< James 3 >

1 MY brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive a severer judgment.
ⲁ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ.
2 For in many things we all offend. If any man offend not in word, he is a perfect man, and capable of reining in the whole body.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϩⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
3 Behold, we put bits into the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body.
ⲅ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϯⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲑⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
4 Behold also the ships, though so great, and driven by tempestuous winds, are turned about by the smallest rudder, whithersoever the inclination of the pilot pleaseth.
ⲇ̅ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲉϫⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ϣⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲙⲓ.
5 So also the tongue is a little member, and proudly vaunts. Behold how great a pile of wood, a little fire kindleth!
ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⳿ϥⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ.
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: in such manner is the tongue placed among our members, that it defileth all the body, and setteth on fire the circle of nature; and is set on fire of hell. (Geenna g1067)
ⲋ̅ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϩⲓⲁϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ϥⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲧⲣⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲅⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁ. (Geenna g1067)
7 For every species of wild beasts, and also of birds, of reptiles, and even of fishes, is tamed, and hath also been tamed by human ingenuity:
ⲍ̅ⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲙⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲇⲁⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
8 but the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ϣ⳿ⲑⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϭⲛⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ.
9 With it we bless God even the Farther; and with the same we curse men, though after the likeness of God.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲛϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
10 Out of the same mouth goeth forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not to be thus.
ⲓ̅⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲟ ⲣⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
11 Doth a fountain from the same aperture spout forth sweet water and bitter?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲏϯ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲃⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲙⲟⲗϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
12 Can a fig-tree, my brethren, produce olives; or a vine figs? so also can no fountain send forth salt water and sweet.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲙⲟⲗϩ ⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲗϫ.
13 Who is a wise man and intelligent among you, let him shew in a becoming conduct his works with the meekness of wisdom.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
14 But if ye have bitter envy and contention in your heart, boast not, and lie not against the truth.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲭⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ϧⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
15 This is not the wisdom which cometh from above, but is earthly, sensual, diabolical.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲑⲁ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲯⲩ ⲭⲓⲕⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
16 For where envy and contention dwell, there is tumult and every vile deed.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲭⲟϩ ⲓⲉ ⳿ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, meek, easily persuadable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and void of dissimulation.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲓⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲉ.
18 But the fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for those who are peacemakers.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ

< James 3 >