Ephesians 2
1 To you Gentiles also, who were dead through your offences and sins,
ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ
2 which were once habitual to you while you walked in the ways of this world and obeyed the Prince of the powers of the air, the spirits that are now at work in the hearts of the sons of disobedience--to you God has given Life. (aiōn g165)
ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ (aiōn g165)
3 Among them all of us also formerly passed our lives, governed by the inclinations of our lower natures, indulging the cravings of those natures and of our own thoughts, and were in our original state deserving of anger like all others.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲫⲩⲥⲉⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the intense love which He bestowed on us,
ⲇ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ
5 caused us, dead though we were through our offences, to live with Christ--it is by grace that you have been saved--
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ
6 raised us with Him from the dead, and enthroned us with Him in the heavenly realms as being in Christ Jesus,
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲑⲙⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
7 in order that, by His goodness to us in Christ Jesus, He might display in the Ages to come the transcendent riches of His grace. (aiōn g165)
ⲍ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ (aiōn g165)
8 For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves. It is God's gift, and is not on the ground of merit--
ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲉⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲕⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ
9 so that it may be impossible for any one to boast.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
10 For we are God's own handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good works which He has pre-destined us to practise.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲉⲁϥⲥⲟⲛⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲣⲡ ⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
11 Therefore, do not forget that formerly you were Gentiles as to your bodily condition. You were called the Uncircumcision by those who style themselves the Circumcised--their circumcision being one which the knife has effected.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛϭⲓϫ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ
12 At that time you were living apart from Christ, estranged from the Commonwealth of Israel, with no share by birth in the Covenants which are based on the Promises, and you had no hope and no God, in all the world.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϫⲛ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲛⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were so far away have been brought near through the death of Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
14 For He is our peace--He who has made Jews and Gentiles one, and in His own human nature has broken down the hostile dividing wall,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲁϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲗϫⲗ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϫⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ
15 by setting aside the Law with its commandments, expressed, as they were, in definite decrees. His design was to unite the two sections of humanity in Himself so as to form one new man,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲛ ⲛⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ
16 thus effecting peace, and to reconcile Jews and Gentiles in one body to God, by means of His cross--slaying by it their mutual enmity.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϩⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϫⲁϫⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
17 So He came and proclaimed good news of peace to you who were so far away, and peace to those who were near;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
18 because it is through Him that Jews and Gentiles alike have access through one Spirit to the Father.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
19 You are therefore no longer mere foreigners or persons excluded from civil rights. On the contrary you share citizenship with God's people and are members of His family.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲙ ⲛϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲛⲣⲙⲛϯⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲙⲛⲏⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
20 You are a building which has been reared on the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, the cornerstone being Christ Jesus Himself,
ⲕ̅ⲉⲁⲩⲕⲉⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲟⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲟϩ
21 in union with whom the whole fabric, fitted and closely joined together, is growing so as to form a holy sanctuary in the Lord;
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲛⲃ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
22 in whom you also are being built up together to become a fixed abode for God through the Spirit.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ
