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1ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚϨⲨⲠⲈⲢⲈⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
1So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants and stewards of God’s mysteries.
2ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲔⲰϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ.
2Here, moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
3ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϮϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ.
3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by a human court. Yes, I don’t even judge my own self.
4ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲚϮⲐⲘⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈ.
4For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
5ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.
6ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲒϢⲞⲠⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲬⲎⲘⲀ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲤⲂⲰ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎ Ⲣ.
6Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to think beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another.
7ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϬⲒⲦϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲔⲈⲢ ⲠⲔⲈϬⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲔϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ϨⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϬⲒ.
7For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
8ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲒ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲢⲞ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
8You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you!
9ϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲀⲈⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲀⲚⲀⲦⲒⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲈⲢⲐⲈⲀⲦⲢⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
9For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.
10ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲞϪ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϪⲰⲂ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϪⲰⲢⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲎϢ
10We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.
11ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲔⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲂⲎϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϮⲔⲈϨ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ.
11Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place.
12ⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
12We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.
13ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲔⲀⲐⲈⲢⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲂⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ.
13Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.
14ⲚⲀⲒϪⲪⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲒϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ.
14I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
15ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲂⲀ ⲚϬⲀⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒϪⲪⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
15For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, you don’t have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.
16ϮϮϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
16I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.
17ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲘⲰⲒⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈϮϮⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
17Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.
18ϨⲰⲤ ⲚϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ Ⲁ- ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ
18Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.
19ⲈⲒⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ.
19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.
20ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ.
20For God’s Kingdom is not in word, but in power.
21ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲚⲦⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲂⲰⲦ ϢⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲘⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ.
21What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
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