ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲒⲞⲤ Ⲁ ̅ 9
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
1Am not I free? Am not I an apostle? Have not I seen Christ Jesus our Lord? Are not you my work in the Lord?
2ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϮⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲞⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
2And if unto others I be not an apostle, but yet to you I am. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
3ⲦⲀⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ.
3My defence with them that do examine me is this.
4ⲘⲎ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲰ.
4Have not we power to eat and to drink?
5ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲎⲪⲀ.
5Have we not power to carry about a woman, a sister, as well as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
6ϢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ.
6Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to do this?
7ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤ ⲚⲞⲮⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤϬⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲢⲰϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞϨⲒ.
7Who serveth as a soldier at any time, at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Who feedeth the flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
8ⲘⲎ ⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϤϪⲰ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ.
8Speak I these things according to man? Or doth not the law also say these things?
9ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϮ ⲤⲀⲬⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲈ ⲈϤϨⲒ ⲘⲎ ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲖⲒⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ
9For it is written in the law of Moses: Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
10ϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎ ⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲬⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈϬⲒ.
10Or doth he say this indeed for our sakes? For these things are written for our sakes: that he that plougheth, should plough in hope; and he that thrasheth, in hope to receive fruit.
11ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲤⲒϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲰⲤϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲚ.
11If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things?
12ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲬⲢⲀⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲈⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϮ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
12If others be partakers of this power over you, why not we rather? Nevertheless, we have not used this power: but we bear all things, lest we should give any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
13ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲎⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲪⲰϢ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ.
13Know you not, that they who work in the holy place, eat the things that are of the holy place; and they that serve the altar, partake with the altar?
14ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲐⲰϢ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
14So also the Lord ordained that they who preach the gospel, should live by the gospel.
15ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲢⲬⲢⲀⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤϦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈⲘⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ϢⲞⲨⲰϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
15But I have used none of these things. Neither have I written these things, that they should be so done unto me: for it is good for me to die, rather than that any man should make my glory void.
16ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲦⲈⲘϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ.
16For if I preach the gospel, it is no glory to me, for a necessity lieth upon me: for woe is unto me if I preach not the gospel.
17ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲚⲎⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϮ ⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲈϨⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation is committed to me:
18ⲀϢ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲂⲈⲬⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲒϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲬⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲀϬⲚⲈ ⲦⲀⲠⲀⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲬⲢⲀⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
18What is my reward then? That preaching the gospel, I may deliver the gospel without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
19ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲒⲀⲒⲦ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ.
19For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more.
20ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲬⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
20And I became to the Jews, a Jew, that I might gain the Jews:
21ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
21To them that are under the law, as if I were under the law, (whereas myself was not under the law,) that I might gain them that were under the law. To them that were without the law, as if I were without the law, (whereas I was not without the law of God, but was in the law of Christ,) that I might gain them that were without the law.
22ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ.
22To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I might save all.
23ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϮⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
23And I do all things for the gospel’s sake: that I may be made partaker thereof.
24ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲆⲒⲞⲚ ⲤⲈϬⲞϪⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϢⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲂⲀⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ϬⲞϪⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲞ.
24Know you not that they that run in the race, all run indeed, but one receiveth the prize? So run that you may obtain.
25ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲰⲚⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ϢⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
25And every one that striveth for the mastery, refraineth himself from all things: and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible one.
26ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮϬⲞϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϮϮ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲒϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲎⲢ.
26I therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty: I so fight, not as one beating the air:
27ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲰϤⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲀⲒϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘⲦ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲞⲤ.
27But I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection: lest perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway.
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