Ephesians 4
1 So I—this prisoner in the Lord—am encouraging you to make sure you live according to the principles to which you were called.
ⲁ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉϩⲙ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ
2 Don't think proudly of yourselves; be gentle and patient, showing tolerance to each other in love.
ⲃ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
3 Make every effort to remain one in the Spirit through the peace that binds you together.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ
4 For there's one body, and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope.
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉϩⲙ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱϩⲙ̅.
5 The Lord is one, our trust in him is one, and there's one baptism;
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
6 there's one God and Father of everyone. He is over all and through all and in all.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
7 To each of us grace was given in proportion to Christ's generous gift.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩϯϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡϣⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
8 As Scripture says, “When he ascended to the heights he took captives with him, and gave gifts to humanity.”
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ. ⲁϥⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
9 (Regarding this: it says he ascended, but that means he also had previously descended to our lowly world.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈. ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ⲣⲱ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ
10 The one that descended is the same one who also ascended to the highest heaven in order that he could make the whole universe complete.)
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲧϣⲏⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲉⲕⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
11 The gifts he gave were so that some could be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ. ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩ.
12 with the purpose of preparing God's people for the work of helping others, to help the body of Christ to grow.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ. ⲉⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
13 We grow together until we all reach the state of being one in our trust in and knowledge of the Son of God, completely grown up, measuring up to full maturity in Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ. ⲉⲡϣⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧϭⲟⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
14 We shouldn't be little children any more, tossed about and blown along by every passing breeze of doctrine, confused by human trickery, led into error by crafty people who deceitfully scheme;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ϥⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ⲉⲛϣⲉⲉⲓ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲩⲃⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ.
15 instead by speaking the truth in love we ought to grow up in everything into Christ, who is our head.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲛϫⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
16 It's because of him that the whole body operates, every joint holding it together as each individual part does what it's supposed to, and the whole body grows, building itself up in love.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ϣⲱⲛⲃ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲁⲩⲝⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ·
17 So let me say this to you—in fact I insist on it in the Lord—that you should no longer live like the foreigners do, in their empty-headed way.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲉⲓⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ.
18 In the darkness of their minds they don't understand, and they have been cut off from the life of God because they don't know anything and in their stubbornness they don't want to know.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲟⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲩⲧⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ
19 Because they are past caring they abandon themselves to sensuality, and greedily do all kinds of disgusting things.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉϣⲙⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ.
20 But that's not what you learned about Christ!
ⲕ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲃⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
21 Didn't you hear about him? Weren't you taught concerning him? Didn't you learn the truth as it is in Jesus?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
22 So get rid of your former lifestyle, that old nature that ruins you through deceptive desires!
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ.
23 Let yourselves be re-made spiritually and mentally,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲣ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
24 and put on your new nature that God created so you will be like him, right and holy in the truth.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲙⲉ·
25 So reject lies, and tell the truth to each other—for we belong to each other.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϭⲟⲗ ϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ.
26 Don't sin by getting angry; don't let evening come and find you still mad—
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲡⲣⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅.
27 and don't give the devil any opportunity.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϯⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
28 Thieves, stop your stealing, and do honest, productive work with your hands, so you'll have something to give to those who need it.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱϥⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲱϥⲧ̅ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ.
29 Don't use bad language. Speak words that will encourage people as necessary, so that those who listen will be helped.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅.
30 Don't disappoint the Holy Spirit of God that marked you as belonging to him until the day of redemption.
ⲗ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ.
31 Get rid of every kind of bitterness, rage, anger, verbal abuse, and insults, along with all forms of evil.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲓϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ·
32 Be kind and compassionate to each other, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛϩ̅ⲧⲏϥ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
