Ephesians 4
1 I summon you then, I the prisoner in the Lord, to live lives worthy of the calling to which you were called.
ⲁ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
2 With all humility and gentleness and long-suffering forbear with one another in love;
ⲃ̅ϩⲛ ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
3 and endeavor to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ
4 There is one body and one spirit, even as also you were called in one hope of your calling.
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲱϩⲙ
5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ
7 And to each one of us was grace given according to the measure of the munificence of Christ.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩϯϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡϣⲓ ⲛⲧⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
8 Thus it is said, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men.
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓ ⲥⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲁϥϯ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
9 Now surely this "he ascended" implies that he also descended into the lower part of the earth.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ⲣⲱ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ
10 He who descended is he who ascended above the highest heaven, that he might fill the universe.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲧϣⲏⲕ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲉⲕ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
11 It is he who made some men apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲁϩ
12 in order to equip the saints for the work of serving, for the building up of the Body of Christ -
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
13 till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to the maturity of manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡϣⲓ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲧ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
14 So we shall no longer be children, tossed up and down, and blown about by every wind of teaching, tricked by the craft of men in the snares of misleading error;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ϥⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲉⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲕⲩⲃⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ
15 but holding the truth in love we shall grow up in every part into him who is our Head, even Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲛϫⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲛⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
16 From him the whole body (knit together and compacted by all its joints) makes continual growth of the body so as to build itself up in love, through the energy of his bounteous provision, according to the need of each several part.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲛⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲁⲓⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲝⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
17 This then I tell you and implore you in the Master’s name, to pass your lives no longer as the Gentiles do in the perverseness of their minds;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲓϫⲱ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ
18 having their understanding darkened, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲩⲧⲱⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
19 These being past feeling have given themselves over to sensuality, in order to practise every form of impurity with greedy zest.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲙⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲱϩⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ
20 But you have not so learned Christ,
ⲕ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲃⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
21 if indeed you have listened to him, and in him been taught the truth as it is in Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ
22 You have learned to lay aside, with your former manner of living, the old self who was on his way to ruin, as he followed the desires which deceive;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ
23 and to be made new in the spirit of your mind,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲣⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ
24 and to put on the new self, created after God’s likeness, in the uprightness and holiness of the truth.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲉ
25 So then put away falseness and speak every man the truth to his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲗ ϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ
26 "Be angry and sin not"; let not the sun go down upon your anger.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲣⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ
27 Give the devil no place.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϯⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ
28 Let him who stole steal no more, but let him work, and in honest industry toil with his hands, so that he may have something to give to the needy.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱϥⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲱϥⲧ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ
29 From your lips let no evil words come forth, but such as occasion warrants, such as are good for upbuilding and give a blessing to the hearers.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ
30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed for the day of redemption.
ⲗ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ
31 Banish from among you all bitterness and passion and anger and clamor and slander, as well as all malice;
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓ ϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ
32 and be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ has forgiven you.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
