ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲒⲞⲤ Ⲁ ̅ 9
Coptic New TestamentTranslation
Coptic New Testament
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪..
1Am not I free? Am not I an apostle? Have not I seen Christ Jesus our Lord? Are not you my work in the Lord?
2ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϯⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪..
2And if unto others I be not an apostle, but yet to you I am. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
3ⲧⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ..
3My defence with them that do examine me is this.
4ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱ..
4Have not we power to eat 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 not power to carry about a woman, a sister, as well as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
6ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ..
6Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to do this?
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 serveth as a soldier at any time, at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Who feedeth the flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
8ⲙⲏ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ..
8Speak I these things according to man? Or doth not the law also say these things?
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: Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
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..
10Or doth he say this indeed for our sakes? For these things are written for our sakes: that he that plougheth, should plough in hope; and he that thrasheth, in hope to receive fruit.
11ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲥⲓϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲱⲥϧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ..
11If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things?
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 be partakers of this power over you, why not we rather? Nevertheless, we have not used this power: but we bear all things, lest we should give any hindrance to 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..
13Know you not, that they who work in the holy place, eat the things that are of the holy place; and they that serve the altar, partake with the altar?
14ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ..
14So also the Lord ordained that they who preach the gospel, should live by 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 used none of these things. Neither have I written these things, that they should be so done unto me: for it is good for me to die, rather than that any man should make my glory void.
16⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ..
16For if I preach the gospel, it is no glory to me, for a necessity lieth upon me: for woe is unto me if I preach not the gospel.
17ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲛⲏⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϯ ⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ..
17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation is committed to me:
18ⲁϣ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲃⲉⲭⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲓϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲧ⳿ϭⲛⲉ ⲇⲁⲡⲁⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲁⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ..
18What is my reward then? That preaching the gospel, I may deliver the gospel without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
19ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲓⲁⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ..
19For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more.
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..
20And I became to the Jews, a Jew, that I might gain the Jews:
21ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ..
21To them that are under the law, as if I were under the law, (whereas myself was not under the law,) that I might gain them that were under the law. To them that were without the law, as if I were without the law, (whereas I was not without the law of God, but was in the law of Christ,) that I might gain them that were 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, that I might gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I might save all.
23ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϯ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ..
23And I do all things for the gospel’s sake: that I may be made partaker thereof.
24⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲟϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϭⲟϫⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ϭⲟϫⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲟ..
24Know you not that they that run in the race, all run indeed, but one receiveth the prize? So run that you may obtain.
25ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ϣⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ..
25And every one that striveth for the mastery, refraineth himself from all things: and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible one.
26⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϯϯ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ..
26I therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty: I so fight, not as one beating the air:
27ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲱϥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ ⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙⲧ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲟⲥ.
27But I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection: lest perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway.
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