1 John 4
1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but put the spirits to the test to see whether they are from God; for many false teachers 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 The test by which you may recognize the Spirit of God is that every spirit which acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come as man 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 that no spirit is from God which does not acknowledge this about Jesus. Such is the spirit of the anti-Christ; of whose coming you have heard, and it 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 As for you, dear children, you are God's children, and have successfully resisted them; for greater is He who is in you than he 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 the world's children, and so their language is that of the world, and the world listens to them. We are God's children.
ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
6 The man who is beginning to know God listens to us, but he who is not a child of God does not listen to us. By this test we can distinguish the Spirit of truth from 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 Dear friends, let us love one another; for love has its origin in God, and every one who loves has become a child of God and is beginning to know God.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁ ⲛⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
8 He who is destitute of love has never had any knowledge of God; because God is love.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
9 God's love for us has been manifested in that He has sent His only Son into the world so that we may have Life through Him.
ⲑ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
10 This is love indeed--we did not love God, but He loved us and sent His Son to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ
11 Dear friends, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ
12 No one has ever yet seen God. If we love one another, God continues in union with us, and His love in all its perfection is in our hearts.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ
13 We can know that we are continuing in union with Him and that He is continuing in union with us, by the fact that He has given us a portion of His Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲁ
14 And we have seen and bear witness that the Father has sent the Son to be the Saviour 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 continues in union with him, and he continues in union with God.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲩⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
16 And, as for us, we know the love which God has for us, and we confide in it. God is love, and he who continues to love continues in union with God, and God continues in union with 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 Our love will be manifested in all its perfection by our having complete confidence on the day of the Judgement; because just what He is, we also are in the 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 Love has in it no element of fear; but perfect love drives away fear, because fear involves pain, and if a man gives way to fear, there is something imperfect in his 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 any one says that he loves God, while he hates his brother man, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother man 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 And the command which we have from Him is that he who loves God must love his brother man also.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲛϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ
