Prayer of The Apostle Paul (NHC I,1)

The Prayer of The Apostle Paul (I,1)

[ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩ]ⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲁϯⲛⲏ ⲓⲙⲡⲉⲕ[ⲛⲁⲉⲡⲁ]- [ⲣⲉϥⲥ]ⲱⲧⲉⲥⲱⲧ[ⲉ] ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲉⲓϫⲉ A.5 [ⲁⲛⲁⲕ] ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲡⲱⲕ' ⲡ[ⲉⲛⲧ]ⲁϩϊⲉⲓⲁⲃⲁⲗ· [ϩ]ⲓⲧⲟ[ⲟⲧⲕ] ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲡ[ⲉⲡⲁⲛ]ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲁϫⲡⲁϊ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲉϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲏ[ⲛ] ⲛⲏϊ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕ [ⲡ]ⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲗⲏⲣⲱⲙⲁ ϣⲁⲡⲧ̅ ⲁⲣⲁⲕⲛ̅- [ⲧⲁⲕ] ⲡⲉⲧ<ⲁ>ⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥⲙⲁϯⲛⲏⲉⲓ ⲙ̅- A.10 [ⲡⲧ]ⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲉⲙⲁϩ- [ⲧⲉ] ⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ§ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ̅̅̅̅̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲡⲉⲧϣⲟ- [ⲟⲡ] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲣⲡ̅ ϣⲟⲟⲡϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲉⲛ [ⲉⲧϫ]ⲁⲥⲓⲁⲣⲉⲛⲛⲓⲙϩϊⲧⲛⲓⲏ(ⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥⲡⲉⲭ(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ [ⲡϫⲁⲉⲓ]ⲥ· ⲛ̅ⲛⲓϫⲁⲉⲓⲥⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ A.15 [ⲙⲁϯ] ⲛⲏϊ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϯ· ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲁⲕⲣ ϩⲧⲏⲕ [ⲁⲣⲁⲟⲩ] ϩϊⲧⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ [ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉ]ⲩⲙⲁ ⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲗⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̅- [ⲧⲙⲉⲙ]ⲁ[ ]ϯⲛⲏⲉⲓⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ [ⲉⲉⲓ]ⲣ̅ ⲁⲓⲧⲓⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ· ⲙⲁϯⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩ- A.20 [ⲧⲁⲗ]ϭⲟⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ· ϩⲱⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣ̅ ⲁⲓⲧⲓ [ⲙⲙⲁ]ⲕ· ϩϊⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅ·ⲅⲉⲗⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ [ⲛⲅ]ⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ· ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲉⲓⲛ [ϣⲁⲉ]ⲛⲏϩⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲁⲡⲛ{ⲉⲩⲙ}ⲁⲁⲩⲱⲡϣ[ⲣⲡ] [ⲙⲙ]ⲓⲥⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲗⲏⲣⲱⲙⲁ· ⲛ̅ⲧⲭⲁⲣⲓ[ⲥ] A.25 [ϭⲁⲗ]ⲡϥⲁⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ· §ⲉⲣⲓⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉⲛ̅- [ⲧⲁⲕ] ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲃⲉⲗⲛ̅ⲁⲅ·ⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ [ⲛⲉ]ⲩⲁⲣⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙ<ⲡⲉ>ⲙⲉϣϫⲉ [ⲛⲁ]ⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲥⲁⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ- ⲙ[ⲡ]ϥ<ⲉⲓ> ⲁϩⲣⲏⲓϩⲙ ⲫⲏⲧ· ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ A.30 ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲯⲩ- ⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲣⲡ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ A.35 ⲛ̅ ⲅⲟⲩⲱϩⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧ· ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲅⲉ- ⲑⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲉⲕⲗⲉ- ⲕⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲉⲩⲗⲟⲅⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲡϣⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ· B.1 ⲙⲛ ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ [ⲛ̅ϣⲡⲏ]- ⲣⲉ· ⲙ̅[ⲡ]ⲉⲕⲏⲉⲓⲁ[ⲃⲁⲗϫⲉ] ⲡⲱⲕ [ⲡ]ⲉ ⲡⲉⲙⲁϩⲧ[ⲉ] ⲁ[ⲩⲱ] ⲡⲉⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲕⲝⲟⲙ[ⲟ]- B.5 ⲗⲟⲅⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛ[ⲁ]ϭ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲏϩ ⲉⲛ̅ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ [ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ] §ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏⲡⲁ[ⲩⲗⲟⲩ] ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ B.10 ⲟx(ⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ) ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ·


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