Galatians 1
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
1ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ.
2and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
2ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎ ⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲄⲀⲖⲀⲦⲒⲀ.
3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
3ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
4who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
4ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ
5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
5ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ.
6I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
6ϮⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲔⲈⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ
7which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
7ⲈⲦⲈ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲀⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲪⲈⲚϨ ⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲤ
8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!
8ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲐⲈⲘⲀ.
9As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
9ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲦϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲐⲈⲘⲀ.
10Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
10ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒⲐⲰⲦ ⲘⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲀⲚ ⲀⲒⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
11For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.
11ϮⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦ ϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
12I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
12ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
13ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲠⲀϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎ ⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒϢⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
14I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
14ⲚⲀⲒⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲔⲞⲠⲦⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲘⲀⲒⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲬⲞϨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲀⲒⲞϮ ⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲦ.
15But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
15ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲪⲞⲢϪⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲦ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲦ
16to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
16ⲈϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲦ ⲚⲤⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϨⲒ ⲤⲚⲞϤ.
17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
17ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϢⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϦⲀϪⲰⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲀⲂⲒⲀ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲀⲒⲔⲞⲦⲦ ⲈⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ.
18Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
18ⲒⲦⲀ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲄⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲔⲎⲪⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲞϨⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲒⲈ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
19ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲠⲤⲞⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
20I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
20ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲚϮϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲀⲚ.
21Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
21ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤⲨⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲔⲨⲖⲒⲔⲒⲀ.
22I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
22ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲞ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
23They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
23ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈϢⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϤϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ.
24And they glorified God because of me.
24ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
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