1 ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲁϣ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲏ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ .
Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn't know us, because it didn't know him.
2 ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
3 ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
4 ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛϯⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ
Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.
5 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲗ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲛ
You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.
6 ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ
Whoever remains in him doesn't sin. Whoever sins hasn't seen him, neither knows him.
7 ⲛⲓⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲥⲉⲣⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ .
Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲃⲉⲗ ⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲣⲟϫ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ
Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can't sin, because he is born of God.
10 ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ
In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn't do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn't love his brother.
11 ϫⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ
For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;
12 ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲕⲁⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ
unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
13 ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
Don't be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.
14 ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϧ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲙⲟⲩ
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn't love his brother remains in death.
15 ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
16 ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲉⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
17 ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ .
But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?
18 ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ
My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
19 ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲑⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲑⲟ
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,
20 ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ
because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
21 ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ
Beloved, if our hearts don't condemn us, we have boldness toward God;
22 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲑⲟ
and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲛ
This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.
24 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ .
He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.