< 1 John 1 >
1 THAT which was from the beginning, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have gazed upon, and our hands have handled of the word of life;
ⲁ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ϪⲈⲘϪⲰⲘϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ
2 (for the life was manifested, and we have beheld it, and bear testimony, and declare unto you that life eternal, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us; ) (aiōnios )
ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ (aiōnios )
3 that which we have seen and heard, declare we to you, that ye also may have communion with us: and indeed our communion is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
ⲅ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈϤ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be complete.
ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
5 And this is the promise which we have heard from him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and that darkness in him there is none.
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈϤ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ
6 If we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and practise not the truth:
ⲋ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲚϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ
7 but if we walk in the light, as he is himself in the light, we have communion with each other, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
ⲍ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
ⲏ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ
9 If we confess our sins, faithful is he and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
ⲑ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲬⲀ ⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞⲚ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
ⲓ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ.