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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲒⲦⲀ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲒⲆ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲈ ⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
1Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
2ⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲬⲰ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈϮϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲤⲀⲠⲤⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ.
2I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.
3ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲔⲈ ⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲂⲎⲦϤ
3Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
4ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲢ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲀⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ
4This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
5ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϬⲚⲈ ϪⲰϤ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
5We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
6ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϤϢⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲀϤϬⲒ ϨⲞ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲞⲨⲀϨ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
6But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism —those leaders added nothing to me.
7ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲈⲪⲀ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
7On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
8ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ϨⲰ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
8For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲎⲪⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲦⲨⲖⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲀⲨϮ ⲆⲈⲜⲒⲀ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎ ⲢϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
9And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
10ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲀⲒϤ.
10They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
11ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲔⲎⲪⲀⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬ ⲒⲀ ⲀⲒϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲚϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ϨⲞ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲄⲒⲚⲰⲤⲔⲒⲚ ⲠⲈ.
11When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.
12ⲈⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲈϢⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϨⲈⲚϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲪⲞⲢϪϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
12For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲔⲈⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ.
13The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
14ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲎ ⲒⲚⲔⲎⲪⲀⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲔⲞⲚϦ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲔⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
14When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
15ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲪⲨⲤⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
15We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”
16ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲒⲘⲎϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ.
16know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
17ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ.
17But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!
18ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲂⲞⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈϮⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϮⲈⲢⲤⲨⲚⲒⲤⲦⲀⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲦⲎⲤ.
18If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.
19ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲨⲀϢⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
19For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.
20ϮⲞⲚϦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲚϦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈϮⲞⲚϦ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲒⲰⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ.
20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
21ⲚϮⲚⲀϢⲈϢ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲒⲚϪⲎ.
21I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.
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