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| '''''<big>[[A Rule for Humans]]</big>''''' | | '''''<big>[[A Rule for Humans]]</big>'''''. |
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| ==ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄̄ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲣⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ==
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| ===I. ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ / Field ===
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| ;[[Rule 1]].
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| <poem>ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ·
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| ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ,
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| ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧϥϫⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄̄ⲣⲁϣⲉ.</poem>
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| <poem>The whole earth is our [[desert]];
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| but look especially to your cities,
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| each according to their own joy.</poem>
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| ;Rule 2.
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| <poem>ⲡⲙⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ.</poem>
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| <poem>Embodied love is prayer.</poem>
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| ;Rule 3.
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| <poem>ⲡⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ·
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| ⲁϥϩⲓⲡⲡⲉ ⲙ̄̄ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̄̄ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.</poem>
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| <poem>Marriage is between humans,
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| constrained only by the vow to love one another.</poem>
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| ;Rule 4.
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| <poem>ⲛ̄̄ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲉⲕⲁ·
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| ⲧⲣⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛ.</poem>
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| <poem>Two who pray as one are as ten;
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| three are as a hundred.</poem>
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| ;Rule 5.
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| <poem>ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̄̄ⲛⲉⲧⲉ ⲙ̄̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲥⲉⲁⲛⲧⲓⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ·
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| ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̄̄ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.</poem>
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| <poem>Gather around you those who do not oppose you;
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| but leave each one to their own position.</poem>
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| ;Rule 6.
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| <poem>ⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̄̄ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲛ̄̄ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛ̄̄ⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ,
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| ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ.</poem>
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| <poem>When two or more share a meal in His name,
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| they partake of His body and blood.</poem>
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| ;Rule 7.
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| <poem>ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲧⲛ̄̄ⲉⲣⲟⲕⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉⲙ̄̄ⲙⲛ̄̄ⲣ̄ϩ̄ ⲏⲧⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲟⲩ·
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| ⲡⲙⲛ̄̄ⲧⲣ̄ⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϥⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲙ̄̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲙ̄̄ⲡⲉⲕϩⲱⲃ.</poem>
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| <poem>[[Faith]] carries you without worry about tomorrow;
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| the [[Kingdom]] is a treasure that grows of itself.</poem>
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| ===II. ⲡⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉ / Measure ===
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| ;Rule 8.
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| <poem>ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̄̄ϩⲩⲡⲁⲕⲟⲏ
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| ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ
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| ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲙ̄̄ⲙⲟϥ.</poem>
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| <poem>The only [[Commandment|obedience]] God [[New Covenant|now]] requires
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| is to love him.</poem>
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| ;Rule 9.
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| <poem>ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ
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| ⲙ̄̄ⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̄̄ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ·
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| ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϥⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ.</poem>
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| <poem>But this same love does not end with him alone;
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| it is directed toward your [[neighbor]].</poem>
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| ;Rule 10.
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| <poem>ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ·
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| ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.</poem>
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| <poem>[[Love]] is the whole law; guide desire into love.</poem>
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| ;Rule 11.
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| <poem>ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲩⲧⲟⲥ
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| ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲙ̄̄ⲙⲟϥ
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| ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ·
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| ⲙ̄̄ⲡⲉⲕϣⲟⲣⲡ.</poem>
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| <poem>Love of self is the rod by which
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| to measure your [[Charitability|love of neighbor]];
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| do not come up short.</poem>
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| ;Rule 12.
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| <poem>ⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
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| ⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲛ̄̄ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲧⲥ·
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| ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲗⲟ.</poem>
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| <poem>False witness against a group
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| [[harm]]s each person within it;
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| harming another is [[trespass]].</poem>
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| ;Rule 13.
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| <poem>ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̄̄ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ·
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| ⲡⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄̄ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ·
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| ⲙ̄̄ⲡⲉⲕϫⲓ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̄̄ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲧⲛⲟⲟⲩ.</poem>
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| <poem>[[Justice]] belongs to civil authority;
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| [[Judgment]] to [[God]] alone;
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| do not occupy yourself with
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| the trespasses of others.</poem>
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| ;Rule 14.
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| <poem>ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ·
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| ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛ̄̄ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ
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| ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ·
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| ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲙ̄̄ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ
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| ⲛ̄̄ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲟⲩⲥⲛⲟϥ, ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ.</poem>
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| <poem>Since each person is the church,
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| confess your trespasses to a member,
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| so that your heart does not harden—
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| for that hardening is [[sin]].</poem>
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| ===III. ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ / Witness ===
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| ;Rule 15.
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| <poem>Ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲁⲁⲩ·
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| ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
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| ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ.</poem>
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| <poem>[[Christ]] is our Lord and our Mother;
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| the source of all care and all strength.</poem>
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| ;Rule 16.
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| <poem>ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲧⲏⲥ
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| ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲙⲉ·
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| ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ.</poem>
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| <poem>Our hermits may be man or woman,
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| according to their will.</poem>
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| ;Rule 17.
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| <poem>ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̄̄ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̄̄ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̄̄ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲧ·
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| ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ·
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| ⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛ̄̄ϩⲏⲧϥ.</poem>
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| <poem>Set aside a second purse apart from your own;
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| it belongs to the church; do good with it.</poem>
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| ;Rule 18.
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| <poem>ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ
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| ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄̄ ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ·
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| ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̄̄ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ.</poem>
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| <poem>The purse of the church
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| is distributed among its members;
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| let each person be a church in themselves.</poem>
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| ;Rule 19.
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| <poem>ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̄̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̄̄ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ·
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| ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ.
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| ⲁⲣⲉϫⲱ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲁⲓ? ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲁⲓ·
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| ⲙ̄̄ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.</poem>
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| <poem>If your brother is in need,
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| give from the purse of the church.
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| You say, “How much?” I say:
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| Do not hold back from him.</poem>
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| ;Rule 20.
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| <poem>ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ·
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| ⲁⲣⲉϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛ̄̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲟⲕ.</poem>
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| <poem>If your need becomes dire,
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| draw from it for yourself.</poem>
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| ;Rule 21.
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| <poem>ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲛ̄̄ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄̄ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ
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| ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄̄ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̄̄ Ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ·
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| ⲧⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲛ̄̄ⲣ̄ⲣ̄ⲣⲙⲁⲉ.</poem>
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| <poem>Bear witness to what you know
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| of what you are becoming in [[Christ]];
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| this is the truth that sets you free.</poem>
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| ===ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ===
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| <poem>ⲙ̄̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲁϩⲟ.
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| ⲙ̄̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ.
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| ⲙ̄̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
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| ⲙ̄̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ.
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| ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ:
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| ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ · ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ · ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ · ⲱϣⲧ.
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| ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̄̄ⲧⲉ ⲛ̄̄ⲣⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ.</poem>
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