< Philippians 4 >

1 Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.
ⲁ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ.
2 I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to think the same way in the Lord.
ⲃ̅ⲈⲨⲞⲆⲒⲀ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲨⲚⲦⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲢⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
3 Yes, I beg you also, true partner, help these women, for they labored with me in the Good News with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.
ⲅ̅ⲤⲈ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ϨⲰⲔ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲤⲨⲚⲌⲨⲄⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲈⲔⲖⲎ ⲘⲈⲚⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀⲚ ⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ.
4 Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”
ⲇ̅ⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀϢⲒ.
5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
ⲉ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲦ
6 In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
ⲋ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲦⲎⲘⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲤⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
8 Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
ⲏ̅ⲦⲞ ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲔⲈⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲒ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈⲦⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
9 Do the things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
ⲑ̅ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
10 But I rejoice in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.
ⲓ̅ⲀⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲪⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϮⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
11 Not that I speak because of lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰϢⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
12 I know how to be humbled, and I also know how to abound. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϮⲦⲤⲀⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ.
13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϮϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲎⲒ.
14 However you did well that you shared in my affliction.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲖⲎⲚ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲤ ⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲈⲠⲀϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ.
15 You yourselves also know, you Philippians, that in the beginning of the Good News, when I departed from Macedonia, no assembly shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you only.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
16 For even in Thessalonica you sent once and again to my need.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲈⲤⲤⲀⲖⲞⲚⲒⲔⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲬⲢⲒⲀ.
17 Not that I seek for the gift, but I seek for the fruit that increases to your account.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲒⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ.
18 But I have all things and abound. I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, a sweet-smelling fragrance, an acceptable and well-pleasing sacrifice to God.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲒⲘⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲠⲀⲪⲢⲞⲆⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲐⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲐⲞⲒⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲈϤϢⲎⲠ ⲈϤⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
19 My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲈⲘⲀϨ ⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
20 Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever! Amen. (aiōn g165)
ⲕ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ. (aiōn g165)
21 Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
22 All the saints greet you, especially those who are of Caesar’s household.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ

< Philippians 4 >