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1 ⲁ̅ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲙ̅ⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲁ. ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉⲧⲉ.
James, servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes of the dispersion, greetings.
My brothers, when you have fallen into various trials, consider everything a joy,
knowing that the proving of your faith exercises patience,
4 ⲇ̅ ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲛ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ.
and patience brings a work to perfection, so that you may be perfect and whole, deficient in nothing.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ. ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ. ⲉⲛϥⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ.
But if anyone among you is in need of wisdom, let him petition God, who gives abundantly to all without reproach, and it shall be given to him.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲛϥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ. ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩ ⲣⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲱⲱϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
But he should ask with faith, doubting nothing. For he who doubts is like a wave on the ocean, which is moved about by the wind and carried away;
then a man should not consider that he would receive anything from the Lord.
For a man who is of two minds is inconstant in all his ways.
Now a humble brother should glory in his exaltation,
and a rich one, in his humiliation, for he will pass away like the flower of the grass.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥϣⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲣⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ. ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲣⲟϥⲣϥ̅. ⲡⲥⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲱϭⲃ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ.
For the sun has risen with a scorching heat, and has dried the grass, and its flower has fallen off, and the appearance of its beauty has perished. So also will the rich one wither away, according to his paths.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϥⲓ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅. ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
Blessed is the man who suffers temptation. For when he has been proven, he shall receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉϥⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲉϥⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ.
No one should say, when he is tempted, that he was tempted by God. For God does not entice toward evils, and he himself tempts no one.
Yet truly, each one is tempted by his own desires, having been enticed and drawn away.
Thereafter, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin. Yet truly sin, when it has been consummated, produces death.
And so, do not choose to go astray, my most beloved brothers.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ϯ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲏ ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲏ ⲣⲓⲕⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ.
Every excellent gift and every perfect gift is from above, descending from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor any shadow of alteration.
For by his own will he produced us through the Word of truth, so that we might be a kind of beginning among his creatures.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉϥⲱⲥⲕ̅ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ̅ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅.
You know this, my most beloved brothers. So let every man be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to anger.
For the anger of man does not accomplish the justice of God.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ ϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲯⲩⲭⲏ.
Because of this, having cast away all uncleanness and an abundance of malice, receive with meekness the newly-grafted Word, which is able to save your souls.
So be doers of the Word, and not listeners only, deceiving yourselves.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲩⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁⲗ.
For if anyone is a listener of the Word, but not also a doer, he is comparable to a man gazing into a mirror upon the face that he was born with;
and after considering himself, he went away and promptly forgot what he had seen.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ. ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲁϥⲣ̅ⲡⲱⲃϣ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ. ⲡⲁⲓ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ.
But he who gazes upon the perfect law of liberty, and who remains in it, is not a forgetful hearer, but instead a doer of the work. He shall be blessed in what he does.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲛϥⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ.
But if anyone considers himself to be religious, but he does not restrain his tongue, but instead seduces his own heart: such a one’s religion is vanity.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ. ⲉϭⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
This is religion, clean and undefiled before God the Father: to visit orphans and widows in their tribulations, and to keep yourself immaculate, apart from this age.
