1 John 2
1 My children, I am writing to you to keep you from sinning. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father – Jesus Christ, the righteous.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ
2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but the sins of the whole world.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
3 It is by keeping God’s commands that we can be sure we know him.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ
4 Whoever says ‘I know him,’ but does not keep his commands, is a liar. The truth has no place in them.
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲛϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ
5 But the person who keeps God’s word, in them the love of God has indeed reached its perfection. This is how we can be sure we are in him:
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲁⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
6 whoever claims to live in him should live just as Jesus did.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲏ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
7 Dear friends, it is no new command that I am writing to you, but an old command, which you have had from the beginning. That old command is the message you have already heard.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛⲥ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
8 Yet, in a way, it is a new command that I am writing to you – which is shown true in Christ’s life and in yours – for the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϥⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ
9 The person who says that they are in the light, and yet hates others, is still in the darkness.
ⲑ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ
10 The person who loves others is always in the light, and there is nothing within them to cause them to stumble.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲧⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
11 The person who hates is in the dark. They stumble along in the darkness; they do not know where they are going because the darkness blinds them.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲧⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲧⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ
12 Little children, I am writing to you because your sins have been forgiven for Christ’s sake.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ
13 Parents, I am writing to you because you have come to know him who has been from the beginning. Young people, I am writing to you because you have conquered the evil one. Children, I write to you because you have come to know the Father.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲓⲣϣⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ
14 Parents, I write to you because you have learned to know him who has been from the beginning. Young people, I write to you because you are strong, and God’s message is always in your hearts, and you have conquered the evil one.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲓⲣϣⲉⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ
15 Do not love the world or what the world can offer. When anyone loves the world, there is no love for the Father in them.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
16 For all that the world can offer – the desires for physical pleasure, the enticements to the eye, the arrogance of wealth – belongs, not to the Father, but to the world.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
17 And the world, and all that it gratifies, is passing away, but they who do God’s will remain for ever. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōn g165)
18 My children, it is the last hour. You were told that an antichrist was coming; and many antichrists have already arisen. This is why we know that this is the last hour.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲇⲓⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲇⲓⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ
19 These people come from our ranks, but they were never truly part of us – if they had been then they would have stayed with us. They left so it would be clear that none of them really belonged to us.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ
20 You, however, have been annointed by the Holy One. You all know the truth.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲱ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ
21 I am not writing to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie can come from the truth.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ
22 Who is a liar, if not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? That person is the antichrist – one who rejects the Father and the Son.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲣⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲇⲓⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ
23 No one who rejects the Son has the Father; to acknowledge the Son is to have the Father also.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ
24 As for you, you must let what you have heard from the beginning continue to live in you. If what you heard from the beginning dwells in you, you will remain both in the Son and the Father.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲓⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϭⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϭⲱⲱ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
26 In writing this to you, I have in mind those who are trying to mislead you.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ
27 As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains with you. You do not need anyone to teach you. His anointing teaches you about everything. What it teaches you is true, it is not a lie. Do what it has taught you: abide in him.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ϭⲟⲗ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲉⲉⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
28 Yes, my children, remain in him, so that when he appears our confidence doesn’t fail us, and we are not ashamed to meet him at his coming.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϭⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲙϫⲓ ϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ
29 Since you know he is righteous, you realise that everyone who does what is right is his child.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
