Philippians 3
1 [Now there are] other things [that I want to write about]. My fellow believers, continue to rejoice because [you belong to] the Lord. [Though] I will [now] write to you about those same matters [that I mentioned to you before, this is] not tiresome for me, and it will protect you [from those who would harm you spiritually].
ⲁ̅ⲧⲟ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϭⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ.
2 Beware of those [people who are dangerous] [MET] [like wild] dogs. They are [dangerous] evildoers [DOU]. Beware of them [since they are like people who] cut [other people’s] bodies [MET]. [They will harm you spiritually by insisting that you must let someone circumcise you in order for you to become God’s people] [MTY, MET].
ⲃ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩϩⲱⲣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲓ.
3 [Those people think that they are God’s people because someone has circumcised them]. But we, [not they], are [truly God’s people] [MET], [whether or not someone has] circumcised [us]. God’s Spirit [enables us to] [MTY] worship [God]; we praise Christ Jesus [because he has enabled us to become the people of God]. We do not believe [that God will consider/make us his people as a result of what someone has done to our] bodies [MTY, SYN].
ⲅ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲉⲃⲓ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲛ ⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲛ.
4 [We do not trust in those rituals to make us acceptable to God], although I could very well do that [if it would be useful for me]. Philippians 3:4b-6 [In fact], [if I could benefit from it for my salvation], I could rely upon what I have done and who I am [MTY, SYN] more than anyone else could! I will tell you why.
ⲇ̅ⲕⲉⲡⲉⲣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ.
5 I [was circumcised] {[Someone] circumcised me} when I was one week old. I am from the people of Israel. I am from the tribe of Benjamin. I am completely Hebrew in every way. [While I was] a member of the Pharisee [sect], I [strictly obeyed] the laws [that God gave Moses].
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⳿ⲧⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ.
6 I was [so] zealous [to make people obey those laws that] I caused the people who believe in Christ to suffer [because I thought they were trying to abolish those laws. Indeed], as far as my obeying those laws is concerned, no [one could] have accused [me by] saying that I had disobeyed any of those laws.
ⲋ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲁⲓϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ.
7 Nevertheless, all such things as those, which I used to [consider to] be useful to me, those [very] things I now consider worthless, because I [want to know] Christ (OR, in order that I [may know] Christ).
ⲍ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲥⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
8 More than that, I consider all things to be worthless, compared to how great it is to know Christ Jesus my Lord. Because I [want to know] him [better] (OR, In order that I [may know] him [better]), I have rejected all things as worthless. I consider them [as useless as] [MET] rubbish, in order that I may have [a close relationship with] Christ [MET],
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲅⲉ ϯⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏ ⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲟⲥⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϯⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲗⲉⲃϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
9 and in order that I may completely belong to him. It was not as a result of [my obeying] the laws [he gave Moses] that God erased the record of my sins. Instead, it is because I have trusted in Christ [that God] has declared that I am no longer guilty for my sins, and he enables me to act righteously. [It is] God [himself who] has erased the record of my sins, and he enables me to act righteously, [only] because I have trusted [in Christ].
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
10 I [want] to know Christ [better and better]. Particularly, I [want] to continually experience [his working] powerfully in my life, [just like God worked powerfully when he] caused Christ to become alive after he died. I [also want to be continually willing] to suffer [in order that I may obey God], just like Christ suffered [in order that he might obey God. I also want] to be completely willing to die for [Christ], even as he died for me,
ⲓ̅ⲉⲑⲣⲓⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ.
11 [because I expect that, as a result of God’s goodness], he will cause me to live again after I have died.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
12 I do not claim that I have already become completely like Christ Jesus; that is, I have not already become all that God intends me to be [DOU]. But I earnestly try to become [more and more like Christ], because he chose me [in order that I might become like him].
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲓϭⲓ ⲓⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲓϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϯϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁϩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
13 My fellow believers, I certainly do not consider that I have already become completely like Christ. But I [am like a runner. A runner does not look backward] [MET]. Instead, he leans/stretches forward as he runs straight toward the goal [in order that he might win the race and get the prize. Similarly], I do not think about what I have already done.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲱⲃϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ.
14 Instead, I concentrate only on [continuing to become more and more like Christ right up to the end of my life] [MET]. As a result, because of my relationship with Christ Jesus, God will call/summon me to receive a reward from him [in heaven].
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
15 So, all of us who are [spiritually] mature should think this [same way]. If any [of you] do not think this same way regarding what I [have written here], God will reveal that to you.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲁⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲫϯ ϭⲱⲣⲡϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
16 What is important is that we must conduct our lives according to what [God has already revealed to] us.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲛⲫⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
17 My fellow believers, [all of] you should follow my example, and observe those people who act as I do, [in order that you may imitate them also].
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ.
18 [Keep in mind that] there are many people [who say that they believe in Christ, but] who act [in such a way that shows] that they are opposed to [the teaching about] Christ [dying on] the cross [MTY]. I have told you about those people many times [before], and now I am sad, even crying, as I tell you [about them again].
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓⲙⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓϫⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
19 [God] will severely punish them. The things their bodies desire [MTY] have become [like] gods to them [MET]. They are proud of the things they should be ashamed of. They think only about what unbelievers [MTY] think about.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
20 [But remember] that we are citizens of heaven. And we eagerly wait for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, [to return] from there.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
21 By the power that enables him to put everything under his own control, he will change our weak bodies to become like his glorious body.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲣⲫⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ
