Colossians 4
1 Ye masters! that which is just and equitable, unto your servants, be rendering, knowing that, ye also, have a Master in heaven.
ⲁ̅ⲚⲒϬⲒⲤⲈⲨ ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲬⲀ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
2 Unto prayer, be devoting yourselves, watching therein with thanksgiving:
ⲃ̅ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲎⲚ ⲈϮⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲢⲰⲒⲤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ.
3 Praying, at the same time, for us also, —that, God, would open unto us a door for the word, so that we may speak the sacred secret of the Christ—for the sake of which also I am in bonds,
ⲅ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲀⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϮⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ
4 That I may make it manifest as behoveth me to speak.
ⲇ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ.
5 In wisdom, be walking towards them who are without, —the opportunity, buying out for yourselves,
ⲉ̅ⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ.
6 Your discourse being always with benefit, with salt, seasoned, —that ye may know how it behoveth you, unto each one, to be making answer.
ⲋ̅ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈϤⲤⲈϨⲚⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲘⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
7 All the things which relate unto myself, shall Tychicus make known unto you—the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord,
ⲍ̅ⲚⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲒⲬⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
8 Whom I have sent unto you, to this very end, —that ye may get to know the things which concern us, and he may encourage you hearts:
ⲏ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠϤ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϨⲰⲂ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ.
9 Together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is from among you: —all things, unto you, will they make known, that [are taking place] here.
ⲑ̅ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲚⲎⲤⲒⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲨⲈⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ.
10 Aristarchus, my fellow-captive, saluteth you; and Mark, the first cousin of Barnabas, —concerning whom ye have received commands—if he come unto you, give him welcome;
ⲓ̅ϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲀⲢⲒⲤⲦⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲠⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲬⲘⲀⲖⲰⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲤ ⲠϢⲞⲨⲤⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
11 And Jesus, he that is called Justus, —they being of the circumcision; these only, [are my] fellow-workers unto the kingdom of God, men who have been, unto me, a comfort.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲞⲨⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲘϮ.
12 Epaphras who is from among you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, —at all times, contending in your behalf in his prayers, that ye may be caused to stand complete and fully assured in everything willed by God;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲈⲠⲀⲪⲢⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲰⲚⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
13 For I bear him witness, that he hath great toil in behalf of you, and them in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϮⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲈⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲒⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ.
14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, salute you.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲖⲞⲨⲔⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲆⲎⲘⲀⲤ.
15 Salute ye the brethren, in Laodicea, also Nymphas, and the assembly, which meeteth at her house.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲘⲪⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨⲎⲒ.
16 And, as soon as the epistle hath been read amongst you, cause that, in the assembly of Laodiceans also, it be read; and, that from Laodicea, that, ye also, read.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲞϢⲤ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
17 And say to Archippus: be taking heed unto the ministry which thou hast accepted in the Lord, —that, the same, thou fulfil.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲎⲠⲠⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲔϬⲒⲦⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲘⲀϨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
18 The salutation of me Paul, with my own hand: —keep in mind my bonds. Favour be with you!
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲠⲀⲀⲤⲠⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀϪⲒϪ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲢⲒⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ
