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Children, obey your parents, as children of the Lord; for that is but right.
‘Honor your father and mother’ – this is the first Commandment with a promise –
‘so that you may prosper and have a long life on earth.’
And fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up with Christian discipline and instruction.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
Slaves, obey your earthly masters, with anxious care, giving them ungrudging service, as if obeying the Christ;
6 ⲋ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ϭⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲣⲉϥⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅
not only when their eyes are on you, as if you had merely to please people, but as slaves of Christ, who are trying to carry out the will of God.
Give your service heartily and cheerfully, as working for the Master and not for people;
8 ⲏ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ. ϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ.
for you know that everyone will be rewarded by the Master for any honest work that he has done, whether he is a slave or free.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲱⲛⲧ̅. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓϩⲟ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ·
And masters, treat your slaves in the same spirit. Give up threatening them; for you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that before him there is no distinction of rank.
For the future, find strength in your union with the Lord, and in the power which comes from his might.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲁⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the devil.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ϩⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲉⲓⲕⲁⲕⲉ. ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ· (aiōn g165)
For ours is no struggle against enemies of flesh and blood, but against all the various powers of evil that hold sway in the darkness around us, against the spirits of wickedness on high. (aiōn g165)
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲁⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲉⲕϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ.
Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the evil day comes, you may be able to withstand the attack, and, having fought to the end, still to stand your ground.
Stand your ground, then, with truth for your belt, and with righteousness for your breastplate,
and with the readiness to serve the good news of peace as shoes for your feet.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲩⲣⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲉϣⲙ̅ⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲉⲣⲟ.
At every onslaught take up faith for your shield; for with it you will be able to extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one.
And receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit – which is the message of God – always with prayer and supplication.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲓⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲣ̅ϥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
Pray in spirit at all times. Be intent on this, with unwearying perseverance and supplication for all Christ’s people –
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲓ̈. ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ.
and on my behalf also, so that when I begin to speak, words may be given me, so that I may fearlessly make known the inmost truth of the good news,
on behalf of which I am an ambassador – in chains! Pray that, in telling it, I may speak fearlessly as I ought.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲟⲩ. ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ (ⲛ̅)ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
To enable you, as well as others, to know all that concerns me and what I am doing, Tychicus, our dear friend and faithful helper in the Master’s cause, will tell you everything.
I am sending him to you on purpose that you may learn all about us, and that he may cheer your hearts.
May God, the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ give every follower peace, and love linked with faith.
May God’s blessing be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
