1 Peter 2
1 Therefore, cease ye from all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisy, and envy, and backbiting.
ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
2 And be like infant children; and crave the word, as being the pure spiritual milk by which ye are nourished up to life;
ⲃ̅⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲗⲟⲅⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ϭⲓϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ.
3 if ye have tasted and seen that the Lord is good:
ⲅ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ Ⲡ⳪.
4 to whom ye have come, because he is a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but with God elect and precious.
ⲇ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲟϣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ.
5 And ye also, as living stones, are builded and become spiritual temples, and holy priests, for the offering of spiritual sacrifices, acceptable before God, through Jesus the Messiah.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲛϧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
6 For it is said in the scripture, Behold, in Zion I lay a chosen and precious stone, for the head of the corner; and whoever believeth in him, will not be ashamed.
ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ.
7 On you therefore who believe, is this honor conferred: but to them who believe not,
ⲍ̅ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ.
8 he is a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence. And they stumble at it, because they believe not the word: whereto they were appointed.
ⲏ̅ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲓϭⲣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
9 But ye are an elect race, officiating as priests of the kingdom; a holy people, a redeemed congregation; that ye should proclaim the praises of him who called you out of darkness to his precious light:
ⲑ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟϥ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ.
10 who formerly were not accounted a people, but now are the people of God; and also, there were once no mercies on you, but now mercies are poured out upon you.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
11 My beloved, I entreat you as strangers and pilgrims, separate yourselves from all lusts of the body; for they war against the soul.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲏⲕ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ.
12 And let your behavior be decorous before all men; so that they who utter evil speeches against you, may see your good actions, and may praise God in the day of trial.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣϣⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ.
13 And be ye submissive to all the sons of men, for God's sake; to kings, on account of their authority;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲙⲁϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ.
14 and to judges, because they are sent by him for the punishment of offenders, and for the praise of them that do well.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲩϭⲓ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲙⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ.
15 For so is the pleasure of God, that by your good deeds ye may stop the mouth of the foolish, who know not God:
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
16 as free men, yet not like men who make their freedom a cloak for their wickedness, but as the servants of God.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
17 Honor all men; love your brethren; fear God; and honor kings.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲥ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
18 And those among you who are servants, be subject to your masters, with reverence; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh and morose.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭ ⲓⲥⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲟϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗϫ.
19 For there is favor before God for them who, for the sake of a good conscience, endure sorrows that come upon them wrongfully.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϭⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ.
20 But they who endure afflictions on account of their offences, what praise have they? But if, when ye do well, they vex you, and ye endure it; then great is your praise with God.
ⲕ̅ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϯⲕⲉϩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
21 For unto this were ye called; because the Messiah also died for us, and left us this pattern, that ye should walk in his steps.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲅⲣⲁⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉϥϣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ.
22 He did no sin; neither was guile found in his mouth.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ.
23 When he was reviled, be reviled not; and he suffered and threatened not, but committed his cause to the Judge of righteousness.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓ.
24 And he took away all our sins, and, in his body, lifted them to the cross; that we, when dead to sin, might live by his righteousness: for by his wounds, ye are healed.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣϧⲟⲧ.
25 For ye, once went astray, like sheep; but ye have now returned to the Shepherd and Curator of your souls.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ
