¹Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

¹ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯⲙⲁϯ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϭⲛⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ.

²While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

²ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ.

³Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

³ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲗⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϥⲱⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲓⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲥⲉⲗⲥⲱⲗ.

⁴But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

⁴ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ.

⁵For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

⁵ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ.

⁶Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

⁶⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϯ.

⁷Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

⁷ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏ ⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ.

⁸Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

⁸⳿ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ.

⁹Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

⁹⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ.

¹⁰For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

¹⁰ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲗϭ ⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ.

¹¹Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

¹¹ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲥ.

¹²For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

¹²ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲥⲉϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁϣϫ ⲥⲉⲣⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.

¹³And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

¹³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ϣϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲣⲉϥⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ.

¹⁴But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

¹⁴ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲥϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ.

¹⁵But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

¹⁵Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.

¹⁶Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

¹⁶ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϭⲓⲁⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.

¹⁷For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

¹⁷ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲗⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.

¹⁸For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

¹⁸ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϩⲱϥ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲟϫⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ϥⲟⲛϧ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅.

¹⁹By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

¹⁹ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.

²⁰Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

²⁰ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓϩⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲱ⳿ⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲩⲃⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉ.

²¹The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

²¹ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.

²²Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

²²ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⲥⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲁⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ