1 John 4
1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
2 By this you will know the Spirit of God—every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
ⲃ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ
3 and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now is already in the world.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧ ⲛϥϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲭⲣⲓⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
4 You are from God, dear children, and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛϫⲡⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
5 They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
6 We are from God. Anyone who knows God listens to us. He who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and everyone who loves is born from God and knows God.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁ ⲛⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
8 The person who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
9 Because of this the love of God was revealed among us, that God has sent his only Son into the world so that we would live because of him.
ⲑ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and that he sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also should love one another.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ
12 No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is perfected in us.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ
13 By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us some of his Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲁ
14 Also, we have seen and have borne witness that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲭⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
15 Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him and he in God.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲩⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
16 Also, we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in this love remains in God, and God remains in him.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
17 Because of this, this love has been made perfect among us, so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because as he is, just so are we in this world.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲟ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
18 There is no fear in love. Instead, perfect love throws out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. But the one who fears has not been made perfect in love.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙⲙⲛ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥϫⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
19 We love because God first loved us.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ
20 If anyone says, “I love God” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For the one who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
ⲕ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ϣ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ
21 Also, this is the commandment we have from him: Whoever loves God must also love his own brother.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲛϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ
