2 Corinthians 10
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
1ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎ ⲤⲚⲦⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲒⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲘⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲐⲞ ⲈⲒⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
2I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
2ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲢⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲒⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϮϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ.
3For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
3ⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ.
4The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
4ⲚⲒϨⲞⲠⲖⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲀⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲈⲨϢⲞⲢϢⲈⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲦϪⲞⲢ ⲈⲨⲢⲞϦⲦ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ.
5We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
5ⲚⲈⲘ ϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲬ ⲘⲀⲖⲰⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲠⲬⲤ
6And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲠϢⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲘⲞϨ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
7You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.
7ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲐⲞ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲐⲎϤ ⲬⲎ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ.
8For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
8ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲰϦⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϮⲚⲀϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲀⲚ.
9I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
9ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤϮϨⲈⲖⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ.
10For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
10ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲤⲈϨⲞⲢϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϪⲞⲢ ϮⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎ ⲤⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϢⲎϢ.
11Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.
11ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
12We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
12ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲈϢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲐⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲔⲀϮ ⲀⲚ.
13We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.
13ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲦϢⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲀⲚⲞⲨⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲀϢϤ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲚⲪⲞϨ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
14We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.
14ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲪⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲚⲪⲞϨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
15Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
15ⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲒϢϮ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲚⲔⲀⲚⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲞ
16so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.
16ⲈϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲚⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲚⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲀⲚ ⲈϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ.
17Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
17ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
18For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
18ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ.
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