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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ϭⲉ ⲉⲁϥϣⲡ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲡⲝ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲁϥⲗⲟ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
Since, then, Christ has suffered in the flesh, you also must arm yourselves with a determination to do the same--because he who has suffered in the flesh has done with sin--
that in future you may spend the rest of your earthly lives, governed not by human passions, but by the will of God.
3 ⲅ̅ ϩⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϫⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϯϩⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϫⲏⲣ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲁϩⲙ̅.
For you have given time enough in the past to the doing of the things which the Gentiles delight in-- pursuing, as you did, a course of habitual licence, debauchery, hard drinking, noisy revelry, drunkenness and unholy image-worship.
At this they are astonished--that you do not run into the same excess of profligacy as they do; and they speak abusively of you.
But they will have to give account to Him who stands ready to pronounce judgement on the living and the dead.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ.
For it is with this end in view that the Good News was proclaimed even to some who were dead, that they may be judged, as all mankind will be judged, in the body, but may be living a godly life in the spirit.
But the end of all things is now close at hand: therefore be sober-minded and temperate, so that you may give yourselves to prayer.
8 ⲏ̅ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲱϫⲛ̅. ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲱⲃⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
Above all continue to love one another fervently, for love throws a veil over a multitude of faults.
Extend ungrudging hospitality towards one another.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲉ.
Whatever be the gifts which each has received, you must use them for one another's benefit, as good stewards of God's many-sided kindness.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲉⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ. (aiōn g165)
If any one preaches, let it be as uttering God's truth; if any one renders a service to others, let it be in the strength which God supplies; so that in everything glory may be given to God in the name of Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the might to the Ages of the Ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲙ̅ϩⲟ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅.
Dear friends, do not be surprised at finding that that scorching flame of persecution is raging among you to put you to the test--as though some surprising thing were accidentally happening to you.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅. ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ.
On the contrary, in the degree that you share in the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice, so that at the unveiling of His glory you may also rejoice with triumphant gladness.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲥⲉⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲥⲉϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ.
You are to be envied, if you are being reproached for bearing the name of Christ; for in that case the Spirit of glory-- even the Spirit of God--is resting upon you.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϣⲡ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲫⲟⲛⲉⲩⲥ ⲏ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϩⲱϥⲧ̅ ⲏ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
But let not one of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evil-doer, or as a spy upon other people's business.
If, however, any one suffers because he is a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God for being permitted to bear that name.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲣ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ⲉⲓⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
For the time has come for judgement to begin, and to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the end of those who reject God's Good News?
And if it is difficult even for a righteous man to be saved, what will become of irreligious men and sinners?
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲡ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲡⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.
Therefore also, let those who are suffering in accordance with the will of God entrust their souls in well-doing to a faithful Creator.
