< Philippians 3 >
1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me, and is a safeguard for you.
ⲁ̅ⲦⲞ ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϬⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ.
2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.
ⲃ̅ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨϨⲰⲢ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Messiah Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;
ⲅ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ϨⲐⲎⲚ ⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲚ.
4 though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:
ⲇ̅ⲔⲈⲠⲈⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲞⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲬⲀϨⲐⲎϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ
5 circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲀϨⲎ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲦⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲚⲒⲀⲘⲒⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ.
6 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
ⲋ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲬⲞϨ ⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ.
7 However, what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Messiah.
ⲍ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲞⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
8 More than that, I count all things to be a loss compared to the far greater value of knowing Messiah Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Messiah
ⲏ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲄⲈ ϮⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϮⲞⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲖⲈⲂϢ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Messiah, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ
10 that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;
ⲓ̅ⲈⲐⲢⲒⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈϤⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲒϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ.
11 if by any means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲠⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ
12 Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Messiah Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲒϬⲒ ⲒⲈ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲒϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϮϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲦⲀϨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀϨⲞⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
13 Brothers, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and reaching forward to the things which are ahead,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰ ⲀⲒⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲰⲂϢ ⲚⲚⲀⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲦϨⲎ.
14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Messiah Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲂⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
15 Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲔⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲔⲈⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲀⲒⲬⲈⲦ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϬⲰⲢⲠϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
16 Nevertheless, to what we have attained, let us walk by the same rule, being of the same mind.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲪⲞϨ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
17 Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ.
18 For many, of whom I have often told you, and now tell you with tears, live as enemies of the cross of Messiah,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲒⲢⲒⲘⲒ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲒϪⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
19 whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲞⲨϦⲀⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲀ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus (the) Messiah;
ⲕ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲘⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲤϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
21 who will transform our lowly body into the likeness of his glorious body, according to the power by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ.