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Coptic New Testament

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1⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲉⲓⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ..

1Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.

2ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲓⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ..

2I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.

3ⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ..

3For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.

4ⲛⲓϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲣϣⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϫⲟⲣ ..

4The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

5ⲉⲩⲣⲱϧⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅..

5We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

6ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ..

6And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.

7⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϩⲑⲏϥⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲫⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ..

7You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.

8⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲱϧⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ..

8For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.

9ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϯϩⲉⲗⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ..

9I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.

10ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲥⲉϩⲟⲣϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϫⲟⲣ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϣⲏϣ..

10For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

11ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲛⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ..

11Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.

12⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲉⲛ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲑⲱⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁϯ ⲁⲛ..

12We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.

13⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲧϣⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲑⲁϣϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲫⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ..

13We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.

14ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲫⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲛⲫⲟϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅..

14We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.

15ⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲓϣϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ..

15Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,

16⳿ⲉϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ..

16so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.

17ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪..

17Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

18ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ.

18For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

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