1 Peter 4

1 Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same mind, because he who suffered in the flesh has finished [with] sin,

ⲁ̅ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲔ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲤⲘⲞⲦ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲖϬⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.

2 no longer in the desires of men, but in the will of God, to live the rest of the time in the flesh;

ⲃ̅ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲀⲒϤ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.

3 for the time has sufficiently passed to have carried out the will of the nations, having walked in licentiousness, lusts, excesses of wines, revelings, drinking-bouts, and unlawful idolatries,

ⲅ̅ⲔⲎⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲒϦⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϪⲈⲢϪⲈⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲞ ⲘⲂⲞϮ ⲘⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ

4 in which they think it strange—your not running with them to the same excess of wastefulness, slandering [you]—

ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲪⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲢⲰ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ

5 who will give an account to Him who is ready to judge [the] living and [the] dead,

ⲉ̅ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮⲖⲞⲄⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ.

6 for this also was good news proclaimed to dead men, that they may be judged, indeed, according to men in the flesh, but may live according to God in the Spirit.

ⲋ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲆⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲀ

7 Now the end of all things has come near; be sober-minded, then, and be sober in [your] prayers.

ⲍ̅ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ϪⲈⲘⲔⲀϮ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲰⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ

8 Before all things, having earnest love among yourselves, because love covers a multitude of sins;

ⲏ̅ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲘⲎⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϢⲀⲤϨⲰⲂⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ

9 [be] hospitable to one another, without murmuring;

ⲑ̅ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ.

10 each [one], according as he received a gift, ministering it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

ⲓ̅ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬ ⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϦⲀⲢⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞ ⲚⲢⲎϮ.

11 if anyone speaks, [speak] as oracles of God; if anyone ministers, [minister] as of the strength which God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power through the ages of the ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ. (aiōn g165)

12 Beloved, do not think it strange at the fiery suffering among you that is coming to try you, as if a strange thing were happening to you,

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈⲀϤϪⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.

13 but according as you have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice, that you may also rejoice in the revelation of His glory—exulting;

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲈϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲐⲈⲖⲎⲖ.

14 if you are reproached in the Name of Christ—[you are] blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you; in regard, indeed, to them, is evil spoken of Him, and in regard to you, He is glorified;

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈϢⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.

15 for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or as a meddler into other men’s matters;

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲈⲦⲈⲪⲰϤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ

16 and if as a Christian, do not let him be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this respect;

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰⲤ ⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲒⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲢⲀⲚ

17 because it is the time of the judgment to have begun from the house of God, and if first from us, what [is] the end of those disobedient to the good news of God?

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϪⲈ ⲠⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲈⲢϨⲎ ⲦⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲒⲈ ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ

18 And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and sinner appear?

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϤⲚⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲐⲰⲚ.

19 So that those also suffering according to the will of God, as to a steadfast Creator, let them commit their own souls in doing good.

ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠϪⲒⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.