< Colossians 1 >
1 Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ
2 To them which are at Colosse, Saintes and faithfull brethren in Christ: Grace bee with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲕⲟⲗⲟⲥⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ
3 We giue thankes to God euen ye Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, alway praying for you:
ⲅ̅ⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ
4 Since wee heard of your faith in Christ Iesus, and of your loue toward all Saintes,
ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
5 For the hopes sake, which is laide vp for you in heauen, whereof yee haue heard before by the word of trueth, which is the Gospel,
ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
6 Which is come vnto you, eue as it is vnto al the world, and is fruitful, as it is also amog you, from ye day that ye heard and truely knew ye grace of God,
ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥϯ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ
7 As yee also learned of Epaphras our deare fellowe seruaunt, which is for you a faithfull minister of Christ:
ⲍ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣ ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
8 Who hath also declared vnto vs your loue in the Spirit.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ
9 For this cause wee also, since the day wee heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be fulfilled with knowledge of his will in all wisdome, and spirituall vnderstanding,
ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲛⲗⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ
10 That ye might walke worthy of the Lord, and please him in all things, being fruitefull in all good workes, and increasing in the knowledge of God,
ⲓ̅ⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
11 Strengthened with all might through his glorious power, vnto all patience, and long suffering with ioyfulnesse,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ϩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ
12 Giuing thankes vnto the Father, which hath made vs meete to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saintes in light,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ
13 Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darkenesse, and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare Sonne,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲡⲉⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
14 In whome we haue redemption through his blood, that is, the forgiuenesse of sinnes,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲡⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ
15 Who is the image of the inuisible God, the first begotten of euery creature.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲑⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡϣⲣⲡ ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ
16 For by him were all things created, which are in heauen, and which are in earth, thinges visible and inuisible: whether they be Thrones or Dominions, or Principalities, or Powers, all things were created by him, and for him,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲛⲧ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
17 And hee is before all things, and in him all things consist.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲩϩⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ
18 And hee is the head of the body of the Church: he is the beginning, and the first begotten of the dead, that in all thinges hee might haue the preeminence.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲡϣⲣⲡ ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
19 For it pleased the Father, that in him should all fulnesse dwell,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
20 And through peace made by that blood of that his crosse, to reconcile to himselfe through him, through him, I say, all thinges, both which are in earth, and which are in heauen.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϩⲉⲧⲡ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ
21 And you which were in times past strangers and enemies, because your mindes were set in euill workes, hath he nowe also reconciled,
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ
22 In that body of his flesh through death, to make you holy, and vnblameable and without fault in his sight,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉⲧⲡ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲉⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
23 If ye continue, grounded and stablished in the faith, and be not moued away from the hope of the Gospel, whereof ye haue heard, and which hath bene preached to euery creature which is vnder heauen, whereof I Paul am a minister.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲏⲣⲩⲝ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ
24 Now reioyce I in my suffrings for you, and fulfill the rest of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for his bodies sake, which is the Church,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲕⲟⲟϩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ
25 Whereof I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is giuen mee vnto you ward, to fulfill the word of God,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
26 Which is the mysterie hid since the world began, and from all ages, but nowe is made manifest to his Saintes, (aiōn )
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲏⲡ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ (aiōn )
27 To whome God woulde make knowen what is the riches of his glorious mysterie among the Gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ
28 Whome we preache, admonishing euery man, and teaching euery man in all wisdome, that we may present euery man perfect in Christ Iesus,
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲡⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
29 Whereunto I also labour and striue, according to his working which worketh in me mightily.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ