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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? Haven’t I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren’t you my work in the Lord?
2ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϯⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪..
2If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
3ⲧⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ..
3My defense to those who examine me is this:
4ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱ..
4Have we no right 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 no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
6ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ..
6Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?
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..
7What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and doesn’t eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and doesn’t drink from the flock’s milk?
8ⲙⲏ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ..
8Do I speak these things according to the ways of men? Or doesn’t the law also 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, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.” Is it for the oxen that God cares,
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 does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.
11ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲥⲓϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲱⲥϧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ..
11If we sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your fleshly 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 partake of this right over you, don’t we yet more? Nevertheless we didn’t use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Good News 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..
13Don’t you know that those who serve around sacred things eat from the things of the temple, and those who wait on the altar have their portion with the altar?
14ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ..
14Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News.
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, and I don’t write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void.
16⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ..
16For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about, for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me if I don’t preach the Good News.
17ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲛⲏⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϯ ⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ..
17For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.
18ⲁϣ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲃⲉⲭⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲓϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲧ⳿ϭⲛⲉ ⲇⲁⲡⲁⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲁⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ..
18What then is my reward? That when I preach the Good News, I may present the Good News of Christ without charge, so as not to abuse my authority in the Good News.
19ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲓⲁⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ..
19For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to 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..
20To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law;
21ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ..
21to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.
22ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ..
22To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
23ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϯ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ..
23Now I do this for the sake of the Good News, that I may be a joint partaker of it.
24⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲟϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϭⲟϫⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ϭⲟϫⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲟ..
24Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, so that you may win.
25ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ϣⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ..
25Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
26⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϯϯ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ..
26I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air,
27ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲱϥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ ⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙⲧ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲟⲥ.
27but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
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