1 John 3
1 BEHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God! therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
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 evident what we shall be: but we know that when he shall appear, 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 And every one who hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
4 Every one who committeth sin, committeth also a transgression of the law: for 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 ye know that he was manifested, that he might take away our sins; and in him there is no sin.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲗ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲛ.
6 Every one who abideth in him, doth not sin; every one who sinneth hath not seen him, nor known him.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ.
7 My dear children, let no man deceive you: he who doeth righteousness is righteous, even 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 he that practises sin is of the devil; for from the beginning the devil sinneth. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, 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 who is born of God, doth not practise sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is 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 By this the children of God are manifestly seen, and the children of the devil. Every one that doth not practise righteousness, is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother.
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 For this is the commandment which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
12 Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and slew his brother: and wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were wicked, 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 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
14 We know that we are passed out of a state of death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in 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 who hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath life eternal abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ. (aiōnios g166)
16 By this we have known the love of Christ, because for us he laid down his own life: 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 But whosoever hath worldly abundance, and seeth his brother under necessity, and shutteth his bowels of compassion against him, how dwelleth the 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 My dear children, let us not love in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
19 and hereby we know that we are of the truth, and in his presence have this persuasion in our hearts.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲑⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
20 For should our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
ⲕ̅ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence towards God.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things which are pleasing in his sight.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ.
23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ.
24 And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him; and by this we know that he abideth in us, from the Spirit which he hath given us.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ
