Philippians 3
1 In conclusion, my brethren, be joyful in the Lord. For me to give you the same warnings as before is not irksome to me, while so far as you are concerned it is a safe precaution.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲥⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ
2 Beware of 'the dogs,' the bad workmen, the self-mutilators.
ⲃ̅ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
3 For we are the true circumcision--we who render to God a spiritual worship and make our boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in outward ceremonies:
ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲙϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ
4 although I myself might have some excuse for confidence in outward ceremonies. If any one else claims a right to trust in them, far more may I:
ⲇ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ϥⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ
5 circumcised, as I was, on the eighth day, a member of the race of Israel and of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew sprung from Hebrews; as to the Law a Pharisee;
ⲉ̅ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲥⲃⲃⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲙⲉϩϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲉⲓⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the Church; as to the righteousness which comes through Law, blameless.
ⲋ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲓⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
7 Yet all that was gain to me--for Christ's sake I have reckoned it loss.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲓⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
8 Nay, I even reckon all things as pure loss because of the priceless privilege of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. And for His sake I have suffered the loss of everything, and reckon it all as mere refuse, in order that I may win Christ and be found in union with Him,
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲱⲡ ϭⲉ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϯⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
9 not having a righteousness of my own, derived from the Law, but that which arises from faith in Christ--the righteousness which comes from God through faith.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
10 I long to know Christ and the power which is in His resurrection, and to share in His sufferings and die even as He died;
ⲓ̅ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲓ ⲙⲡϩⲣⲃ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ
11 in the hope that I may attain to the resurrection from among the dead.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
12 I do not say that I have already won the race or have already reached perfection. But I am pressing on, striving to lay hold of the prize for which also Christ has laid hold of me.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓϫⲓ ⲏ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲉⲓϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϯⲡⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
13 Brethren, I do not imagine that I have yet laid hold of it. But this one thing I do--forgetting everything which is past and stretching forward to what lies in front of me,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲡⲱⲣϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲑⲏ
14 with my eyes fixed on the goal I push on to secure the prize of God's heavenward call in Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲓⲡⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
15 Therefore let all of us who are mature believers cherish these thoughts; and if in any respect you think differently, that also God will make clear to you.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲟⲗⲡϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
16 But whatever be the point that we have already reached, let us persevere in the same course.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲁϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
17 Brethren, vie with one another in imitating me, and carefully observe those who follow the example which we have set you.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲛⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲧ
18 For there are many whom I have often described to you, and I now even with tears describe them, as being enemies to the Cross of Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
19 Their end is destruction, their bellies are their God, their glory is in their shame, and their minds are devoted to earthly things.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲩϩⲁⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁ ⲡⲕⲁϩ
20 We, however, are free citizens of Heaven, and we are waiting with longing expectation for the coming from Heaven of a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,
ⲕ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
21 who, in the exercise of the power which He has even to subject all things to Himself, will transform this body of our humiliation until it resembles His own glorious body.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ
