< 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 ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love;
ⲃ̅ϩⲛ ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
3 being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲱϩⲙ
5 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 But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩϯϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡϣⲓ ⲛⲧⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
8 Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people."
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓ ⲥⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲁϥϯ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
9 Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ⲣⲱ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ 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 ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲉⲕ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
11 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲁϩ
12 for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
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;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡϣⲓ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲧ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
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;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ϥⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲉⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲕⲩⲃⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ
15 but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲛϫⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲛⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
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.
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 I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the nations also walk, in the futility of their mind,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲓϫⲱ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ
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 ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲩⲧⲱⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
19 who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲙⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲱϩⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ
20 But you did not learn Christ that way;
ⲕ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲃⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
21 if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ
22 that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old self, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ
23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲣⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ
24 and put on the new self, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲉ
25 Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲗ ϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ
26 "Be angry, but do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your anger,
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲣⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ
27 neither give place to the devil.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϯⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ
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.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱϥⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲱϥⲧ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ
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 ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ
30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
ⲗ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ
31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with 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, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ