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Coptic New Testament
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1Ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪..
1Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?
2ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϯⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪..
2Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
3ⲧⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ..
3This is my defense to those who scrutinize me:
4ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱ..
4Have we no right to food and to drink?
5ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲏⲫⲁ..
5Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
6ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ..
6Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?
7ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲯⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉϣⲁϥϭⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲁϩⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲉⲣⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟϩⲓ..
7Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?
8ⲙⲏ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ..
8Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?
9⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϯ ⲥⲁⲭⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲉϩⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ..
9For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?
10ϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏ ⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥⲭⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲭⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ..
10Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.
11ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲥⲓϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲱⲥϧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ..
11If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?
12ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲁⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϭⲣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ. ̅.
12If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
13⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲣⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ϣⲁⲩⲫⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ..
13Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?
14ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ..
14In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
15⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲁⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲟⲩⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ..
15But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me. Indeed, I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast.
16⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ..
16Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
17ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲛⲏⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϯ ⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ..
17If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
18ⲁϣ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲃⲉⲭⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲓϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲧ⳿ϭⲛⲉ ⲇⲁⲡⲁⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲁⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ..
18What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.
19ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲓⲁⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ..
19Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
20ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲓⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲭⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ..
20To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.
21ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ..
21To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.
22ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ..
22To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
23ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϯ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ..
23I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.
24⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲟϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϭⲟϫⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ϭⲟϫⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲟ..
24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
25ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ϣⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ..
25Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
26⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϯϯ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ..
26Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.
27ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲱϥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ ⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙⲧ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲟⲥ.
27No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
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