ⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ Ⲙ̄ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ Ⲁ̄.

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¹ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲧⲡ̄ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲁ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲟⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲃⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓⲁ, ² ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡϣⲣ̄ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲃⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡϭⲟϣϭϣ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̄ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ, ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ⲙⲛ̄ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲟ.

³ ϥⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ, ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϫⲡⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲛϩ̄, ϩⲓⲧⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ, ⁴ ⲉⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ, ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲁⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ̄, ⲉⲙⲉⲥϩⲱϭⲃ̄, ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ϩⲙ̄ⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲩⲉ, ⁵ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̄ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲃ̄ⲧⲱⲧ, ⲉⲡϭⲱⲗⲡ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲉ. ⁶ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄, ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ, ⲉϣϫⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲥ̄ ⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲛⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ, ⁷ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ, ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̄ ⲉⲩⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ⲙⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ϩⲙ̄ⲡϭⲱⲗⲡ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ, ⁸ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ, ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ, ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ, ⁹ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ϫⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ, ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲯⲩⲭⲏ.

¹¹ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲧϩⲉⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ, ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄, ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲀϫⲉ ⲉⲁϣ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ, ⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ̄ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ, ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲟⲩ. ¹² ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ, ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄, ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ̄ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲉ, [which things the angels desire to look into].

THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PETER.

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¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, ² Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ⁴ To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, ⁵ Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. ⁶ Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: ⁷ That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: ⁸ Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: ⁹ Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

¹⁰ Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: ¹¹ Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. ¹² Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.