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I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,
2 ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲛⲁⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ϩⲱ
that you receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁⲕϩ ϩⲁ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϯϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲕⲉⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles.
Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.
Greet Mary, who labored much for us.
7 ⲍ̅ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲟⲩⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲣⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϯⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲁϩⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who were also in Christ before me.
Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord.
Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.
Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.
Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet them of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲩⲫⲱⲥⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲣⲩⲫⲁⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲡⲍⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲡ ϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.
Greet Rufus, the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
Greet one another with a holy kiss. The assemblies of Christ greet you.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϭⲓⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲝⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ
For those who are such don’t serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯⲣⲁϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.
And the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives.
I, Tertius, who write the letter, greet you in the Lord.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲓϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲕⲟⲩⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ
Gaius, my host and host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother.
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! Amen.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
Now to him who is able to establish you according to my Good News and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret through long ages, (aiōnios g166)
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ (aiōnios g166)
but now is revealed, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known for obedience of faith to all the nations; (aiōnios g166)
