1 John 4
1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, if they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲯⲉⲩⲇⲟ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
2 Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses Jesus Christ come in flesh is of God;
ⲃ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉ.
3 and every spirit which does not confess Jesus Christ come in flesh is not of God: and this is that [power] of the antichrist, [of] which ye have heard that it comes, and now it is already in the world.
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ϥϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲇⲏ.
4 Ye are of God, children, and have overcome them, because greater is he that [is] in you than he that [is] in the world.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
5 They are of the world; for this reason they speak [as] of the world, and the world hears them.
ⲉ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
6 We are of God; he that knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
ⲋ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ.
7 Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
8 He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.
ⲏ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲉ.
9 Herein as to us has been manifested the love of God, that God has sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
ⲑ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
11 Beloved, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏ ⲟⲩ.
12 No one has seen God at any time: if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲫϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ.
13 Hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, that he has given to us of his Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅.
14 And we have seen, and testify, that the Father has sent the Son [as] Saviour of the world.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
16 And we have known and have believed the love which God has to us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
17 Herein has love been perfected with us that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, that even as he is, we also are in this world.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has torment, and he that fears has not been made perfect in love.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲟϯ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥϩⲓ ϯ ϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ϥϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
19 We love because he has first loved us.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ.
20 If any one say, I love God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
ⲕ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ.
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he that loves God love also his brother.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ
