Ephesians 4
1 I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
ⲁ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉϩⲙ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ
2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love;
ⲃ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
3 being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉϩⲙ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱϩⲙ̅.
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
7 But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩϯϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡϣⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
8 Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people."
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ. ⲁϥⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
9 Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈. ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ⲣⲱ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ
10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲧϣⲏⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲉⲕⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
11 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ. ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩ.
12 for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ. ⲉⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature person, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ. ⲉⲡϣⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧϭⲟⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
14 that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by cleverness in deceitful schemes;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ϥⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ⲉⲛϣⲉⲉⲓ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲩⲃⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ.
15 but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲛϫⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
16 from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ϣⲱⲛⲃ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲁⲩⲝⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ·
17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the nations also walk, in the futility of their mind,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲉⲓⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ.
18 being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲟⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲩⲧⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ
19 who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉϣⲙⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ.
20 But you did not learn Christ that way;
ⲕ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲃⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
21 if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
22 that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old self, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ.
23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲣ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
24 and put on the new self, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲙⲉ·
25 Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϭⲟⲗ ϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ.
26 "Be angry, but do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your anger,
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲡⲣⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅.
27 neither give place to the devil.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϯⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
28 Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱϥⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲱϥⲧ̅ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ.
29 Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅.
30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
ⲗ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ.
31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲓϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ·
32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛϩ̅ⲧⲏϥ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
