1 Corinthians 3
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
1ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲰⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲰⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
2I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
2ⲀⲒⲦⲤⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲰϮ ⲚⲞⲨϦⲢⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ.
3for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
3ⲈⲦⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
4For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
4ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲀ ⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰ ⲞⲨⲬⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
5ⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰ ⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϮⲚⲀϤ.
6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
6ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲦⲰϪⲒ ⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰ ⲀϤⲦⲤⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲒⲀⲒ.
7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
7ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲰϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲤⲞ ϨⲖⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲐⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲒⲀⲒ.
8He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
8ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲦⲰϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲞ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈϤϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
9ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲒⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
10ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲎⲆⲈⲔⲦⲰⲚ ⲀⲒⲬⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲔⲰⲦ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ.
11For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
11ⲔⲈⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲬⲀⲤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ.
12If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
12ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲔⲰⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲒⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲂ ϨⲀⲦ ⲀⲚⲀⲘⲎⲒ ⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲢⲰⲞⲨⲒ.
13his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
13ⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲀⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈ.
14If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
14ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲀⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲞⲦϤ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲈⲬⲈ.
15If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.
15ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ϤⲚⲀϮⲞⲤⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
16Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
16ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
17ⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲈϤ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞϤ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ.
18Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
18ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲤⲞϪ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢⲤⲀⲂⲈ.
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
19ⲦⲤⲂⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲞϪ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲂ.
20And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
20ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈ
21Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
21ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈ
22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
22ⲒⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲔⲎⲪⲀ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈ.
23and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
23ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲪⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ.
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