1 ⲛⲓϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ .
Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
2 ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏⲛ ⲉϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲛϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ .
Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
3 ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϯⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ
praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;
4 ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ .
that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
5 ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ .
Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
6 ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲉϩⲛⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲙⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ .
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
7 ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲧⲓⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ .
All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.
8 ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ .
I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
9 ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ .
together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.
10 ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲟⲩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ .
Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, 'if he comes to you, receive him'),
11 ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲓⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲙϯ .
and Jesus who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These are my only fellow workers for the Kingdom of God, men who have been a comfort to me.
12 ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
13 ϯⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲓⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ .
For I testify about him, that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
14 ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ .
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you.
15 ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲙⲫⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ .
Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is in his house.
16 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ ϧⲉⲛϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
17 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϯⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲕϭⲓⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁϩⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
Tell Archippus, 'Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.'
18 ⲡⲁⲁⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ
The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.