First Epistle of St. John 4

(ⲁ̅) ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲫϯ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲙ̀ⲯⲉⲩⲇⲟⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ (ⲁ︦) ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁ ϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. (1) My beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God: because many false prophets went to the world. (1) Ἀγαπητοί, μὴ παντὶ πνεύματι πιστεύετε, ἀλλὰ δοκιμάζετε τὰ πνεύματα εἰ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν, ὅτι πολλοὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ἐξεληλύθασιν εἰς τὸν κόσμον.
(ⲃ̅) ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ (ⲃ︦) ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ. (2) In this we shall (lit. will) know the spirit of God: Every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ came in (the) flesh is of God: (2) ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκετε τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ· πᾶν πνεῦμα ὃ ὁμολογεῖ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐν σαρκὶ ἐληλυθότα ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν,
(ⲅ̅) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲛ̀ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϥϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲇⲏ (ⲅ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. (3) and every spirit which confesseth not Jesus is not of God. And this is the antichrist whom ye heard that he cometh; and now he is in the world already. (3) καὶ πᾶν πνεῦμα ὃ μὴ ὁμολογεῖ τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν· καὶ τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ τοῦ ἀντιχρίστου, ὃ ἀκηκόατε ὅτι ἔρχεται, καὶ νῦν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἐστὶν ἤδη.
(ⲇ̅) ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲣⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ (ⲇ︦) ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲉⲛϫⲡⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. (4) Ye are children from God, and ye conquered them: because greater is he who is in you, than he who is in the world. (4) ὑμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστε, τεκνία, καὶ νενικήκατε αὐτούς, ὅτι μείζων ἐστὶν ὁ ἐν ὑμῖν ἢ ὁ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ·
(ⲉ̅) ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ (ⲉ︦) ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲕⲥⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲕⲥⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲟⲩ. (5) They (are) from the world: therefore they speak from the world, and the world heareth them. (5) αὐτοὶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου εἰσίν· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου λαλοῦσιν καὶ ὁ κόσμος αὐτῶν ἀκούει.
(ⲋ̅) ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲫϯ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲫϯ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ (ⲋ︦) ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ. (6) We are of God: he who knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth not us. In this we shall (lit. will) know the spirit of the truth, and the spirit of the error. (6) ἡμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐσμεν· ὁ γινώσκων τὸν θεὸν ἀκούει ἡμῶν, ὃς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἀκούει ἡμῶν. ἐκ τούτου γινώσκομεν τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πλάνης.
(ⲍ̅) ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲫϯ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲫϯ (ⲍ︦) ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. (7) My beloved, let us love one another: because the love is of God; every one who loveth was born from God, and he knoweth God. (7) Ἀγαπητοί, ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους, ὅτι ἡ ἀγάπη ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν, καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἀγαπῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ γεγέννηται καὶ γινώσκει τὸν θεόν.
(ⲏ̅) ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲉ (ⲏ︦) ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϥ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. (8) He who loveth not knew not God; because God is [a] love. (8) ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν οὐκ ἔγνω τὸν θεόν, ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν.
(ⲑ̅) ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ (ⲑ︦) ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅. (9) In this the love of God was manifested in us, because God sent his only Son to the world, that we might live through him. (9) ἐν τούτῳ ἐφανερώθη ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν, ὅτι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ ἀπέσταλκεν ὁ θεὸς εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἵνα ζήσωμεν διʼ αὐτοῦ.
(ⲓ̅) ⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛ̀ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ (ⲓ︦) ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ. (10) The love is in this. Not that we (pron.) loved God, but that he (pron.) loved us, and he sent his Son for a redemption of our sins. (10) ἐν τούτῳ ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη, οὐχ ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠγαπήκαμεν τὸν θεόν, ἀλλʼ ὅτι αὐτὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς καὶ ἀπέστειλεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἱλασμὸν περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν.
(ⲓ̅ⲁ̅) ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ϩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ (ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ. (11) My beloved, if God loved us thus, we also ought to love one another. (11) ἀγαπητοί, εἰ οὕτως ὁ θεὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶν.
(ⲓ̅ⲃ̅) ⲫϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲫϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ (ⲓ︦ⲃ︦) ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲉⲓⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅. (12) God no one saw ever: if we should love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is completed in us. (12) θεὸν οὐδεὶς πώποτε τεθέαται· ἐὰν ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους, ὁ θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν μένει καὶ ἡ ἀγάπη αὐτοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν τετελειωμένη ἐστιν.
(ⲓ̅ⲅ̅) ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ (ⲓ︦ⲅ︦) ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅. (13) In this we shall (lit. will) know that we abide in him, and he also abideth in us, because he gave to us from his spirit. (13) Ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ μένομεν καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν ἡμῖν, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν.
(ⲓ̅ⲇ̅) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ (ⲓ︦ⲇ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲥⲟⲙⲟⲥ. (14) And we (pron.) saw and we witness that the Father sent his Son for [a] salvation of the world. (14) καὶ ἡμεῖς τεθεάμεθα καὶ μαρτυροῦμεν ὅτι ὁ πατὴρ ἀπέσταλκεν τὸν υἱὸν σωτῆρα τοῦ κόσμου.
(ⲓ̅ⲉ̅) ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ (ⲓ︦ⲉ︦) ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. (15) He who will confess that Jesus is (the) Son of God, God abideth in him, and he also abideth in God. (15) ὃς ἐὰν ὁμολογήσῃ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, ὁ θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ θεῷ.
(ⲓ̅ⲋ̅) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ (ⲓ︦ⲋ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. (16) And we (pron.) knew and we believed the love of God, which is in us. God is [a] love; and he who abideth in [the] love abideth in God, and God abideth in him. (16) καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐγνώκαμεν καὶ πεπιστεύκαμεν τὴν ἀγάπην ἣν ἔχει ὁ θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν. Ὁ θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν, καὶ ὁ μένων ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐν τῷ θεῷ μένει καὶ ὁ θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει.
(ⲓ̅ⲍ̅) ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ (ⲓ︦ⲍ︦) ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. (17) In this [the] love was completed with us, that we might find [a] boldness in the day of the judgement; because according as he is thus we also (are) in the world. (17) ἐν τούτῳ τετελείωται ἡ ἀγάπη μεθʼ ἡμῶν, ἵνα παρρησίαν ἔχωμεν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῆς κρίσεως, ὅτι καθὼς ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ τούτῳ.
(ⲓ̅ⲏ̅) ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲟϯ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥϩⲓ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ (ⲓ︦ⲏ︦) ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲑⲟⲧⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. (18) There is not fear in [the] love: but the completed love casteth [the] fear out, because [the] fear hath [a] punishment; but he who feareth is not completed in [the] love. (18) φόβος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ, ἀλλʼ ἡ τελεία ἀγάπη ἔξω βάλλει τὸν φόβον, ὅτι ὁ φόβος κόλασιν ἔχει, ὁ δὲ φοβούμενος οὐ τετελείωται ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ.
(ⲓ̅ⲑ̅) ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲫϯ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ (ⲓ︦ⲑ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ̅. (19) We (pron.) love God, because he (pron.) loved us first. (19) ἡμεῖς ἀγαπῶμεν, ὅτι αὐτὸς πρῶτος ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς.
(ⲕ̅) ⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ϥⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲁϣ̀ϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ (ⲕ︦) ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉϥⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ. ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛ̅ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. (20) But if one saith: love God,' and is hating his brother, he is false: for he who loveth not his brother whom he seeth, God whom he saw not, how will he be able to love him? (20) ἐάν τις εἴπῃ ὅτι Ἀγαπῶ τὸν θεόν, καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ μισῇ, ψεύστης ἐστίν· ὁ γὰρ μὴ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ὃν ἑώρακεν, τὸν θεὸν ὃν οὐχ ἑώρακεν οὐ δύναται ἀγαπᾶν.
(ⲕ̅ⲁ̅) ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲫϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ (ⲕ︦ⲁ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲛϫⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ. (21) And this commandment we have from him, that he who loveth God should love his brother also. (21) καὶ ταύτην τὴν ἐντολὴν ἔχομεν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν θεὸν ἀγαπᾷ καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ.