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1ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ
1Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.
2ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲦϦⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
2You know that when you were heathen, you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led.
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 make known to you that no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is accursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit.
4ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲦⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲰϢ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲢⲰ ⲠⲈ.
4Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲰϢ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲢⲰ ⲠⲈ.
5There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲢⲰ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
6There are various kinds of workings, but the same God who works all things in all.
7ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲤⲈϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ.
7But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.
8ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϢⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲀⲒ.
8For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
9ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲢⲰ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲀⲖϬⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲢⲰ ⲞⲚ.
9to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
10ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲂⲰⲖ ⲘⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲖⲀⲤ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲎⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲖⲀⲤ.
10and to another workings of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of languages, and to another the interpretation of languages.
11ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲢⲰ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤⲪⲰϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀϤ.
11But the one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.
12ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
12For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is 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, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.
14ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ.
14For the body is not one member, but many.
15ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ϮϬⲀⲖⲞϪ ϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨϪⲒϪ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲢⲀ ⲦⲞⲨⲦⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ.
15If the foot would say, “Because I’m not the hand, I’m not part of the body,” it is not therefore not part of the body.
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲒⲘⲀϢϪ ϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲢⲀ ⲦⲞⲨⲦⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ.
16If the ear would say, “Because I’m not the eye, I’m not part of the body,” it’s not therefore not 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 hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?
18ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ.
18But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.
19ⲈⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ϨⲰϤ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ.
19If they were all one member, where would the body be?
20ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ.
20But now they are many members, but one body.
21ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲂⲀⲖ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚϮϪⲒϪ ϪⲈ ϮⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲞ ⲀⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϮⲀⲪⲈ ⲚⲚⲒϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ϪⲈ ϮⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ.
21The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”
22ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲰⲂ ⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲈⲞⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲈ.
22No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈϢⲎϢ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϪⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲤⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
23Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant modesty,
24ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲐⲈⲦ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲈⲀϤϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲀⲦ.
24while our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,
25ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲪⲰⲢϪ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ϦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
25that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
26ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
26When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
27Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.
28ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎ ⲤⲒⲀ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲪⲘⲀϨ Ⲃ- ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲪⲘⲀϨ ⲄϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲒⲦⲀ ϨⲀⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲀⲖϬⲞ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲈⲘⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲖⲀⲤ.
28God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.
29ⲘⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢϪⲞⲘ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?
30ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲀⲖϬⲞ ⲘⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲖⲀⲤ ⲘⲎ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲘⲈⲚⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
30Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?
31ⲬⲞϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲞⲚ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲀⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲔⲈⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ.
31But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.
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