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1⳿Ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϯ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉϫⲓⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪..
1It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast, but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
2ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲗⲉⲙ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϣⲁ ϯⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲉ..
2I know a man in Christ who was caught up into the third heaven fourteen years ago—whether in the body, I don’t know, or whether out of the body, I don’t know; God knows.
3ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ ⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ..
3I know such a man (whether in the body, or outside of the body, I don’t know; God knows),
4ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲗⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ..
4how he was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
5ⲁⲓⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ..
5On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.
6ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϯϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ..
6For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no man may think more of me than that which he sees in me or hears from me.
7ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲛⲥⲉⲣⲃⲉⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲕⲉϩ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ..
7By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, a thorn in the flesh was given to me: a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.
8ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲛϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ..
8Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲕⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲥϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ϥⲣⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ..
9He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
10ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϯϯⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲓϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ..
10Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
11ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲥⲩⲛⲓⲥⲧⲁⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ⳿ⲟⲧⲉⲃ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ..
11I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for I am in no way inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.
12ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ..
12Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty works.
13ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲣⲟϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲭⲁ ⲡⲁⲓϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ..
13For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
14ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ⳿ϩⲣⲟϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲱϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲓⲓⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ..
14Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
15⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉϭⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϭⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲥⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ..
15I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?
16ⲉⲥⲧⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ..
16Even so, I myself didn’t burden you. But you might say that being crafty, I caught you with deception.
17ⲙⲏ ⳿ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ..
17Did I take advantage of you by anyone of those whom I have sent to you?
18ⲁⲓϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ..
18I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Didn’t we walk in the same spirit? Didn’t we walk in the same steps?
19ⲕⲉϫⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ..
19Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
20ϯⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣ⳿ϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲭⲟϩ ⲓⲉ ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲓⲉ ϣⲉⲣϣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲓⲉ ⲭⲁⲥⲕⲉⲥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲓⲉ ϭⲓⲥⲓⲛϩⲏⲧ..
20For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire, that perhaps there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,
21ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁⲓϥ.
21that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness, sexual immorality, and lustfulness which they committed.
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