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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Berean Standard Bible
1ⲚϮⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ϮϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ.
1I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚϮϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲒⲞⲘ.
2They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲀⲒϦⲢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲘⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
3They all ate the same spiritual food
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲀⲨⲤⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲈⲤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ϮⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ.
4and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
5ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲘⲀϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲨⲪⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ.
5Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.
6ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ.
6These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.
7ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲤⲰⲂⲒ.
7Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.”
8ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲞⲢⲚⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲞⲢⲚⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲔⲄ ⲚϢⲞ.
8We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.
9ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲞϤ.
9We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
10ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈⲚⲈⲢⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲈϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
10And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.
11ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲀⲨⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲨⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
11Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
12ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲒ.
12So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.
13ⲘⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲬⲀ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϤⲈϮⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϤⲀⲒ ϢⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
14ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ.
14Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
15ⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ⲘⲀϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
15I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.
16ⲠⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲨⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲪⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
16Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
17ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
17Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.
18ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ.
18Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?
19ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ.
19Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
20ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲚⲒⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ.
20No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.
21ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲤⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ.
21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
22ϢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲚⲀϮⲬⲞϨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϪⲰⲢⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲞϤ.
22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
23ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲈⲢ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲤⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲜⲈⲤⲦⲒⲚ ⲈⲈⲢ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲤⲈⲔⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
23“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.
24ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲈⲦⲈⲪⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲀ ⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ
24No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
25ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀⲔⲈⲖⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
25Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
26ⲪⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲘⲞϨ.
26for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”
27ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲬⲀⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
27If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.
28ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
28But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—
29ϮϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲐⲀ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲈⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
29the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
30ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮϬⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ.
30If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
31ⲒⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲔⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲀⲢⲒ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲠϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
32ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
32Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
33ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰ ⲈⲦⲈ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϮⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϮⲔⲰϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲐⲀ ⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ.
33as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.
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