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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲒⲦⲀ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲒⲆ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲈ ⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
1Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.
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 up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.
3ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲔⲈ ⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲂⲎⲦϤ
3But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
4ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲢ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲀⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ
4This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,
5ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϬⲚⲈ ϪⲰϤ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
5to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue 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 from those who were reputed to be important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,
7ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲈⲪⲀ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
7but to the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the Good News for the uncircumcised, even as Peter with the Good News for the circumcised—
8ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ϨⲰ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
8for he who worked through Peter in the apostleship with the circumcised also worked through me with 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 when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.
10ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲀⲒϤ.
10They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do.
11ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲔⲎⲪⲀⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬ ⲒⲀ ⲀⲒϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲚϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ϨⲞ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲄⲒⲚⲰⲤⲔⲒⲚ ⲠⲈ.
11But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned.
12ⲈⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲈϢⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϨⲈⲚϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲪⲞⲢϪϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
12For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲔⲈⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ.
13And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
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.
14But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?
15ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲪⲨⲤⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
15“We, being Jews by nature 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.
16yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
17ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ.
17But if while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!
18ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲂⲞⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈϮⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϮⲈⲢⲤⲨⲚⲒⲤⲦⲀⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲦⲎⲤ.
18For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker.
19ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲨⲀϢⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
19For I through the law died to the law, 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 it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, 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 don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”
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