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Coptic New TestamentTranslation

Coptic New Testament

Berean Standard Bible

1ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ..

1Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.

2ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲛⲁ ϯ ⳿ⲁⲭⲁⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭ ⲟϩ ⲁϥϯⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ..

2For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.

3ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ..

3But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.

4ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲓ..

4Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.

5ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲑⲉⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲛ..

5So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.

6ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⲉϥⲥⲓϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲱⲥϧ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲓϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲱⲥϧ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ..

6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

7ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ..

7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

8ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱϣⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ..

8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

9ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ..

9As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”

10ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲓϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲥⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟ ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ..

10Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.

11ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ..

11You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, so that through us your giving will produce thanksgiving to God.

12ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲫⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲡ ⲉⲥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ..

12For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.

13⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ ⳿ϭⲛⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ..

13Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.

14ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏ ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ..

14And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.

15⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲇⲱⲣⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.

15Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

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