1 John 4
1 My beloved, believe not all spirits; but discriminate among spirits, whether they are of God: for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲯⲉⲩⲇⲟ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
2 By this the Spirit of God is known, every spirit that confesseth that Jesus the Messiah hath come in the flesh, is of God.
ⲃ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉ.
3 And every spirit which confesseth not that Jesus the Messiah hath come in the flesh, is not of God; but he is of the false Messiah, of whom ye have heard that he cometh, and now is he already in the world.
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ϥϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲇⲏ.
4 But ye children, are of God; and ye have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you, than he who is in the world.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
5 And they are of the world: therefore they speak from the world, and the world heareth them.
ⲉ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
6 But we are of God; and he that knoweth God, heareth us; and he that is not of God, heareth us not. By this, we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
ⲋ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ.
7 My beloved, let us love one another: because love is from God; and whoever loveth, is born of God and knoweth God.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
8 Because God is love; and whoever loveth not, doth not know God.
ⲏ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲉ.
9 By this was the love of God towards us made known, because God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we by him might live.
ⲑ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
10 In this is love; it was not that we loved God, but that God loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
11 My beloved, if God hath so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏ ⲟⲩ.
12 No one hath ever seen God; but if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲫϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ.
13 And by this we know, that we abide in him and that he abideth in us, because he hath given of his Spirit to us.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅.
14 And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father hath sent his Son, a Redeemer for the world.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
15 Whoever confesseth Jesus to be the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he abideth in God.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
16 And we have believed and known the love, which God hath towards us: for God is love, and whoever abideth in love, abideth in God.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
17 And hereby is his love perfected with us; that we may have open countenances in the day of judgment; because as he was, so also are we in this world.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
18 In love there is no fear; but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear existeth in peril, and he that feareth is not perfected in love.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲟϯ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥϩⲓ ϯ ϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ϥϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
19 Let us, therefore, love God; because he hath first loved us.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ.
20 And if any one shall say, I love God, and yet hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother who is visible, how can he love God who is invisible?
ⲕ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ.
21 And this command we have received from him, that whoever loveth God, must love also his brother.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ
