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1ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
1Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren’t you my work in the Lord?
2ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϮⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲞⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
2If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
3ⲦⲀⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ.
3My defense to those who examine me is this:
4ⲘⲎ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲰ.
4Have we no right to eat and to drink?
5ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲎⲪⲀ.
5Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
6ϢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ.
6Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?
7ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤ ⲚⲞⲮⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤϬⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲢⲰϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞϨⲒ.
7What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and doesn’t eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and doesn’t drink from the flock’s milk?
8ⲘⲎ ⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϤϪⲰ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ.
8Do I speak these things according to the ways of men? Or doesn’t the law also say the same thing?
9ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϮ ⲤⲀⲬⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲈ ⲈϤϨⲒ ⲘⲎ ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲖⲒⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ
9For it is written in the law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.” Is it for the oxen that God cares,
10ϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎ ⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲬⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈϬⲒ.
10or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.
11ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲤⲒϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲰⲤϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲚ.
11If we sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your fleshly 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 partake of this right over you, don’t we yet more? Nevertheless we didn’t use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Good News of Christ.
13ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲎⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲪⲰϢ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ.
13Don’t you know that those who serve around sacred things eat from the things of the temple, and those who wait on the altar have their portion with the altar?
14ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲐⲰϢ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
14Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News.
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, and I don’t write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void.
16ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲦⲈⲘϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ.
16For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about, for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me if I don’t preach the Good News.
17ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲚⲎⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϮ ⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲈϨⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
17For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.
18ⲀϢ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲂⲈⲬⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲒϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲬⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲀϬⲚⲈ ⲦⲀⲠⲀⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲬⲢⲀⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
18What then is my reward? That when I preach the Good News, I may present the Good News of Christ without charge, so as not to abuse my authority in the Good News.
19ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲒⲀⲒⲦ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ.
19For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to 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.
20To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law;
21ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
21to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.
22ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ.
22To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
23ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϮⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
23Now I do this for the sake of the Good News, that I may be a joint partaker of it.
24ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲆⲒⲞⲚ ⲤⲈϬⲞϪⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϢⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲂⲀⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ϬⲞϪⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲞ.
24Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, so that you may win.
25ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲰⲚⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ϢⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
25Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
26ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮϬⲞϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϮϮ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲒϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲎⲢ.
26I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air,
27ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲰϤⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲀⲒϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘⲦ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲞⲤ.
27but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
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