1 Peter 1
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲡⲟⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲃⲓⲑⲁⲛⲓⲁ
2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
ⲃ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡϣⲣⲡ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡϭⲟϣϭϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲟ
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
ⲅ̅ϥⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲡⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲛϩ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
ⲇ̅ⲉⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲉⲙⲉⲥϩⲱϭⲃ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϩⲁⲉ
6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ
7 so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
ⲍ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲱⲡⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲁⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲩⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ
9 now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ
10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
ⲓ̅ⲉⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
11 trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲁϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉϥⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ
12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲛⲉⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲛϯⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲏⲫⲉ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲉⲧⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
14 As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲣⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ
15 But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲱ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ
16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ϥⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
17 Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲉⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁϫⲛϫⲓϩⲟ ⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲉⲓⲏⲃ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
20 He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
ⲕ̅ⲉⲁⲩϣⲣⲡ ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ
21 Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. (aiōn g165)
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲁⲩϫⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲛϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ (aiōn g165)
24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲣⲟϥⲣϥ
