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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
King James Version with Apocrypha
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲀⲒⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
1And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2ⲘⲠⲒϮϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲀϢϤ.
2For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲈⲚⲀϢⲰϤ ⲀⲒⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
3And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲀϤϦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ.
4And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
5ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
5That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
6Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
7ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲐⲀϢⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚ.
7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom , which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
8ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲤ ⲈⲚⲈⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀⲈϢ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
8Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it , they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
9ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲂⲀⲖ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ.
9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϬⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲄⲀⲢ ϤϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
10But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
11For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ.
12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲚⲈⲢⲤⲨⲚⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ.
13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14ⲠⲒⲮⲨⲬⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲀϤϢⲈⲠ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲞϪ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ.
14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them , because they are spiritually discerned.
15ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲰⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϢⲀϤϦⲈⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϢϦⲈⲦϦⲰⲦϤ.
15But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞϤ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
16For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
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