1 John 3
1 Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God; and we are. And on this account the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲏ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ.
2 Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it is not yet manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he may be made manifest, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.
ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
3 Indeed every one having this hope on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
4 Every one doing sin does also a transgression of the law: and sin is the transgression of the law.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲉ.
5 And you know that he was manifested that he might take away sins; and in him there is no sin.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲗ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲛ.
6 No one abiding in him is sinning: every one sinning does not see him, nor know him.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ.
7 Little children, let no one deceive you. The one doing righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲥⲉⲣⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ.
8 The one doing sin is of the devil; because the devil sins from the beginning. Unto this the Son of God was made manifest, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
ⲏ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲃⲉⲗ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
9 Every one having been born of God does not sin; because his seed remains in him: and he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: every one not doing righteousness is not of God, and the one not loving his brother with divine love.
ⲓ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ.
11 Because this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we must love one another,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
12 not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother; and on account of what did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ.
13 And be not astonished, brother, if the world hates you.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
14 We know that we have passed out of the death into the life, because we love the brethren with divine love; the one loving not with divine love, abides in the death.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ.
15 Every one hating his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in himself. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ. (aiōnios g166)
16 In this we know the divine love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
17 Whosoever may have the sustenance of the world, and see his brother having need, and shut up his sympathies from him, how dwells the divine love of God in him?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
18 Little children, let us love with divine love not in word, nor in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
19 And in this we shall know that we are of the truth, and we shall assure our hearts before him;
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲑⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
20 because if our heart may condemn us, it is because God is greater than our heart, and he knows all things.
ⲕ̅ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
21 Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God:
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
22 and whatsoever we may ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things pleasing before him.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
23 And this is his commandment, that we may believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and we may love one another with divine love, as he has given to us commandment.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ.
24 And the one keeping his commandments abides in him, and he in him; and in this we know that he abides in us, he has given us of his Spirit.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ
