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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
King James Version with Apocrypha
1ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
1Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
2ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϮⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲞⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
2If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
3ⲦⲀⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ.
3Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
4ⲘⲎ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲰ.
4Have we not 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 lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as 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 forbear working?
7ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤ ⲚⲞⲮⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤϬⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲢⲰϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞϨⲒ.
7Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
8ⲘⲎ ⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϤϪⲰ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ.
8Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?
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 saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
11ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲤⲒϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲰⲤϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲚ.
11If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall 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, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
13ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲎⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲪⲰϢ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ.
13Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
14ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲐⲰϢ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
14Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of 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 it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
16ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲦⲈⲘϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ.
16For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, 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 of the gospel is committed unto me.
18ⲀϢ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲂⲈⲬⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲒϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲬⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲀϬⲚⲈ ⲦⲀⲠⲀⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲬⲢⲀⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
18What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ 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 though I be free from all men , yet have I made myself servant unto 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 unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
21ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
21To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
22ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ.
22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men , that I might by all means save some.
23ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϮⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
23And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you .
24ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲆⲒⲞⲚ ⲤⲈϬⲞϪⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϢⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲂⲀⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ϬⲞϪⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲞ.
24Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲰⲚⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ϢⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
25And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮϬⲞϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϮϮ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲒϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲎⲢ.
26I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲰϤⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲀⲒϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘⲦ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲞⲤ.
27But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
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