Colossians 3
1 If then you have a new life with Christ, give your attention to the things of heaven, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
ⲁ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲀ ⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
2 Keep your mind on the higher things, not on the things of earth.
ⲃ̅ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲀ ⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲀⲚ.
3 For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God.
ⲅ̅ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ϨⲎⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
4 At the coming of Christ who is our life, you will be seen with him in glory.
ⲇ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
5 Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;
ⲉ̅ϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲠⲒϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ϮⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲦⲈ.
6 Because of which the wrath of God comes on those who go against his orders;
ⲋ̅ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
7 Among whom you were living in the past, when you did such things.
ⲍ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ.
8 But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;
ⲏ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲠⲒⲘⲂⲞⲚ ϮⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲠⲒϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
9 Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings,
ⲑ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲂⲀϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲠⲢⲀⲜⲒⲤ.
10 And have put on the new man, which has become new in knowledge after the image of his maker;
ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲂⲈⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲞⲚⲦϤ.
11 Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲂⲀⲢⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲤⲔⲨⲐⲞⲤ ⲂⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
12 As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲘⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲦⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲈⲖϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
13 Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
14 And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
15 And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ.
16 Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲮⲀⲖⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϨⲰⲆⲎ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ.
17 And whatever you do, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
18 Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as is right in the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲘⲀϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
19 Husbands, have love for your wives, and be not bitter against them.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨ.
20 Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲐⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
21 Fathers, do not be hard on your children, so that their spirit may not be broken.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲒⲒⲞϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
22 Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲤⲈⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲢⲀⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠⲖⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠϬ Ⲥ.
23 Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲰⲂ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ.
24 Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚϮⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲢⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ.
25 For the wrongdoer will have punishment for the wrong he has done, without respect for any man's position.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϨⲞ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀϤ.
