< Hebrews 4 >

1 Let’s fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.
ⲁ̅ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲎⲠⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲀⲨⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ.
2 For indeed we have had good news preached to us, even as they also did, but the word they heard didn’t profit them, because it wasn’t mixed with faith by those who heard.
ⲃ̅ⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲎⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
3 For we who have believed do enter into that rest, even as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, they will not enter into my rest;” although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
ⲅ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘⲦⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲰⲢⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϪⲰⲚⲦ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲀⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲔⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲔⲀⲦⲀⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
4 For he has said this somewhere about the seventh day, “God rested on the seventh day from all his works;”
ⲇ̅ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲘⲀ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲌ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲌ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
5 and in this place again, “They will not enter into my rest.”
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲀⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘⲦⲞⲚ
6 Seeing therefore it remains that some should enter into it, and they to whom the good news was preached before failed to enter in because of disobedience,
ⲋ̅ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ϤⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ.
7 he again defines a certain day, “today”, saying through David so long a time afterward (just as has been said), “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts.”
ⲍ̅ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϤⲐⲰϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲘⲀⲒⲎ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ϪⲈ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮⲈⲚϢⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ.
8 For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day.
ⲏ̅ⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲐⲢⲞⲨⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲔⲈⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ.
9 There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.
ⲑ̅ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲒⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
10 For he who has entered into his rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.
ⲓ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϨⲰϤ ⲀϤⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤ.
11 Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϨⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
12 For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϢⲰⲦ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲤⲎϤⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲞ ⲂⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϢⲀ ⲠⲒⲪⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲦⲔⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲒⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
13 There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲚⲦ ϨⲎⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲐⲞ ⲤⲈⲂⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲀⲢⲀⲂ ⲚⲀϨⲂⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲂⲀⲖ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲪⲈϨ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
14 Having then a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let’s hold tightly to our confession.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲤⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
15 For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲀϬⲚⲈ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
16 Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲨⲈⲨⲔⲈⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲂⲞⲎⲐⲒⲀ.

< Hebrews 4 >