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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ
1Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
2ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲦϦⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
2You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
3ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲐⲈⲘⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲖⲒ ϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲒⲘⲎϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ.
3Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
4ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲦⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲰϢ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲢⲰ ⲠⲈ.
4There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲰϢ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲢⲰ ⲠⲈ.
5There are different ministries, but the same Lord.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲢⲰ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
6There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.
7ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲤⲈϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ.
7Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
8ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϢⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲀⲒ.
8To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
9ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲢⲰ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲀⲖϬⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲢⲰ ⲞⲚ.
9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
10ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲂⲰⲖ ⲘⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲖⲀⲤ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲎⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲖⲀⲤ.
10to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
11ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲢⲰ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤⲪⲰϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀϤ.
11All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.
12ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
12The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
13ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲂⲰⲔ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ⲀⲨⲦⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
13For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
14ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ.
14For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.
15ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ϮϬⲀⲖⲞϪ ϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨϪⲒϪ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲢⲀ ⲦⲞⲨⲦⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ.
15If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲒⲘⲀϢϪ ϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲢⲀ ⲦⲞⲨⲦⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ.
16And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
17ⲈⲚⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ϨⲰϤ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲠⲈ ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ϨⲰϤ ⲠⲒϢⲰⲖⲈⲘ.
17If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
18ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ.
18But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.
19ⲈⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ϨⲰϤ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ.
19If they were all one part, where would the body be?
20ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ.
20As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
21ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲂⲀⲖ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚϮϪⲒϪ ϪⲈ ϮⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲞ ⲀⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϮⲀⲪⲈ ⲚⲚⲒϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ϪⲈ ϮⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ.
21The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
22ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲰⲂ ⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲈⲞⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲈ.
22On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈϢⲎϢ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϪⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲤⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
23and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,
24ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲐⲈⲦ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲈⲀϤϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲀⲦ.
24whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
25ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲪⲰⲢϪ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ϦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
25so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.
26ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
26If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
27ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
27Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.
28ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎ ⲤⲒⲀ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲪⲘⲀϨ Ⲃ- ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲪⲘⲀϨ ⲄϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲒⲦⲀ ϨⲀⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲀⲖϬⲞ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲈⲘⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲖⲀⲤ.
28And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
29ⲘⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢϪⲞⲘ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
30ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲀⲖϬⲞ ⲘⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲖⲀⲤ ⲘⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲘⲈⲚⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
30Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
31ⲬⲞϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲞⲚ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲔⲈⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ.
31But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
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