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1Ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ..
1I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
2ϯⲭⲟϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲓϩⲉⲧⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ.̅.
2For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you in marriage to one husband, that I might 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.̅.
3But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in 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 he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we didn’t preach, or if you receive a different spirit which you didn’t receive, or a different “good news” which you didn’t accept, you put up with that well enough.
5ϯⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ⳿ⲟⲧⲉⲃ..
5For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles.
6ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲱⲧⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ..
6But though I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not unskilled in knowledge. No, in every way we have been revealed to you in all things.
7ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ⲉⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ.⳿.
7Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you God’s Good News free of charge?
8ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲗⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⳿ ⲟⲯⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ..
8I robbed other assemblies, taking wages from them that I might 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..
9When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn’t a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, 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 the truth of Christ is in me, no one will stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
11ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ..
11Why? Because I don’t love you? God knows.
12ⲡⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉϫ ⳿ⲑⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲛ..
12But what I do, that I will continue to do, that I may cut off opportunity from those who desire an opportunity, that in which they boast, they may be recognized just like us.
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 Christ’s apostles.
14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ϥϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ..
14And no wonder, for even Satan 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 no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
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 say again, let no one think me foolish. But if so, yet receive me as foolish, that I also may boast a little.
17ⲡⲉϯⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ..
17That which I speak, I don’t speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.
18⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ..
18Seeing that many boast after the flesh, I will also boast.
19ϩⲏⲇⲏⲱⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ..
19For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.
20ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟ..
20For you bear with a man if he brings you into bondage, if he devours you, if he takes you captive, if he exalts himself, or if he strikes you on 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 speak as though we had been weak. Yet in whatever way anyone is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.
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 the offspring 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 speak as one beside himself.) I am more so: in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, and in deaths often.
24⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲉ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲁϣ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ..
24Five times I received forty stripes minus one from the Jews.
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 suffered shipwreck. I have been a night and a day in the deep.
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..
26I have been in travels often, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my countrymen, perils from the Gentiles, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, perils in the sea, perils 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 travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, and in cold and nakedness.
28ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ..
28Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily: anxiety for all the assemblies.
29ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲁⲛ..
29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I don’t burn with indignation?
30ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲓⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲃ..
30If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern 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 Christ, he who is blessed forever more, knows that I don’t lie.
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 guarded the Damascenes’ city, desiring to arrest me.
33ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲅⲁⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲁⲓⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ.
33I was let down in a basket through a window by the wall, and escaped his hands.
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