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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Berean Standard Bible
1ⲠⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲒⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ.
1Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
2ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ϢⲀϤⲞⲨⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϮ.
2For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
3ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲈϢϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϮ ϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
3The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.
4ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲀϨⲈⲒ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ.
4Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
5One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
6ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϤϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
6He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
7ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ.
7For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.
8ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲘⲠϬ ⲤⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲚⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
8If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
9ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲰⲚϦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ.
9For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
10ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ϨⲰⲔ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔϢⲰϢ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
10Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
11ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϮⲞⲚϦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲈⲖⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲈⲔⲰⲖϪ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
11It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
12ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϤⲚⲀϮⲖⲞⲄⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
12So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
13ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲬ ⲀⲞⲨϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ.
13Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
14ϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈϤϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ϤϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ϤϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
14I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
15ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϦⲢⲈ ⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲒⲈ ⲔⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲀⲔⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲔϦⲢⲈ.
15If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.
16ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
16Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
17ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲰ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ.
17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϤⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
18For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
19ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲀ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲰⲦ ⲈⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
19So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
20ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲂⲈⲖ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϦⲢⲈ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϬⲢⲞⲠ.
20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
21ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲈⲘ ⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲈ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲀϬⲒϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
21It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
22ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲬⲀϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
22Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
23ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲂⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠϨⲀⲠ ϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ.
23But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
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