1 Corinthians 3
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1Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
1⳿Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.̅.
2I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
2ⲁⲓ⳿ⲧⲥⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ..
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?
3ϩⲱⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ..
4For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
4ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ 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 ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ..
6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
6⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲧⲱϫⲓ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲁϥ⳿ⲧⲥⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫϯ ⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁⲓⲁⲓ..
7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
7ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲧⲱϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲧⲥⲟ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲑⲣⲟ ⳿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 ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲟ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ..
9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
9⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲓⲉⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ..
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 ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲧⲉⲕⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲓⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ 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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲑⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ 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 ⲣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ..
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.
13⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲉⲑ- ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉ..
14If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
14ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ 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 ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ..
16Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
16⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ..
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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿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.
18⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ 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.”
19ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲟϫ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ..
20And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ..
21Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
21ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ 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,
22⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲕⲏⲫⲁ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ..
23and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
23⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲫⲁ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ.
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