Philippians 4
1 And so, my most beloved and most desired brothers, my joy and my crown: stand firm in this way, in the Lord, most beloved.
ⲁ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ.
2 I ask Euodia, and I beg Syntyche, to have the same understanding in the Lord.
ⲃ̅ⲈⲨⲞⲆⲒⲀ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲨⲚⲦⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲢⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
3 And I also ask you, as my genuine companion, to assist those women who have labored with me in the Gospel, with Clement and the rest of my assistants, whose names are in the Book of Life.
ⲅ̅ⲤⲈ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ϨⲰⲔ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲤⲨⲚⲌⲨⲄⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲈⲔⲖⲎ ⲘⲈⲚⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ.
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I say, rejoice.
ⲇ̅ⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀϢⲒ.
5 Let your modesty be known to all men. The Lord is near.
ⲉ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲦ
6 Be anxious about nothing. But in all things, with prayer and supplication, with acts of thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God.
ⲋ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲦⲎⲘⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
7 And so shall the peace of God, which exceeds all understanding, guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲤⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
8 Concerning the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is chaste, whatever is just, whatever is holy, whatever is worthy to be loved, whatever is of good repute, if there is any virtue, if there is any praiseworthy discipline: meditate on these.
ⲏ̅ⲦⲞ ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲔⲈⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲒ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈⲦⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
9 All the things that you have learned and accepted and heard and seen in me, do these. And so shall the God of peace be with you.
ⲑ̅ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
10 Now I rejoice in the Lord exceedingly, because finally, after some time, your feelings for me have flourished again, just as you formerly felt. For you had been preoccupied.
ⲓ̅ⲀⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲪⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϮⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
11 I am not saying this as if out of need. For I have learned that, in whatever state I am, it is sufficient.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰϢⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
12 I know how to be humbled, and I know how to abound. I am prepared for anything, anywhere: either to be full or to be hungry, either to have abundance or to endure scarcity.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϮⲦⲤⲀⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ.
13 Everything is possible in him who has strengthened me.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϮϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲎⲒ.
14 Yet truly, you have done well by sharing in my tribulation.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲤ ⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲈⲠⲀϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ.
15 But you also know, O Philippians, that at the beginning of the Gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not a single church shared with me in the plan of giving and receiving, except you alone.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
16 For you even sent to Thessalonica, once, and then a second time, for what was useful to me.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲈⲤⲤⲀⲖⲞⲚⲒⲔⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲬⲢⲒⲀ.
17 It is not that I am seeking a gift. Instead, I seek the fruit that abounds to your benefit.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲒⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ.
18 But I have everything in abundance. I have been filled up, having received from Epaphroditus the things that you sent; this is an odor of sweetness, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲒⲘⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲠⲀⲪⲢⲞⲆⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲐⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲐⲞⲒⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲈϤϢⲎⲠ ⲈϤⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
19 And may my God fulfill all your desires, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲈⲘⲀϨ ⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
ⲕ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ. (aiōn g165)
21 Greet every saint in Christ Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
22 The brothers who are with me greet you. All the saints greet you, but especially those who are of Caesar’s household.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
23 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ
