Galatians 5
1 Stand firm, and do not be willing to be again held by the yoke of servitude.
ⲁ̅ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲀⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲞϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲚⲀϨⲂⲈϤ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲂⲰⲔ.
2 Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if you have been circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
ⲃ̅ⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚ ⲤⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϮϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ.
3 For I again testify, about every man circumcising himself, that he is obligated to act according to the entire law.
ⲅ̅ϮⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲢ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
4 You are being emptied of Christ, you who are being justified by the law. You have fallen from grace.
ⲇ̅ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ.
5 For in spirit, by faith, we await the hope of justice.
ⲉ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰⲤ.
6 For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision prevails over anything, but only faith which works through charity.
ⲋ̅ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
7 You have run well. So what has impeded you, that you would not obey the truth?
ⲍ̅ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
8 This kind of influence is not from him who is calling you.
ⲏ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
9 A little leaven corrupts the whole mass.
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲎⲢ ϢⲀϤⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲰϢⲈⲘ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϬⲒϢⲈⲘⲎⲢ.
10 I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will accept nothing of the kind. However, he who disturbs you shall bear the judgment, whomever he may be.
ⲓ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲎⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲔⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϤϤⲀⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ.
11 And as for me, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still suffering persecution? For then the scandal of the Cross would be made empty.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈϮϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲀϤⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
12 And I wish that those who disturb you would be torn away.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲰϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
13 For you, brothers, have been called to liberty. Only you must not make liberty into an occasion for the flesh, but instead, serve one another through the charity of the Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲀⲢⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
14 For the entire law is fulfilled by one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲀϤϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲘⲠⲈⲔⲢⲎϮ.
15 But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you are not consumed by one another!
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲖⲀⲠⲤⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
16 So then, I say: Walk in the spirit, and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϮϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲔⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
17 For the flesh desires against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh. And since these are against one another, you may not do whatever you want.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲈϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ.
18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest; they are: fornication, lust, homosexuality, self-indulgence,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲠⲒϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲰϤ.
20 the serving of idols, drug use, hostility, contentiousness, jealousy, wrath, quarrels, dissensions, divisions,
ⲕ̅ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲪⲀϦⲢⲒ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦϪⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲒϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲚⲒⲬⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲘⲂⲞⲚ ⲚⲒϪⲈⲢϪⲈⲢ ⲚⲒⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
21 envy, murder, inebriation, carousing, and similar things. About these things, I continue to preach to you, as I have preached to you: that those who act in this way shall not obtain the kingdom of God.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲒⲪⲐⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲒⲐⲒϦⲒ ⲚⲒϢⲈⲢϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈϮⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ.
23 meekness, faith, modesty, abstinence, chastity. There is no law against such things.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲞⲨⲈⲄⲔⲢⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϮⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨ.
24 For those who are Christ’s have crucified their flesh, along with its vices and desires.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲨⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲤⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲤⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ.
25 If we live by the Spirit, we should also walk by the Spirit.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϮⲘⲀϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀ.
26 Let us not become desirous of empty glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲈⲚⲤⲰⲔ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠϮ ⲈⲚⲈⲢⲪⲐⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
