all Christ’s people. Our friends from Italy send their greetings to you.
May God bless you all.
