< Colossians 3 >
1 Therfor if ye han risun togidere with Crist, seke ye tho thingis that ben aboue, where Crist is sittynge in the riythalf of God.
ⲁ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲀ ⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
2 Sauere ye tho thingis, that ben aboue, not tho that ben on the erthe.
ⲃ̅ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲀ ⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲀⲚ.
3 For ye ben deed, and youre lijf is hid with Crist in God.
ⲅ̅ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ϨⲎⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
4 For whanne Crist schal appere, youre lijf, thanne also ye schulen appere with hym in glorie.
ⲇ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
5 Therfor sle ye youre membris, whiche ben on the erthe, fornycacioun, vnclennesse, letcherie, yuel coueitise, and aueryse, which is seruyse of mawmetis;
ⲉ̅ϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲠⲒϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ϮⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲦⲈ.
6 for whiche thingis the wraththe of God cam on the sones of vnbileue;
ⲋ̅ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
7 in whiche also ye walkiden sum tyme, whanne ye lyueden in hem.
ⲍ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ.
8 But now putte ye awei alle thingis, wraththe, indignacioun, malice, blasfemye and foule word of youre mouth.
ⲏ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲠⲒⲘⲂⲞⲚ ϮⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲠⲒϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
9 Nyle ye lie togidere; spuyle ye you fro the elde man with his dedes, and clothe ye the newe man,
ⲑ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲂⲀϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲠⲢⲀⲜⲒⲤ.
10 that is maad newe ayen in to the knowing of God, aftir the ymage of hym that made hym;
ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲂⲈⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲞⲚⲦϤ.
11 where is not male and female, hethene man and Jew, circumcisioun and prepucie, barbarus and Scita, bonde man and fre man, but alle thingis and in alle thingis Crist.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲂⲀⲢⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲤⲔⲨⲐⲞⲤ ⲂⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
12 Therfor ye, as the chosun of God, hooli and louyd, clothe you with the entrailis of merci, benygnite, and mekenesse, temperaunce, pacience;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲘⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲦⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲈⲖϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
13 and support ye echon other, and foryyue to you silf, if ony man ayens ony hath a querele; as the Lord foryaf to you, so also ye.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
14 And vpon alle these thingis haue ye charite, that is the boond of perfeccioun.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
15 And the pees of Crist enioye in youre hertis, in which ye ben clepid in o bodi, and be ye kynde.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ.
16 The word of Crist dwelle in you plenteuousli, in al wisdom; and teche and moneste you silf in salmes, and ympnes, and spiritual songis, in grace synginge in youre hertis to the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲮⲀⲖⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϨⲰⲆⲎ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ.
17 Al thing, what euere thing ye don, in word or in dede, alle thingis in the name of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, doynge thankyngis to God and to the fadir bi hym.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
18 Wymmen, be ye sugetis to youre hosebondis, as it bihoueth in the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲘⲀϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
19 Men, loue ye youre wyues, and nyle ye be bittere to hem.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨ.
20 Sones, obeie ye to youre fadir and modir bi alle thingis; for this is wel plesinge in the Lord.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲐⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
21 Fadris, nyle ye terre youre sones to indignacioun, that thei be not maad feble hertid.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲒⲒⲞϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
22 Seruauntis, obeie ye bi alle thingis to fleischli lordis, not seruynge at iye, as plesynge to men, but in symplenesse of herte, dredinge the Lord.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲤⲈⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲢⲀⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠⲖⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠϬ Ⲥ.
23 What euer ye doen, worche ye of wille, as to the Lord and not to men;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲰⲂ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ.
24 witinge that of the Lord ye schulen take yelding of eritage. Serue ye to the Lord Crist.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚϮⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲢⲒⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ.
25 For he that doith iniurie, schal resseyue that that he dide yuele; and acceptacioun of persoones is not anentis God.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϨⲞ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀϤ.