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1Ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ..
1I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
2ϯⲭⲟϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲓϩⲉⲧⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ.̅.
2I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
3ϯⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲩⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ.̅.
3I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
4ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭ ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲧϥ ⲓⲉ ⲕⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲉⲭ ⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲡⲉ..
4For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it way too easily.
5ϯⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ⳿ⲟⲧⲉⲃ..
5I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”
6ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲱⲧⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ..
6Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
7ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ⲉⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ.⳿.
7Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
8ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲗⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⳿ ⲟⲯⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ..
8I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲕ ⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲟⲛ..
9And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
10ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲭⲁⲓ⳿ⲁ..
10As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
11ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ..
11Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
12ⲡⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉϫ ⳿ⲑⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲛ..
12But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.
13ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ.̅.
13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ϥϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ..
14And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
15⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ..
15It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
16ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϣⲟⲡⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ..
16I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
17ⲡⲉϯⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ..
17In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
18⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ..
18Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.
19ϩⲏⲇⲏⲱⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ..
19For you gladly tolerate fools, since you are so wise.
20ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟ..
20In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.
21ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲱϣ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲱ..
21To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.
22ϩⲁⲛϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲁ⳿ⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ..
22Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
23ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲓϩⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ..
23Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
24⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲉ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲁϣ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ..
24Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.
25ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲉϣⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲃⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩϩⲒ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁ ⳿ⲡϫⲟⲓ ⲃⲓϫⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ..
25Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.
26ⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲓⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲓⲛⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ..
26In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
27ⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲓⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲱϣ..
27in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
28ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ..
28Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.
29ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲁⲛ..
29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?
30ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲓⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲃ..
30If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
31ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛϯϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲁⲛ..
31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
32ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ..
32In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
33ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲅⲁⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲁⲓⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ.
33But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
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