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Coptic New Testament

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1ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ..

1Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

2ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ..

2You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

3ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲝ ⳿ⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲝ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ..

3It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

4ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲱ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲁ ⲫϯ..

4Such confidence before God is ours through Christ.

5ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲧⲉ..

5Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.

6ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ϥⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ..

6And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

7ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲫⲱⲧϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲕⲱⲣϥ..

7Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,

8ⲡⲱⲥ⳿ⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ..

8will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?

9ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ..

9For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!

10ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ..

10Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.

11ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲕⲱⲣϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ..

11For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!

12⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ..

12Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.

13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉϣⲁϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲕⲱⲣϥ..

13We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.

14ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲱⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ.̅.

14But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.

15ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲙⲁ ⲟⲛ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ..

15And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.

16⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲠ⳪ ϣⲁϥ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ..

16But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

17Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲧⲉ..

17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

18⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲉϥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲓⲁⲗ ⲉⲛϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉ.

18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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