< Colossians 4 >

1 Masters, do equity and justice to your servants; and be conscious that ye also have a master in heaven.
ⲁ̅ⲛϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ
2 Persevere in prayer; and be watchful in it, and in giving thanks.
ⲃ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ
3 And pray also for us, that God would open to us a door of speech, for uttering the mystery of the Messiah, for the sake of which I am in bonds;
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ
4 that I may unfold it, and utter it, as it behooveth me.
ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ
5 Walk in wisdom towards them without: and redeem your opportunity.
ⲉ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ
6 And let your speech at all times be with grace; as it were, seasoned with salt: and know ye, how ye ought to give answer to every man.
ⲋ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉϥϫⲟⲕⲣ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ
7 And what is occurrent with me, will Tychicus make known to you; who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister, and our fellow-servant in the Lord:
ⲍ̅ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϯ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
8 whom I have sent to you for this purpose, that he might know your affairs, and might comfort your hearts;
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ
9 together with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is from among you. These will make known to you what is occurrent with us.
ⲑ̅ⲙⲛ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲏⲛ
10 Aristarchus, my fellow-captive, saluteth you; also Marcus, an uncle's son to Barnabas, of whom ye have received directions, that if he come to you, ye may kindly receive him:
ⲓ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲣ ⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
11 also Jesus, who is called Justus. These are of the circumcision, and they only have aided me in the kingdom of God; and they have been a comfort to me.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲣ ⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ
12 Epaphras saluteth you, who is from among you, a servant of the Messiah, always laboring for you in prayer, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the good pleasure of God.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁⲥ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲏⲕ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
13 For I testify for him, that he hath great zeal for you, and for them of Laodicea, and for them of Hierapolis.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
14 Luke the physician, our beloved, saluteth you; also Demas.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ
15 Salute ye the brethren in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church in his house.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲩⲙⲫⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ
16 And when this epistle shall have been read among you, cause it to be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that which is written from Laodicea, do ye read.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟϣⲥ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
17 And say to Archippus: Be attentive to the ministry which thou hast received in our Lord, that thou fulfill it.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓⲧⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲟⲕⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
18 This salutation is by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. philemon1:01 PAUL, a prisoner of Jesus the Messiah, and Timothy a brother; to the beloved Philemon, a laborer with us,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲉⲓϥ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ

< Colossians 4 >