Colossians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Meshikha Yeshua through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ

2 to the saints and faithful brothers in Meshikha at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

ⲃ̅ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲕⲟⲗⲟⲥⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ

3 We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Yeshua Meshikha, praying always for you,

ⲅ̅ⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ

4 having heard of your faith in Meshikha Yeshua, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,

ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ

5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of truth, the Good News,

ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ

6 which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥϯ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ

7 even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Meshikha on our behalf,

ⲍ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣ ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ

8 who also declared to us your love in the Rukha.

ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ

9 For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, do not cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲛⲗⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ

10 that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

ⲓ̅ⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ

11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ϩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ

12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light;

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ

13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲡⲉⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ

14 in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲡⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ

15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲑⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡϣⲣⲡ ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ

16 For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created by him and for him.

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲛⲧ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ

17 He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲩϩⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥ

18 He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲡϣⲣⲡ ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ

19 For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ

20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross through him, whether things on the earth or things in heaven.

ⲕ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϩⲉⲧⲡ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ

21 You, who once were alienated and were hostile in your minds, doing evil deeds,

ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ

22 yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and blameless before him,

ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉⲧⲡ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲉⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ

23 if it is so that you continue in the faith, established and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲏⲣⲩⲝ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in the sufferings of Meshikha for the sake of his body, which is the church;

ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲕⲟⲟϩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ

25 of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God,

ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ

26 the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints. (aiōn g165)

ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲏⲡ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ (aiōn g165)

27 To them God was pleased to make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the non-Jews, which is Meshikha in you, the hope of glory;

ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ

28 whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Meshikha Yeshua;

ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲡⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ

29 for which I also labor, struggling according to his power, which works in me mightily.

ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ