1 Peter 2
1 Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,
ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
2 as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation,
ⲃ̅⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲗⲟⲅⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ϭⲓϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ.
3 if indeed ye have tasted that the Lord [is] good.
ⲅ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ Ⲡ⳪.
4 To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,
ⲇ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲟϣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ.
5 yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲛϧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
6 Because it is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame.
ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ.
7 To you therefore who believe [is] the preciousness; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders cast away as worthless, this is become head of [the] corner,
ⲍ̅ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲟϣϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲱϫ ⳿ⲛⲗⲁⲕϩ.
8 and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; [who] stumble at the word, being disobedient to which also they have been appointed.
ⲏ̅ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲓϭⲣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
9 But ye [are] a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;
ⲑ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟϥ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ.
10 who once [were] not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
11 Beloved, I exhort [you], as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲏⲕ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ.
12 having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through [your] good works, [themselves] witnessing [them], glorify God in [the] day of visitation.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣϣⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ.
13 Be in subjection [therefore] to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to [the] king as supreme,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲙⲁϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ.
14 or to rulers as sent by him, for vengeance on evildoers, and praise to them that do well.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲩϭⲓ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲙⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ.
15 Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
16 as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
17 Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲥ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
18 Servants, [be] subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭ ⲓⲥⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲟϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗϫ.
19 For this [is] acceptable, if one, for conscience sake towards God, endure griefs, suffering unjustly.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϭⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ.
20 For what glory [is it], if sinning and being buffeted ye shall bear [it]? but if, doing good and suffering, ye shall bear [it], this is acceptable with God.
ⲕ̅ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϯⲕⲉϩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
21 For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps:
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲅⲣⲁⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉϥϣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ.
22 who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ.
23 who, [when] reviled, reviled not again; [when] suffering, threatened not; but gave [himself] over into the hands of him who judges righteously;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓ.
24 who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣϧⲟⲧ.
25 For ye were going astray as sheep, but have now returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ
