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Coptic New TestamentTranslation

Coptic New Testament

Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)

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

1Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need (as some do) epistles of commendation to you, or from you?

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

2You are our epistle, written in our hearts, which is known and read by all men:

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..

3Being manifested, that you are the epistle of Christ, ministered by us, and written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in the fleshly tables of the heart.

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

4And such confidence we have, through Christ, towards God.

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 sufficient to think any thing of ourselves, as of ourselves: but our sufficiency is 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..

6Who also hath made us fit ministers of the new testament, not in the letter, but in the spirit. For the letter killeth, but the spirit quickeneth.

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 ministration of death, engraven with letters upon stones, was glorious; so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance, which is made void:

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

8How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather in glory?

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 ministration of condemnation be glory, much more the ministration of justice aboundeth in glory.

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

10For even that which was glorious in this part was not glorified, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

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

11For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is in glory.

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

12Having therefore such hope, we use much confidence:

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

13And not as Moses put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel might not steadfastly look on the face of that which is made void.

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 senses were made dull. For, until this present day, the selfsame veil, in the reading of the old testament, remaineth not taken away (because in Christ it is made void).

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

15But even until this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart.

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

16But when they shall be converted to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.

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

17Now the Lord is a Spirit. And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

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.

18But we all beholding the glory of the Lord with open face, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.

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