Philippians 1
1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
3 I thank my God every time I remember you.
ⲅ̅ϯϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
4 In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,
ⲇ̅ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲡⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ
5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
ⲉ̅ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ
6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲓⲧⲏⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲕϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
ⲍ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲥⲩⲅⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ
8 God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ
10 so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϯ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲁⲓⲧⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
14 And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲏⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲥⲉⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁϫⲛ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲱ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
16 The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
17 The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ
18 What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲉⲓϭⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ
19 because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲭⲟⲣⲏⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
ⲕ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ
21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ
22 But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲉⲁϣ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ
23 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲥⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ
24 But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡϭⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
26 so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ
27 Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ
29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϫⲱϥ
30 since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
ⲗ̅ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
