< 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. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
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,
ⲃ̅ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ 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 ⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ϥⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲏⲩ. ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
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.
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
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.
ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ.
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 ⲁⲛⲟⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ.
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. ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
8 He who is destitute of love has never had any knowledge of God; because God is love.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ϥⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. 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.
ⲑ̅ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
11 Dear friends, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ. ⲉⲓⲉ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ.
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 ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩ[ⲱϩ] ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩ[ⲏϩ] ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲡⲛ̅ⲁ.
14 And we have seen and bear witness that the Father has sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
15 Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God--God continues in union with him, and he continues in union with God.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
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 ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲑⲟⲧⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
19 We love because God first loved us.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ̅.
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.
ⲕ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉϥⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ. ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ϥⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ.
21 And the command which we have from Him is that he who loves God must love his brother man also.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲛϫⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ.

< 1 John 4 >