ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲒⲞⲤ Ⲁ ̅ 10
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲚϮⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ϮϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ.
1Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚϮϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲒⲞⲘ.
2and were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲀⲒϦⲢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲞⲘⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
3and 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 all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.
5ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲘⲀϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲨⲪⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ.
5However with most of them, God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ.
6Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.
7ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲤⲰⲂⲒ.
7Don’t be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”
8ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲞⲢⲚⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲞⲢⲚⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲔⲄ ⲚϢⲞ.
8Let’s not commit sexual immorality, as some of them committed, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell.
9ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲞϤ.
9Let’s not test Christ, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.
10ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈⲚⲈⲢⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲨⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲈϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
10Don’t grumble, as some of them also grumbled, and perished by the destroyer.
11ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲀⲨⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲨⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
11Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.
12ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲒ.
12Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t 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 taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure 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 as to wise men. Judge what I say.
16ⲠⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲨⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲰⲒⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲪⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
16The cup of blessing which we bless, isn’t it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn’t it a sharing of 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 of bread, we, who are many, are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf of bread.
18ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ.
18Consider Israel according to the flesh. Don’t those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar?
19ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ.
19What am I saying then? That a thing sacrificed to idols 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.
20But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I don’t desire that you would have fellowship with demons.
21ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲤⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲪⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ.
21You can’t both drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You can’t both partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons.
22ϢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲚⲀϮⲬⲞϨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϪⲰⲢⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲞϤ.
22Or do we 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“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.
24ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲈⲦⲈⲪⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲀ ⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ
24Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor’s good.
25ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀⲔⲈⲖⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
25Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience,
26ⲪⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲘⲞϨ.
26for “the earth is the Lord’s, and its fullness.”
27ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲬⲀⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
27But if one of those who don’t believe invites you to a meal, and you are inclined to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of conscience.
28ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
28But if anyone says to you, “This was offered to idols,” don’t eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience. For “the earth is the Lord’s, with all its fullness.”
29ϮϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲐⲀ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲈⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
29Conscience, I say, not your own, but the other’s conscience. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience?
30ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮϬⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ.
30If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced for something I give thanks for?
31ⲒⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲔⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲀⲢⲒ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲠϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
31Whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
32ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
32Give no occasion for stumbling, whether to Jews, to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;
33ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰ ⲈⲦⲈ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϮⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϮⲔⲰϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲐⲀ ⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ.
33even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.
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