Ephesians 4

1 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

ⲁ̅ϮϮϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲞⲚϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ

2 with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

ⲃ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬ ⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.

3 being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

ⲅ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲢ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ

4 There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,

ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ.

5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

ⲉ̅ⲞⲨϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.

6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.

ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.

7 But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

ⲍ̅ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠϢⲒ ⲚϮⲆⲰⲢⲈⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.

8 Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”

ⲏ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲈⲬⲘⲀⲖⲰⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲬⲘⲀⲖⲰⲤⲒⲀ ⲀϤϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.

9 Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

ⲑ̅ⲠⲒϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ

10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

ⲓ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.

11 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲀϤϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲢⲈϤϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ.

12 for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.

13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϢⲀⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲒⲞⲤ ⲈⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲀⲒⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲘⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.

14 that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠϨⲰⲒⲘⲒ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚϮⲔⲨⲂⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲂ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲦⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ.

15 but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϮⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ϮⲀⲪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.

16 from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϨⲰⲦⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮⲘⲀϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲘⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.

17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ.

18 being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲬⲀⲔⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ

19 They, having become callous, gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲨⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲰϤ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.

20 But you didn’t learn Christ that way,

ⲕ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.

21 if indeed you heard him and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:

ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.

22 that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲠⲀⲦⲎ.

23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ.

24 and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲚⲦϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.

25 Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.

26 “Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ⲪⲢⲎ ϨⲰⲦⲠ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲂⲞⲚ.

27 and don’t give place to the devil.

ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮ ⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ.

28 Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲠⲈⲦϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲚⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲈϮ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ.

29 Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲬⲢⲒⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.

30 Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

ⲗ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰϮ.

31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ϢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲂⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.

32 And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲬⲢⲤ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.