Philippians 2
1 Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection 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 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
ⲃ̅ⲘⲀϨ ⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲢⲰ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
ⲅ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎ ⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
ⲇ̅ⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚϨⲐⲎ ϤⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
5 Let this mind be in you 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 something 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 human likeness.
ⲍ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤϢⲞⲨⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲈⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲀⲨϪⲈⲘϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲬⲎⲘⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross.
ⲏ̅ⲀϤⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ.
9 Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
ⲑ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϬⲀⲤϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
ⲓ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲖⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲔⲰⲖϪ ⲚⲀ ⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
11 and every tongue 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 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your 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 to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϮⲘⲀϮ.
14 Do everything without complaining or arguing,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲢⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ.
15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine 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 as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲒϢⲈⲠϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ.
17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢ ⲠⲔⲈⲞⲨⲞⲦⲚⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ϮⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲒⲚⲒ.
20 I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.
ⲕ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲈϤϢⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϤⲚⲀϤⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ.
21 For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲚ.
22 But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲦⲈϤⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲰⲦ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
23 So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
24 And I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲐⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ.
25 But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲈⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲠⲀⲪⲢⲞⲆⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲬⲢⲒⲀ.
26 For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲰⲚⲒ.
27 He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon 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 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϢⲈⲚ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
29 Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϢⲞⲠϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲦⲀⲒⲦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
30 because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
ⲗ̅ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲞⲖⲈⲨⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲀϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲢⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
