1 John 3
1 See what marvellous love the Father has bestowed upon us--that we should be called God's children: and that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us--because it has not known Him.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⲛϭⲟⲧ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ
2 Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we are to be in the future has not yet been fully revealed. We know that if Christ reappears we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.
ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲣ ⲁϣ ⲉⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ
3 And every man who has this hope fixed on Him, purifies himself so as to be as pure as He is.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϣⲁϥⲧⲃⲃⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
4 Every one who is guilty of sin is also guilty of violating Law; for sin is the violation of Law.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲕⲉⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ
5 And you know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
6 No one who continues in union with Him lives in sin: no one who lives in sin has seen Him or knows Him.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ
7 Dear children, let no one lead you astray. The man who acts righteously is righteous, just as He is righteous.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ
8 He who is habitually guilty of sin is a child of the Devil, because the Devil has been a sinner from the very beginning. The Son of God appeared for the purpose of undoing the work of the Devil.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ
9 No one who is a child of God is habitually guilty of sin. A God-given germ of life remains in him, and he cannot habitually sin--because he is a child of God.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ϣ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
10 By this we can distinguish God's children and the Devil's children: no one who fails to act righteously is a child of God, nor he who does not love his brother man.
ⲓ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ
11 For this is the Message you have heard from the beginning--that we are to love one another.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲓⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ
12 We are not to resemble Cain, who was a child of the Evil one and killed his own brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own actions were wicked and his brother's actions righteous.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲕⲁⲓⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲱⲛⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲛⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ
13 Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ
14 As for us, we know that we have already passed out of death into Life--because we love our brother men. He who is destitute of love continues dead.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ
15 Every one who hates his brother man is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has the Life of the Ages continuing in him. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲧⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲧⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ (aiōnios g166)
16 We know what love is--through Christ's having laid down His life on our behalf; and in the same way we ought to lay down our lives for our brother men.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲛⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ
17 But if any one has this world's wealth and sees that his brother man is in need, and yet hardens his heart against him--how can such a one continue to love God?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲣϭⲣⲟϩ ⲛϥⲧⲙϣⲛ ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲉⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
18 Dear children, let us not love in words only nor with the lips, but in deed and in truth.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ
19 And in this way we shall come to know that we are loyal to the truth, and shall satisfy our consciences in His presence
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
20 in whatever matters our hearts condemn us--because God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.
ⲕ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϭⲉⲛⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ
21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have perfect confidence towards God;
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲧⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϭⲉⲛⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
22 and whatever we ask for we obtain from Him, because we obey His commands and do the things which are pleasing in His sight.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ ⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
23 And this is His command--that we are to believe in His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as He has commanded us to do.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ
24 The man who obeys His commands continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him; and through His Spirit whom He has given us we can know that He continues in union with us.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲛ
