1 John 4
1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
ⲃ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ
3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧ ⲛϥϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲭⲣⲓⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛϫⲡⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ
7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁ ⲛⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
ⲑ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲁ
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲭⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲩⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲟ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙⲙⲛ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥϫⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
ⲕ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ϣ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲛϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ
