1 John 5

1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.

ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲒⲤⲒ ϤⲘⲈⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ

2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

ⲃ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ

3 For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

ⲅ̅ⲐⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲤⲈϨⲞⲢϢ ⲀⲚ

4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.

ⲇ̅ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲀϤϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲠⲈ

5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

ⲉ̅ⲚⲒⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪϮ

6 This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

ⲋ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ

7 For there are three who testify:

ⲍ̅ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲄⲚⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ

8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as one.

ⲏ̅ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲄ ⲤⲈϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ

9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is God’s testimony which he has testified concerning his Son.

ⲑ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲦⲈ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ϪⲈ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ

10 He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who doesn’t believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.

ⲓ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲀ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ

11 The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. (aiōnios g166)

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲀϤϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ (aiōnios g166)

12 He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life.

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀⲚ

13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. (aiōnios g166)

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ (aiōnios g166)

14 This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ ϮⲠⲀⲢⲢⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ϢⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ

15 And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲈⲦⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ

16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this.

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈϤϬⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒϪⲈⲢⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ

17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈϤϬⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ

18 We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲀϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲞⲚⲎ ⲢⲞⲤ ϬⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ

19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ

20 We know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

ⲕ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲘⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲎⲐⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲎⲐⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ (aiōnios g166)

21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ.