< James 4 >

1 From whence are warres and contentions among you? are they not hence, euen of your pleasures, that fight in your members?
ⲁ̅ⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲞⲖⲈⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲘⲖⲀϦ ⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲨⲆⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲎⲔ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ
2 Ye lust, and haue not: ye enuie, and desire immoderately, and cannot obtaine: ye fight and warre, and get nothing, because ye aske not.
ⲃ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲀϢⲚⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲞⲖⲈⲘⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲀⲚ
3 Ye aske, and receiue not, because ye aske amisse, that ye might lay the same out on your pleasures.
ⲅ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲔⲀⲔⲰⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲨⲆⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, knowe ye not that the amitie of the world is the enimitie of God? Whosoeuer therefore will be a friend of the world, maketh himselfe the enemie of God.
ⲇ̅ⲚⲒⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϪⲀϪⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϤⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲪϮ
5 Doe ye thinke that the Scripture sayeth in vaine, The spirit that dwelleth in vs, lusteth after enuie?
ⲉ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈ ϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲪⲐⲞⲚⲞⲤ ϤϬⲒϢϢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ
6 But the Scripture offereth more grace, and therefore sayth, God resisteth the proude, and giueth grace to the humble.
ⲋ̅ϤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲤⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϤⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ
7 Submit your selues to God: resist the deuill, and he will flee from you.
ⲍ̅ⲘⲀϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲈⲪⲰⲦ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ
8 Drawe neere to God, and he will drawe neere to you. Clense your handes, ye sinners, and purge your hearts, ye double minded.
ⲏ̅ϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲈϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲦ Ⲃ-
9 Suffer afflictions, and sorrowe ye, and weepe: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your ioy into heauinesse.
ⲑ̅ⲀⲢⲒⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲎⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲂⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲨϨⲎⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲔⲈⲘ
10 Cast downe your selues before the Lord, and he will lift you vp.
ⲓ̅ⲘⲀⲐⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲈⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
11 Speake not euill one of another, brethren. He that speaketh euill of his brother, or he that condemneth his brother, speaketh euill of ye Law, and condemneth the Lawe: and if thou condemnest the Lawe, thou art not an obseruer of the Lawe, but a iudge.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲔϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϮ ϨⲀⲠ
12 There is one Lawgiuer, which is able to saue, and to destroy. Who art thou that iudgest another man?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲐⲈⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ϦⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ
13 Goe to now ye that say, To day or to morowe we will goe into such a citie, and continue there a yeere, and bye and sell, and get gaine,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲄⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲒⲈⲂϢⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ
14 (And yet ye cannot tell what shalbe to morowe. For what is your life? It is euen a vapour that appeareth for a litle time, and afterward vanisheth away)
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲀϤⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲰⲒϢ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲒⲦⲀ ϢⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ
15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, and, if we liue, we will doe this or that.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲪⲎ
16 But now ye reioyce in your boastings: all such reioycing is euill.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϨⲒⲠϨⲞ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ
17 Therefore, to him that knoweth how to doe well, and doeth it not, to him it is sinne.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲀⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲀⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲈ

< James 4 >