1 ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁϫⲉ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲯⲉⲩⲇⲟⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
2 ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ϫⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
3 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϥϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲇⲏ
and every spirit who doesn't confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God, and this is the spirit of the antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already.
4 ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ .
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.
5 ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ
They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
6 ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲧⲉϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲓⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲧⲉϯⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ
We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God doesn't listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
7 ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God, and knows God.
8 ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲉ
He who doesn't love doesn't know God, for God is love.
9 ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ
By this God's love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
10 ⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
11 ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ϩⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏ ⲟⲩ
Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.
12 ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.
13 ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ
By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
14 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ .
We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.
15 ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ϫⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
16 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ .
We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
17 ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲏ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world.
18 ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲟϯ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥϩⲓ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϯϩⲟϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.
19 ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ
We love Him, because he first loved us.
20 ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲁϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ
If a man says, 'I love God,' and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
21 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ
This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.