< Philippians 2 >

1 If therefore there is any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,
ⲁ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϬⲢⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ.
2 make my joy full by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;
ⲃ̅ⲘⲀϨ ⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲢⲰ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
3 doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
ⲅ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎ ⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
4 each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
ⲇ̅ⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚϨⲐⲎ ϤⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
5 Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,
ⲉ̅ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
6 who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
ⲋ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲤⲰⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.
ⲍ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤϢⲞⲨⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲀⲨϪⲈⲘϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲬⲎⲘⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.
ⲏ̅ⲀϤⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ.
9 Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name,
ⲑ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϬⲀⲤϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,
ⲓ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲖⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲔⲰⲖϪ ⲚⲀ ⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ.
12 So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϪⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚϮ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ.
13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϮⲘⲀϮ.
14 Do all things without complaining and arguing,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲢⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ.
15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲈⲤⲔⲰⲖϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲪⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
16 holding up the word of life, that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲒϢⲈⲠϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ.
17 Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢ ⲠⲔⲈⲞⲨⲞⲦⲚⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ϮⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
18 In the same way, you also should be glad and rejoice with me.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
19 But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲒⲚⲒ.
20 For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.
ⲕ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲈϤϢⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϤⲚⲀϤⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ.
21 For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲚ.
22 But you know that he has proved himself. As a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲦⲈϤⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it will go with me.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
24 But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come shortly.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲐⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ.
25 But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲈⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲠⲀⲪⲢⲞⲆⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲬⲢⲒⲀ.
26 since he longed for you all, and was very troubled because you had heard that he was sick.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲰⲚⲒ.
27 For indeed he was sick nearly to death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎⲒ ϨⲰ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘϬ ⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲚ.
28 I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϢⲈⲚ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϢⲞⲠϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲦⲀⲒⲦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
30 because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.
ⲗ̅ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲈⲨⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲀϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲢⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.

< Philippians 2 >