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Coptic New Testament
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1ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲛϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ..
1So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ..
2Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
3⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϯϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ..
3I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
4ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉ..
4My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
5ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
6ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲟⲡⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ..
6Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.
7ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲇⲓ⳿ⲁ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲓⲧϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲣ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϭⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲓ..
7For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
8ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲓ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲧ⳿ϭⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ..
8Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!
9ϯⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϧⲁⲉⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲁⲛⲁⲧⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ..
9For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
10⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟϫ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲏϣ..
10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
11ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲕⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲃⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϯⲕⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ..
11To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.
12ⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ..
12We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
13ⲉⲩϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲃⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ..
13when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.
14ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ϫⲫⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ..
14I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
15ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲃⲁ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ..
15Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
16ϯϯϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ..
16Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
17ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉϯϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ..
17That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.
18ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ..
18Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
19ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ- ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ..
19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.
20ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲥϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲥϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ..
20For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
21ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲃⲱⲧ ϣⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ.
21Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?
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