1 Corinthians 2
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲀⲒⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
2For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
2ⲘⲠⲒϮϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲀϢϤ.
3I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.
3ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲈⲚⲀϢⲰϤ ⲀⲒⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
4My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲀϤϦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ.
5so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.
5ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
6Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
6ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
7No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
7ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲐⲀϢⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚ.
8None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
8ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲤ ⲈⲚⲈⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀⲈϢ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
9Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
9ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲂⲀⲖ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ.
10But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
10ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϬⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲄⲀⲢ ϤϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
11For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
11ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
12We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
12ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ.
13And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
13ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲚⲈⲢⲤⲨⲚⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ.
14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
14ⲠⲒⲮⲨⲬⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲀϤϢⲈⲠ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲞϪ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ.
15The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.
15ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲰⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϢⲀϤϦⲈⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϢϦⲈⲦϦⲰⲦϤ.
16“For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
16ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞϤ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
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