megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: νανεσ γαρ νωου πε μπουσουεν φμωιτ ντε tμεθμηι εhοτε εταυσουωνf νσετασθο εβολ kεν tεντολη εθουαβ εταυτηισ ετοτου
English: For it is good for them (if) they knew not (the) way of [the] righteousness, than having known it, that they should return from the holy commandment which was delivered to them.
Coptic: ασι γαρ εjωου ταφμηι νjε tπαροιμια jε ουουhωρ αfκοτf ενεfsιt μμιν μμοf ουοh ουεsω ασjοκμεσ παλιν ον ασσκερκερ νkρηι kεν νεσλωιhι
English: For the proverb came true about them: 'A dog turned to his own vomit; and a sow (which) was washed, again rolled in her mire' (plur.).
Coptic: ναμενραt θαι hηδη τε θμαhβt νεπιστολη εtσkαι μμοσ νωτεν ναι ετε νkρηι νkητου ειετουνοσ πετενhητ εττουβηουτ
English: My beloved, this now is (the) second epistle which I write to you; these in which I shall raise (up) your sincere heart
Coptic: kεν ουμευι εερφμευι ννισαjι εταυjοτου ισjεν sορπ νjε νιπροφητησ εθουαβ νεμ tεντολη ντε νιαποστολοσ ντε πενcσ ουοh πενσωτηρ
English: to remember in a remembrance the words which the holy prophets said from (the) first, and the commandment of the apostles of our Lord and our saviour.
Coptic: φαι δε νsορπ αριεμι εροf jε kεν νιεhοου νkαε ευει νjε hανρεfσωβι ευμοsι κατα νουεπιθυμια
English: But know this first, that in the last days mockers shall come walking according to their lusts,
Coptic: ουοh ευjω μμοσ jε ασθων tεπαγγελια ντε πεfjινι ισjεν ετα νενιοt γαρ ενκοτ ναι τηρου σεsοπ μπαιρηt ισjεν ταρχη μπισωντ
English: and saying: Where was the promise of his coming? For since our fathers slept all these things remain thus since (the) beginning of the creation.'
Coptic: πιhωβ γαρ σεοι νατεμι εροf φαι hωου πετουουαsf jε νιφηουι σεsοπ ισjεν hη ουοh πκαhι εβολ kεν ουμωου νεμ εβολ hιτεν ουμωου αfοhι ερατf kεν πσαjι μφt
English: For they are ignorant of the thing. This (ignorance) is that which they also wish, (ignorance) that the heavens exist from (the) beginning, and (the) earth from [a] water and through [a] water stood by (the) word of God;
Coptic: ναι ετε εθβητου α πικοσμοσ ντε πισηου εττη αfjωλκ εkρηι kεν ουμωου ουοh αfτακο
English: these (sc. waters) because of which the world of that time was submerged in [a] water and it perished;
Coptic: νιφηουι δε ντε tνου νεμ πικαhι νkρηι kεν παισαjι ρω σεhωουι εkουν kεν πχρωμ ευαρεh ερωου επεhοου ντε tκρισισ νεμ ταγω ντε νιασεβησ νρωμι
English: but the present heavens and the earth in the same word are treasured up for (the) fire, being kept unto (the) day-of the judgement, and (the) perdition of the ungodly men.
Coptic: φαι δε μπερsωπι ερετενοβs εροf ναμενραt jε ουεhοου νουωτ ναhρεν πcσ μφρηt νουsο νρομπι ουοh ουsο νρομπι μφρηt νουεhοου νουωτ
English: But of this be not forgetful, my beloved; that one day with the Lord (is) as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Coptic: ουοh fναωσκ αν νjε πcσ ντε tεπαγγελια μφρηt ετε hανουον μευι jε fναωσκ αλλα αfωουνhητ ερωτεν νfουωs αν ντε hλι τακο αλλα εfουωs ντουι τηρου ευμετανοια
English: And the Lord will not delay about the promise, as some think that he will delay; but was a Lit.' thrown into.' longsuffering to you, not wishing that any should perish, but wishing that all should come to [a.] repentance.
Coptic: εfει δε νjε πεhοου μπcσ μφρηt νουρεfcιουι φαι ετε εβολ hιτοτf νιφηουι σενασινι kεν ουουοι νιστοιχιον σεναρωκh σεναβωλ εβολ ουοh πκαhι νεμ νιhβηουι ετε νkητf ευερωκh
English: But (the) day of the Lord shall come as a thief: this (day) through which the heavens will pass away violently: the elements will be burned, they will be dissolved; and (the) earth and the works which are in it shall be burned.
Coptic: ναι ουν τηρου ευναβωλ εβολ νασμπsα ντετενμοsι ναs νρηt νkρηι kεν hανjινμοsι ευουαβ νεμ hανμετευσεβησ
English: All these things, then, being about to be dissolved, in what manner was it being meet that ye should walk in holy walks (of life) and godlinesses.
Coptic: ερετενσομσ εβολ kεν ουιησ kατhη μπιεhοου ντε tπαρουσια ντε πcσ φαι ετε εβολ hιτοτf νιφηουι σεναρωκh νσεtουω εβολ ουοh νιστοιχιον σεναρωκh ουοh νσεβωλ εβολ
English: Gazing out in [an] haste forward to the day of the coming of the Lord, that through which the heavens will be burned and come to an end, and the elements will be burned and be dissolved.
Coptic: hανφηουι μβερι νεμ ουκαhι μβερι κατα νεfεπαγγελια ετενjουsτ εβολ kαjωου ναι ετε tμεθμηι sοπ νkητου
English: New heavens and a new earth according to his promises we look out for; these in which the righteousness dwelleth.
Coptic: εθβεφαι ναμενραt ενσομσ εβολ kατhη νναι ιησ ντεν θηνου εθρουjεμ θηνου ερετενοι ναταcνι νεμαf ουοh νατθωλεβ μπεfμθο νkρηι kεν ουhιρηνη
English: Therefore, my beloved, (since) we are gazing out forward to these, hasten yourselves to be found without spot with him, and without stain before him in [a] peace.
Coptic: ουοh tμετρεfωουνhητ ντε πcσ οπσ ερωτεν ευουjαι κατα φρηt hωf μπεναγαπητοσ νσον παυλοσ κατα tσοφια εταυτηισ ναf αfσkαι νωτεν
English: And the longsuffering of the Lord reckon it to you for [a] salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom which was given to him, wrote to you:
Coptic: μφρηt ον kεν νεfεπιστολη τηρου εfσαjι νkρηι νkητου εθβε ναι ναι ετε hανουον νkητου μοκh νεμι ερωου ναι ετε sαρε νιατhητ νεμ νη ετε νσεταjρηουτ αν ερστρεβλοιν μμωου μφρηt μπσεπι ννιγραφη ετουνασοκου κατα νουαγω μμαυατου
English: as also in all his epistles, speaking in them concerning these (things); these in which some (things) are difficult to know (what they mean); these which the foolish and they who are not firm, distort as (the) rest of the Scriptures; who will draw themselves to their own perditions.
Coptic: νθωτεν ουν νασνηου ερετενερsορπ νσωουν αρεh ερωτεν hινα μηπωσ ντετενσωρεμ kεν τπλανη ννιατhητ ουοh ντετενhει εβολ kεν πετενταjρο μμιν μμωτεν
English: Ye, then, my brethren, foreknowing, keep yourselves, lest by any means ye go astray in (the) error of the foolish, and fall from your own firmness.
Coptic: αιαι δε νkρηι kεν πιhμοτ νεμ πσουεν πενcσ ουοh πενσωτηρ ιησ πχσ φη ετε φωf πε πιωου ισjεν tνου νεμ sα ενεh ντε νιενεh αμην
English: But grow in [the] grace and (the) knowledge of our Lord and our saviour Jesus Christ, whose is the glory from now and unto age of the ages. Amen.
Coptic: φη ετsοπ ισjεν hη φη ετανσοθμεf φη ετανναυ εροf ννενβαλ φη ετανσομσ εροf ουοh α νενjιj jεμjωμf εθβε πισαjι ντε πωνk
English: That which was (ET) from (the) beginning, that which we heard, that which we saw with our eyes, that which we gazed at, and our hands handled, concerning the word of (the) life:
Coptic: ουοh πιωνk αfουονh εβολ ουοh ανναυ εροf ουοh τενερμεθρε ουοh τενταμο μμωτεν επιωνk νενεh φη ετsοπ hα φιωτ ουοh αfουονh ερον
English: and the life was manifested, and we saw it, and we witness, and we show to you the eternal life, that which was with the Father, and it was manifested to us;
Coptic: φη ετανναυ εροf ουοh ανσοθμεf τενhιωιs μμο νωτεν hινα νθωτεν hωτεν ντε ουμετsφηρ sωπι νωτεν νεμαν τενμετsφηρ δε σχη νεμ φιωτ νεμ πεfsηρι ιησ πχσ
English: that which we saw and we heard we proclaim to you, that ye also--that there may be a fellowship to you with us; but our fellowship is with the Father and his Son Jesus Christ.
Coptic: ουοh ναι τενσkαι μμωου νωτεν hινα ντε πετενραsι sωπι εfjηκ εβολ
English: And these things we write to you, that your joy may be complete.
Coptic: ουοh φαι πε πιωs ετανσοθμεf τενhιωιs μμοf νωτεν jε φt ουουωινι πε ουοh μμον hλι νχακι νkητf
English: And this is the promise which we heard from him; we proclaim it to you, that God is [a] light, and there is not any darkness in him.
Coptic: εsωπ ανsανjοσ jε ουονταν νουμετsφηρ νεμαf ουοh ενμοsι kεν πιχακι ενjεμεθνουj ουοh τενιρι νθμηι αν
English: If we should say that we have a fellowship with him, and are walking in the darkness, we are saying false, and we do not (the) truth:
Coptic: εsωπ ανsανμοsι kεν πιουωινι μφρηt hωf ετεfμοsι kεν πιουωινι ουονταν νουμετsφηρ νεμ νενερηου ουοh πσνοf νιησ πεfsηρι fνατουβον εβολ hα νοβι νιβεν
English: if we should walk in the light, as he also walketh in the light, we have a fellowship with one another, and (the) blood of Jesus his Son will cleanse us from all sin.
Coptic: εsωπ ανsανjοσ jε μμοντεν νοβι μμαυ τενερhαλ μμον μμαυατεν ουοh θμηι sοπ νkητεν αν
English: If we should say that we have not sin, we deceive ourselves, and (the) truth is not in us.
Coptic: εsωπ ανsανουωνh ννεννοβι εβολ fενhοτ ουοh ουθμηι πε hινα ντεfχα νεννοβι ναν εβολ ουοh fνατουβον σαβολ νcινjονσ νιβεν
English: If we should confess our sins, he is faithful and is righteous that he should forgive us our sins, and he will cleanse us from all wrongdoing.
Coptic: εsωπ ανsανjοσ jε μπενερνοβι τενιρι μμοf νσαμεθνουj ουοh πεfσαjι sοπ νkητεν αν
English: If we should say that we sinned not, we make him false, and his word is not in us.
Coptic: ναsηρι ναι tσkαι μμωου νωτεν hινα ντετενsτεμερνοβι ουοh εsωπ αρεsαν ουαι ερνοβι ουονταν μμαυ μπιπαρακλητον kατεν φιωτ ιησ πχσ πιθμηι
English: My children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin. And if one should sin, we have the paraclete with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Coptic: ουοh νθοf πε πσωt ντε νεννοβι εθβε νουν δε μμαυατεν αν αλλα νεμ εθβε να πικοσμοσ τηρf
English: and he is (the) redemption of our sins; but not concerning ours only, but also concerning those of the whole world.
Coptic: ουοh kεν φαι τενναεμι jε ανσουωνf εsωπ ανsαναρεh ενεfεντολη
English: And in this we shall (lit. will) know that we knew him, if we should keep his commandments.
Coptic: φη ετjω μμοσ jε αισουωνf ουοh ντεfsτεμαρεh ενεfεντολη ουσαμεθνουj πε ουοh θμηι sοπ kεν φαι αν
English: He who saith: I knew him,' and kept not his commandments is false, and (the) truth is not in this (one):
Coptic: φη εθνααρεh επεfσαjι αληθωσ tαγαπη ντε φt ασjωκ εβολ νkρηι kεν φαι kεν φαι τενναεμι jε τενsοπ νkητf
English: he who will keep his word, truly the love of God was completed in this (one). In this we shall (lit. will) know that we are in him:
Coptic: φη ετjω μμοσ jε tsοπ νkητf σεμπsα μφρηt ετα φη μοsι μμοf ντεfμοsι hωf μπαιρηt
English: he who saith: 'I abide (son) in him,' ought as he walked to walk also thus.
Coptic: ναμενραt νουεντολη μβερι αν εtσkαι μμοσ νωτεν αλλα ουεντολη ναπασ τε θη ενασντεν θηνου ισjεν hη tεντολη ναπασ πισαjι εταρετενσοθμεf
English: My beloved, (it is) not a new commandment which I write to you, but it is an old commandment, this which ye were having from (the) beginning, the old commandment, the word which ye heard.
Coptic: παλιν ουεντολη μβερι εtσkαι μμοσ νωτεν θη ετε ουον ουμεθμηι sοπ νkητσ νεμ kεν θηνου jε πιχακι νασινι πιουωινι νταφμηι hηδη fερουωινι
English: Again, (it is) a new commandment which I write to you, this in which there is [a] truth and in you, because the darkness will pass away, the true light now shineth.
Coptic: φη ετjω μμοσ jε tsοπ kεν πιουωινι ουοh fμοσt μπεfσον αfνkρηι kεν πιχακι sα tνου
English: He who saith: I am in the light,' and he hateth his brother was in the darkness until now.
Coptic: φη ετεραγαπαν μπεfσον αfsοπ kεν πιουωινι ουοh μμον σκανδαλον sοπ νkητf
English: He who loveth his brother abode (on) in the light, and there is not occasion of stumbling in him.
Coptic: φη εθμοσt μπεfσον αfkεν πιχακι ουοh αfμοsι kεν πιχακι ουοh νfσωουν αν jε αfμοsι εθων jε α πιχακι θωμ ννεfβαλ
English: He who hateth his brother was in the darkness, and he walked in the darkness, and he knoweth not whither he walked. Because the darkness blinded his eyes.
Coptic: tσkαι νωτεν νιsηρι jε σεναχα νετεννοβι νωτεν εβολ εθβε πεfραν
English: I write to you, [the] children, because your sins will be forgiven you because of his name.
Coptic: tσkαι νωτεν νιιοt jε αρετενσουεν φη ετsοπ ισjεν hη tσkαι νωτεν νιkελsιρι jε αρετενcρο επιπονηροσ
English: I write to you, [the] fathers, because ye know him who is from (the) beginning. I write to you, [the] young men, because ye conquer the evil (one).
Coptic: αισkαι νωτεν νιαλωουι jε αρετενσουεν φιωτ αισkαι νωτεν νιιοt jε αρετενσουεν φη ετsωπι ισjεν hη αισkαι νωτεν νιkελsιρι jε τετενjορ ουοh πισαjι ντε φt sοπ kεν θηνου ουοh ατετενcρο επιπονηροσ
English: I wrote to you, [the] children, because ye know the Father. I wrote to you, [the] fathers, because ye know him who is from (the) beginning. I wrote to you, [the] young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth (in you, and ye conquered the evil (one).
Coptic: μπερμενρε πικοσμοσ ουδε νη ετsοπ kεν πικοσμοσ εsωπ δε αρεsαν ουαι μενρε πικοσμοσ tαγαπη ντε φιωτ sοπ νkητf αν
English: Love not the world, nor the things which are in the world. But if one should love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Coptic: jε ενχαι νιβεν ετkεν πικοσμοσ tεπιθυμια ντε tσαρξ νεμ tεπιθυμια ντε νιβαλ νεμ tμετρεfhιπhο ντε παιβιοσ ναι hανεβολ μφιωτ αν νε αλλα hανεβολ kεν πικοσμοσ νε
English: Because everything which is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the arrogancy of this life, these are not from the Father, but they are from the world.
Coptic: ουοh πικοσμοσ νασινι νεμ τεfεπιθυμια φη δε ετιρι μφουωs μφt fναsωπι sα ενεh
English: And the world will pass away, and its lust; but he who doeth (the) wish of God will abide for ever.
Coptic: νιαλωουι τkαε νουνου τε ουοh κατα φρηt εταρετενσωτεμ jε πιαντιχριστοσ νηου tνου ισ ουμηs ναντιχριστοσ αυsωπι kεν φαι τενναεμι jε τkαε νουνου τε
English: [The] children, it is (the) last hour: and according as ye heard that the antichrist is coming, now, lo, many antichrists came; in this we shall (lit. will) know, that it is (the) last hour.
Coptic: εταυι εβολ νkητεν αλλα hανεβολ νkητεν αν νε νε hανεβολ νkητεν ναυναsωπι νεμαν πε αλλα hινα ντουουονh εβολ jε hανεβολ νkητεν τηρου αν πε
English: They came from us, but they are not from us; had they been from us, they would have abode with us: but that they might be manifested that all are not from us.
Coptic: ουοh νθωτεν hωτεν ουοντοτεν νουθωhσ εβολ kεν πεθουαβ ουοh τετενσωουν νhωβ νιβεν
English: And ye also have an anointing from the holy (one), and ye know all things.
Coptic: εταισkαι νωτεν αν jε τετενσωουν νθμηι αν αλλα jε τετενσωουν μμοσ jε σαμεθνουj νιβεν hανεβολ νθμηι αν νε
English: I wrote not to you, because ye know not (the) truth, but because ye know it, that all false (ones) are not from (the) truth.
Coptic: νιμ πε πισαμεθνουν εβηλ εφη ετjωλ εβολ jε ιησ αν πε πχσ φαι πε πιαντιχριστοσ jε φη ετjωλ μφιωτ εβολ fjωλ ον μπικεsηρι
English: Who is the false (one) except him who denieth that Jesus is [not] Christ? This is the antichrist, because he who denieth (the) Father, denieth also the Son.christ, that denieth the Father and the Son.
Coptic: ουοh ουον νιβεν ετjωλ μπιsηρι εβολ πικειωτ ντοτf αν φη εθουωνh μπιsηρι εβολ πικειωτ ντοτf
English: And every one who denieth the Son hath not the Father also: he who confesseth the Son hath the Father also.
Coptic: νθωτεν hωτεν φη εταρετενσοθμεf ισjεν hη μαρεfsωπι kεν θηνου εsωπ δε αfsανsωπι kεν θηνου νjε φη εταρετενσοθμεf ισjεν hη νθωτεν hωτεν ερετενεsωπι kεν πιsηρι νεμ φιωτ
English: Ye also--let that which ye heard, from (the) beginning abide in you. But if that which ye heard from (the) beginning should abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son and the Father.
Coptic: φαι πε πιωs φη νθοf εταfωs μμοf ναν πιωνk νενεh
English: This is the promise which he himself promised to us, the eternal life.
Coptic: ναι αισkητου νωτεν εθβε νη ετσωρεμ μμωτεν
English: These things I wrote to you concerning them who lead you astray.
Coptic: ουοh νθωτεν πιθωhσ εταρετενcιτf ντοτf fsοπ kεν θηνου ουοh ντετενερχρια αν εσkαι νωτεν ιε ντε ουαι tσβω νωτεν αλλα μφρηt ετε παιπνα ρω tσβω νωτεν εθβε hωβ νιβεν ουοh ουθμηι πε ουσαμεθνουj αν πε κατα φρηt εταfτσαβε θηνου sωπι νkητf
English: And ye--the anointing which ye received of him abideth in you; and ye need not (me) to write to you; or that one should teach you; but as the same spirit teacheth you concerning all things, and is true; it is not false: according as it instructed you, abide in it.
Coptic: ουοh tνου ον ναsηρι sωπι νkητf hινα αfsανουονh εβολ τετενναcι νουπαρρησια ντετενsτεμcιsιπι ντοτf kεν τεfπαρουσια
English: And now also, my children, abide in him; that, if he should be manifested, ye will have [a] boldness, and will not be ashamed from him in his coming.
Coptic: εsωπ αρετενsανναυ jε ουθμηι πε αριεμι jε ουον νιβεν ετιρι νtμεθμηι εταυμασf εβολ νkητf
English: If ye should see that he is righteous, know that every one who doeth [the] righteousness was born from him.
Coptic: αναυ jε ουαγαπη ναs μμαιη αfτηισ ναν νjε φιωτ hινα νσεμουt ερον jε νιsηρι ντε φt ουοh ανον hανουον εθβεφαι πικοσμοσ σωουν μμον αν jε ουηι μπεfσουωνf
English: See how great love the Father gave to us, that we should be called The children of God': we are such (lit. some). Therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew not him.
Coptic: ναμενραt tνου ανον hανsηρι ντε φt ουοh μπατεfουονh εβολ jε ανναερ αs νρηt τενσωουν δε jε αfsανουονh εβολ τενναερ πεfρηt jε τενναυ εροf κατα φρηt ετεfοι μμοf
English: My beloved, now we (are) children of God, and it is not yet manifested of what kind we were to be; but we know that, should he be manifested, we shall (lit. will) be like him; because we see him according as he is.
Coptic: ουον νιβεν ετε ταιhελπισ ντοτf sαfτουβοf νkρηι νkητf κατα φρηt ετε φη ουαβ μμοf
English: Every one who hath this hope, purifieth himself in him, according as he is pure.
Coptic: ουον νιβεν ετιρι μφνοβι fιρι ον νtανομια φνοβι γαρ τανομια τε
English: Every one who doeth (the) sin, doeth also [the] lawlessness: for (the) sin is (the) lawlessness.
Coptic: ουοh τενσωουν jε ετα φη ουονh εβολ hινα ντεfελ νινοβι ουοh φνοβι sοπ νkητf αν
English: And we know that he was manifested, that he might take away the sins; and (the) sin is not in him.
Coptic: ουον νιβεν ετsοπ νkητf μπαfερνοβι ουον νιβεν ετιρι μφνοβι μπεfναυ εροf ουδε μπεfσουωνf
English: Every one who abideth in him sinneth not: every one who doeth (the) sin saw not him, nor knew him.
Coptic: νιαλωουι μπενθρε hλι σερεμ θηνου φη ετιρι νtμεθμηι ουθμηι πε κατα φρηt ετε φη ουθμηι πε
English: [The] children, let not any one lead you astray: he who doeth [the] righteousness is righteous, according as he is righteous.
Coptic: φη ετιρι δε μφνοβι ουεβολ kεν πιδιαβολοσ πε jε πιδιαβολοσ fερνοβι ισjεν hη εθβεφαι αfουωνh εβολ νjε πsηρι μφt hινα ντεfβελ νιhβηουι ντε πιδιαβολοσ εβολ
English: But he who doeth (the) sin is from the devil; because the devil sinneth from (the) beginning. Therefore (the) Son of God was manifested, that he might pull clown the works of the devil.
Coptic: ουον νιβεν εταυμασf εβολ kεν φt μπαfερνοβι jε ουον ουjροj νταf sοπ νkητf ουοh μμον sjομ μμοf εερνοβι jε εταυμασf εβολ kεν φt
English: Every one who was born from God sinneth not, because there is a seed of his abiding in him: and it is not possible for him to sin, because he was born from God.
Coptic: kεν φαι σεουονh εβολ νjε νιsηρι ντε φt νεμ νιsηρι ντε πιδιαβολοσ ουον νιβεν ετενfιρι νθμηι αν ουεβολ kεν φt αν πε νεμ φη ετενfμει μπεfσον αν
English: In this are manifested the children of God, and the children of the devil. Every one who doeth not (the) righteousness is not from God, and he who loveth not his brother.
Coptic: jε φαι πε πιωs φη εταρετενσοθμεf ισjεν hη hινα ντετενμενρε νετενερηου
English: Because this is the promise which ye heard from (the) beginning, that ye should love one another:
Coptic: κατα φρηt αν νκαιν ετε ουεβολ kεν πιπετhωου πε ουοh αfkωτεβ μπεfσον εθβεου αfkωτεβ μμοf jε νεfhβηουι ναυhωου πε να πεfσον δε hανδικεον νε
English: not according as Kain, who was from the evil (one), and he killed his brother. Why killed he him? Because his works were being evil, but those of his brother were righteous.
Coptic: μπερερsφηρι δε νασνηου ισjε fμοσt μμωτεν νjε πικοσμοσ
English: But wonder not, my brethren, if the world hateth you.
Coptic: ανον τενσωουν jε ανουωτεβ εβολ kεν φμου εkουν επωνk jε τενεραγαπαν ννισνηου φη ετενfεραγαπαν αν αfsοπ kεν φμου
English: We (pron.) know that we removed from (the) death into (the) life because we love the brethren. He who loveth not abode in (the) death.
Coptic: ουον νιβεν εθμοσt μπεfσον ουkατεβ ρωμι πε ουοh τενσωουν jε kατεβ ρωμι νιβεν μμον ωνk νενεh sοπ νkητου
English: Every one who hateth his brother is a murderer: and we know that no murderers haves eternal life abiding in them.
Coptic: kεν φαι ανσουεν tαγαπη jε α φη χω ντεfψυχη εhρηι εjων ουοh ανον hων σεμπsα ντενχω ντενψυχη εjεν νενερηου
English: In this we knew [the] love, that he laid (down) his life for us: and we also ought to lay (down) our lives for one another.
Coptic: φη δε ετε ουονταf μμαυ νουωνk ντε παικοσμοσ ουοh ντεfναυ επεfσον εfερχρια ουοh ντεfμαsθαμ ννεfμετsανθμαkτ εβολ hαροf πωσ tαγαπη ντε φt ναsωπι νkητf
English: But he who hath a life of this world, and seeth his brother having need, and shutteth up his tender mercies from him, how will the love of God abide in him
Coptic: ναsηρι μπενθρενμει kεν πσαjι ουδε kεν φλασ αλλα kεν πhωβ νεμ tμεθμηι
English: My children, let us not love in (the) word, nor in (the) tongue; but in (the) deed and [the] truth.
Coptic: kεν φαι τενναεμι jε ανον hανεβολ kεν tμεθμηι ουοh τενναθωτ πενhητ μπεfμθο
English: In this we shall (lit. will) know that we (are) from [the] truth, and we shall (lit. will) persuade ourselves before him.
Coptic: jε εsωπ αρεsαν πενhητ ερκαταγινωσκιν μμον ουνιst πε φt εhοτε πενhητ ουοh fσωουν νhωβ νιβεν
English: Because if our heart should condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and he knoweth all things.
Coptic: ναμενραt εsωπ αρεsτεμ πενhητ ερκαταγινωσκιν μμον ουονταν νουπαρρησια kατεν φt
English: My beloved, if our heart should not condemn, us, we have [a] boldness with God;
Coptic: ουοh φη ετενναερετιν μμοf τενναcιτf ντοτf jε τεναρεh ενεfεντολη ουοh τενιρι μφη εθραναf μπεfμθο
English: and that which we shall (lit. will) ask, we shall (lit. will) receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and we do that which is pleasing before him.
Coptic: ουοh θαι τε τεfεντολη hινα ντενναht εφραν μπεfsηρι ιησ πχσ ουοh ντενμενρε νενερηου κατα φρηt εταft εντολη ναν
English: And this is his commandment, that we should believe (the) name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, according as he gave commandment to us.
Coptic: ουοh φη εθνααρεh ενεfεντολη fsοπ νkητf ουοh νθοf hωf fsοπ νkητf ουοh kεν φαι τενναεμι jε fsοπ νkητεν εβολ hιτεν πιπνα εταfτηιf ναν
English: And he who will keep his commandments abideth in him; and he also abideth in him. And in this we shall (lit. will) know that he abideth in us through the spirit which he gave to us.
Coptic: ναμενραt μπερναht επνα νιβεν αλλα αριδοκιμαζιν ννιπνα jε ιε hανεβολ μφt νε jε ουμηs μψευδοπροφητησ αυι επικοσμοσ
English: My beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God: because many false prophets went to the world.
Coptic: kεν φαι τεννασουεν πιπνα ντε φt πνα νιβεν ετερομολογιν jε ιησ πχσ αfι kεν τσαρξ ουεβολ μφt πε
English: In this we shall (lit. will) know the spirit of God: Every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ came in (the) flesh is of God:
Coptic: ουοh πνα νιβεν ετενfουονh νιησ εβολ αν ουεβολ μφt αν πε ουοh φαι πε πιαντιχριστοσ φη εταρετενσωτεμ jε fνηου ουοh tνου fkεν πικοσμοσ hηδη
English: and every spirit which confesseth not Jesus is not of God. And this is the antichrist whom ye heard that he cometh; and now he is in the world already.
Coptic: νθωτεν νθωτεν hανsηρι εβολ kεν φt ουοh ατετενcρο ερωου jε ουνιst πε φη ετkεν θηνου εhοτε φη ετkεν πικοσμοσ
English: Ye are children from God, and ye conquered them: because greater is he who is in you, than he who is in the world.
Coptic: νθωου hανεβολ kεν πικοσμοσ εθβεφαι σεσαjι εβολ kεν πικοσμοσ ουοh πικοσμοσ σωτεμ ερωου
English: They (are) from the world: therefore they speak from the world, and the world heareth them.
Coptic: ανον ανον hανεβολ μφt φη ετσωουν μφt sαfσωτεμ ερον φη ετε νουεβολ μφt αν πε μπαfσωτεμ ερον kεν φαι τεννασουεν πιπνα ντε tμεθμηι νεμ πιπνα ντε tπλανη
English: We are of God: he who knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth not us. In this we shall (lit. will) know the spirit of the truth, and the spirit of the error.
Coptic: ναμενραt μαρενμενρε νενερηου jε tαγαπη ουεβολ μφt τε ουον νιβεν ετεραγαπαν εταυμασf εβολ kεν φt ουοh fσωουν μφt
English: My beloved, let us love one another: because the love is of God; every one who loveth was born from God, and he knoweth God.
Coptic: φη ετενfεραγαπαν αν μπεfσουεν φt jε φt ουαγαπη πε
English: He who loveth not knew not God; because God is [a] love.