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1ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ..
1Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman.
2ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲭⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϯⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲭⲁ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ..
2But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
3ⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ..
3Let the husband give his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife her husband.
4ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲧⲉ..
4The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise also the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
5⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲉϫ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲱϥⲧ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲑⲱⲧ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ..
5Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
6ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛ⳿ⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ..
6But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
7ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲣⲏϯ..
7Yet I wish that all men were like me. However, each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.
8ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲏϯ..
8But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.
9ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲉⲣⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ..
9But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.
10ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓ ϯϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ..
10But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband
11ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉϣⲉⲛ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϩⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲭⲁ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ..
11(but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.
12⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲥϯ ⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ..
12But to the rest I—not the Lord—say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her.
13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲥⲭⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲥ..
13The woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is content to live with her, let her not leave her husband.
14ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲥⲉϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁⲃ..
14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
15ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲉ ϯⲥⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
15Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.
16ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲑⲱⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲣⲁ⳿ϣⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϩⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ..
16For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
17⳿ⲓⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲑⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ..
17Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.
18ⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲥⲉⲕ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧϥ..
18Was anyone called having been circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.
19⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ..
19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is keeping God’s commandments.
20ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ..
20Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.
21ⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲓ ⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ..
21Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.
22ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲉⲗⲉⲩⲑⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ..
22For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord’s free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ’s bondservant.
23ⲁⲩϣⲉⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ..
23You were bought with a price. Don’t become bondservants of men.
24ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ..
24Brothers, let each man, in whatever condition he was called, stay in that condition with God.
25ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϯϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲉⲑⲣⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ..
25Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.
26ϯⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ..
26Therefore I think that because of the distress that is on us, it’s good for a man to remain as he is.
27⳿ⲕⲥⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲃⲟⲗⲕ ⳿ⲕⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ..
27Are you bound to a wife? Don’t seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don’t seek a wife.
28ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ. ⳿.
28But if you marry, you have not sinned. If a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have oppression in the flesh, and I want to spare you.
29⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲱⲣϥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲟⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ..
29But I say this, brothers: the time is short. From now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
30ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲣⲓⲙⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ..
30and those who weep, as though they didn’t weep; and those who rejoice, as though they didn’t rejoice; and those who buy, as though they didn’t possess;
31ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲁⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲭⲣⲁⲥⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ..
31and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.
32ϯⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲓ ⲁϥϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ⲛⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪..
32But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
33ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⲁϥϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲣⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ..
33but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.
34ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲫⲏϣ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥϭⲓ ⲁⲥϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ⲛⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲑⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲁⲥϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ..
34There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world—how she may please her husband.
35ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲠ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧ ⲁⲧϭⲓ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ..
35This I say for your own benefit, not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
36ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲁⲕⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭ ⲓ..
36But if any man thinks that he is behaving inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of her age, and if need so requires, let him do what he desires. He doesn’t sin. Let them marry.
37ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲁⲓⲥ..
37But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no urgency, but has power over his own will, and has determined in his own heart to keep his own virgin, does well.
38ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⳿ϥⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ..
38So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn’t give her in marriage does better.
39ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥ ⲥⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪..
39A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.
40ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲁ⳿ⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ϯⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ.
40But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God’s Spirit.
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