Colossians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus [our] brother,

ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ

2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

ⲃ̅ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲕⲟⲗⲟⲥⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ

3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

ⲅ̅ⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ

4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love [which ye have] to all the saints,

ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ

5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ

6 Which is come unto you, as [it is] in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as [it doth] also in you, since the day ye heard [of it], and knew the grace of God in truth:

ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥϯ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ

7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

ⲍ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣ ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ

8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ

9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲛⲗⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ

10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

ⲓ̅ⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ

11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ϩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ

12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ

13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son:

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲡⲉⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ

14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins:

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲡⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ

15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲑⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡϣⲣⲡ ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ

16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲛⲧ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ

17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲩϩⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ

18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence.

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲡϣⲣⲡ ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ

19 For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell;

ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ

20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say], whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven.

ⲕ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϩⲉⲧⲡ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ

21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ

22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉⲧⲡ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲉⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ

23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [be] not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, [and] which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲏⲣⲩⲝ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ

24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:

ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲕⲟⲟϩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ

25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ

26 [Even] the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: (aiōn g165)

ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲏⲡ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ (aiōn g165)

27 To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ

28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲡⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ

29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ