20_James_03 — Coptic · Cairene

Source and licence

share: attributionbohairic

Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.nt", document 20_James_03

Attribution: 20_James_03 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.nt, document 20_James_03, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Marcion, Hany Takla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

Licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0 (meta.json "CC-BY-SA"; TEI header says CC-BY 4.0 — conflict, stricter kept; LICENCES.md Q-15)

Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Full provenance and citation

The text

18 lines · a line number is a link to itself

English: quoted translations are shown as they are, with their credit in the provenance; lines marked draft are language-model drafts made for this project (to be corrected), and alignment unchecked marks a quoted verse whose placement was not cross-checked. Check the Coptic before relying on any English line.

ref	L0 witness	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
3:1	ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϯⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ	m̀pereroumyṡ ǹreftis̀vō nas̀nyou èretensōoun je tetennaċi ǹouhap	Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.
3:2	ⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥϩⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϭⲓⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ϥϩⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ϭⲓⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	tenhiōout ġar tyrou ǹoumyṡ ǹsop fy eteǹfhiōout an xen ousaji fai outelios ǹrōmi èouon ṡ̀gom m̀mof èċikalinous ǹpisōma tyrf	For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn't stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.
3:3	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϯⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲑⲱⲣ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϯⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϩ̀ⲑⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	isje tentixalinous èrōou ǹnih̀θōr èp̀jintousōtem ǹsōn ouoh tensōk ǹpousōma tyrf	Indeed, we put bits into the horses' mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.
3:4	ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲉϫⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲙⲓ	ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲉϫⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲁⲓⲏ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲏ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲙⲓ	hyppe is niejyou ètentaìmaiy evsōk m̀mōou hiten hanθyou evnaṡt ṡavenou èvol hiten oukouji ǹhiy èf̀ma etefnaouōṡ èti ǹpefouoi èrof ǹje pireferhemi	Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
3:5	ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ ϥⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ	ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ϥ̀ⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ	pairyti hōf pilas oukouji ǹmelos pe ouoh f̀saji ǹhanmetniṡti hyppe is oukouji ǹk̀rōm f̀rōk·h ǹouhily tyrs	So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
3:6	ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲭⲏ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥϩⲓⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϥⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛϯⲅⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁ	ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ϧ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ϩⲓⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϥ̀ⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲅⲉⲉⲛⲛⲁ	pilas hōf ouk̀rōm pe p̀·solsel ǹte t̀àḋikia pilas ky èx̀ryi xen nimelos ouoh f̀hiaċni ǹsa pisōma tyrf f̀rōk·h ǹpitroxos ǹte pijinmisi ouoh f̀rōk·h èvol hiten tigeenna	And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.
3:7	ⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲁⲙⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲇⲁⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϭⲛⲟ ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϯⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ	ⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁ̀ⲙⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲇⲁⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϭⲛⲟ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϯⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ	fisis ġar niven ǹte niθyrion nem nihalati nem niċatfi nem ny etxen niàmaiou seerḋamazin m̀mōou ouoh seċno ǹgōou ǹtifisis ǹte timetrōmi	For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind.
3:8	ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲑⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϭⲛⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲙⲟⲩ	ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϩ̀ⲗⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲑⲣⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ϭⲛⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲑⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ	pilas ḋe ǹθof m̀mon h̀li ǹrōmi ṡθro m̀mof èċnegōf ouatsemni pe efhōou efmeh ǹmaθoui ǹte f̀mou	But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
3:9	ⲁⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲛϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	ⲁⲛⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	ans̀mou èf̀nouti ouoh f̀iōt èvol m̀mof ouoh èvol ǹxytf èǹhōouṡ ènirōmi ny etafθamiōou ǹje f̀nouti evoni m̀mof	With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.
3:10	ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲓⲣⲟ ⲣⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ	ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲟ ⲣⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲥ̀ϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ	èvol xen pairo rō senyou èvol ǹje pis̀mou ǹenpisahoui pets̀ṡe an je pe nas̀nyou ǹte nai ṡōpi ǹpairyti	Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
3:11	ⲙⲏϯ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲃⲉⲃⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϫ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲑⲙⲟⲗϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ	ⲙⲏϯ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲃⲉⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲙⲟⲗϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ	myti ṡare timoumi vevi ǹpet·holg nem peθmolh èvol xen paiouōten rō ǹouōt	Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?
3:12	ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲙⲟⲗϩ ⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲗϫ	ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲙⲟⲗϩ ⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲗϫ	my ouon ṡ̀gom nas̀nyou ǹouvō ǹkente ǹtesìri ǹhangōit ie ouvō naloli ǹtesìri ǹhankente pairyti ǹne peθmolh er oumōou efholg	Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
3:13	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲕⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲃⲱ	nim ǹsave ouoh ǹkat·hyt etxen θynou mareftamon ènefh̀vyouì èvol xen pefjinmoṡi eθnanef xen oumetremravṡ ǹte ous̀vō	Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
3:14	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲭⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ϧⲁϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲭⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ϧⲁϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ	isje ḋe ouon koh efèǹṡaṡi xen θynou nem ṡċnyn ǹh̀ryi xen netenhyt m̀perṡouṡou m̀mōten ouoh ǹtetenje meθnoug xatimeθmyi	But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.
3:15	ⲧⲁⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲑⲁ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲯⲩⲭⲓⲕⲏ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ	ⲧⲁⲓⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲑⲁ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲓⲕⲏ ⲛ̀ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ	tais̀vō nas̀nyou èpesyt an te èvol ǹp̀ṡōi alla θa p̀kahi te m̀psiṡiky ǹsmot ǹḋemōn	This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
3:16	ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲭⲟϩ ⲓⲉ ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ	ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲭⲟϩ ⲓⲉ ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ϣ̀ⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ	pima ġar ète ouon koh ie ṡċnyn m̀mav are p̀ṡ̀θorter m̀mav nem hōb niven et·hōou	For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
3:17	ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲓⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲉ	ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲱⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲓⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲉ	tisvō ḋe ète ou èvol ǹp̀ṡōi ǹṡorp men souab ita oureferhiryny te ouepikys te esmeh ǹnai nem outah enanef ouattihap èros te ouatmetṡovi te	But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
3:18	ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ	ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ	p̀outah ḋe ǹte tihiryny nem timeθmyi ṡavsatf xen ouhiryny ǹny etiri ǹtihiryny	Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Provenance

title: 20_James_03
dialect: bohairic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.nt", document 20_James_03
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0 (meta.json "CC-BY-SA"; TEI header says CC-BY 4.0 — conflict, stricter kept; LICENCES.md Q-15)
share: attribution
attribution: 20_James_03 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.nt, document 20_James_03, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Marcion, Hany Takla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
file: Bible/New Testament/James/03.bohairic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: 20_James_03 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 03.bohairic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.nt", document 20_James_03)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
share: attribution
attribution: 20_James_03 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.nt, document 20_James_03, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Marcion, Hany Takla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
generated by: tools/cairene.py from_witness on the L0 text (L1 = Cairene(N(L0)), RI-038 2026-09-16; RI-029 2026-09-11; DECISIONS.md 2026-09-09: punctuation O-6, jinkim O-3; segmentation-aware jinkim + spelling verdicts from the witness-aligned CoNLL-U segmentation, C3b; 2026-09-09 evening rulings: word division church, "until" base ϣⲁⲧⲉ-, nomina sacra ⲓ̅ⲥ̅/ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦/Ⲑⲥ̅/Ⲩⲥ̅ expanded; numerals and abbreviations resolved by the normalization stage)
file: Bible/New Testament/James/03.bohairic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: 20_James_03 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 03.bohairic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
share: attribution
attribution: 20_James_03 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.nt, document 20_James_03, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Marcion, Hany Takla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/New Testament/James/03.bohairic.scriptorium.L2.txt
what it is: DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
lines: 18 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: World English Bible (WEB) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM bohairic.nt, 20_James_03 (18 lines)

Cite as:

20_James_03. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "bohairic.nt", document 20_James_03. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/new-testament/james/03.bohairic.scriptorium/. 20_James_03 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus bohairic.nt, document 20_James_03, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Nina Speranskaja, Nicholas Wagner, Amir Zeldes; source edition Marcion, Hany Takla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. Marcion project, Hany Takla. Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

What the layers are

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.

L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).

L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.