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Coptic New TestamentTranslation

Coptic New Testament

Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)

1ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϣⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲕⲱⲧ..

1Now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up; but charity edifieth.

2ⲫⲏⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ..

2And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he hath not yet known as he ought to know.

3ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ..

3But if any any love God, the same is known by him.

4ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ..

4But as for the meats that are sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.

5ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳪..

5For although there be that are called gods, either in heaven or on earth (for there be gods many, and lords many).

6ⲛⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ..

6Yet to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

7ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲁϩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ..

7But there is not knowledge in every one. For some until this present, with conscience of the idol: eat as a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

8ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲛ..

8But meat doth not commend us to God. For neither, if we eat, shall we have the more; nor, if we eat not, shall we have the less.

9⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϭⲣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ..

9But take heed lest perhaps this your liberty become a stumblingblock to the weak.

10ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲕⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ..

10For if a man see him that hath knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not his conscience, being weak, be emboldened to eat those things which are sacrificed to idols?

11ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ..

11And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ hath died?

12ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲓϣⲓ ⳿⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.

12Now when you sin thus against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

13ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲁϥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ.

13Wherefore, if meat scandalize my brother, I will never eat flesh, lest I should scandalize my brother.

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