1 Peter 2
1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,
ⲁ̅ⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲐⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲀⲦⲀⲖⲀⲖⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
2 as newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you may grow,
ⲃ̅ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲰϮ ⲚⲖⲞⲄⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲦⲬⲢⲞϤ ϬⲒϢϢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ.
3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
ⲅ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘϮⲠⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲠϬⲤ
4 Come to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.
ⲇ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲈⲀⲨϢⲞϢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϤⲤⲞⲦⲠ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
5 You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲚϦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲈⲨϢⲎⲠ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
6 Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious. He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”
ⲋ̅ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲬⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲒⲰⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚϪⲰϪ ⲚⲖⲀⲔϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ
7 For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,”
ⲍ̅ⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲞϢϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲰϪ ⲚⲖⲀⲔϨ
8 and, “a stumbling stone and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
ⲏ̅ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲒϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈⲬⲀⲨ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦϤ.
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
ⲑ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲞⲦⲠ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲞⲨϢⲖⲰⲖ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲨⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞϤ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲈⲦⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ
10 In the past, you were not a people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
ⲓ̅ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ
11 Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘⲚϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲎⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ϮⲮⲨⲬⲎ
12 having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good works and glorify God in the day of visitation.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲢϢⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϪⲈⲘⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ
13 Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲘⲀϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈϤϬⲞⲤⲒ
14 or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲨⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲨϬⲒⲘⲠϢⲒϢ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ
15 For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲦⲚⲘⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲦⲔⲀϮ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ
16 Live as free people, yet not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲈⲘϨⲈⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲖⲨⲘⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲤ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
18 Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲚⲞ ⲚϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϬ ⲒⲤⲈⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲞϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲔⲰⲖϪ.
19 For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤϬⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.
20 For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.
ⲕ̅ⲀϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨϮⲔⲈϨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪϮ
21 For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲰϤ ⲀϤϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲀϤⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲠⲞⲄⲢⲀⲘⲰⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈϤϢⲈⲚⲦⲀⲦⲤⲒ
22 who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲬⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ.
23 When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲨϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀϤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲘⲎⲒ.
24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed by his wounds.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲖϬⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲈⲢϦⲞⲦ.
25 For you were going astray like sheep; but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ.
