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1ⲓⲧⲁ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲉ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ.
1Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
2ⲁⲓϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲭⲱ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϯϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲡⲥⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲓϭⲟϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϭⲟϫⲓ.
2I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.
3ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧϥ.
3Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
4ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲣ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲁⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ.
4This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
5ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϭⲛⲉ ϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
5We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
6⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϣⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥϭⲓ ϩⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁϩ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
6But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism —those leaders added nothing to me.
7ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲉⲃⲓ.
7On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
8ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
8For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲏⲫⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩϯ ⲇⲉⲝⲓⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲉⲃⲓ.
9And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
10ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϥ.
10They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
11ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲕⲏⲫⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭ ⲓⲁ ⲁⲓϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ϩⲟ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ.
11When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.
12ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉⲛϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲫⲟⲣϫϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ.
12For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.
13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ.
13The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
14ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲏ ⲓ ⲛⲕⲏⲫⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲕⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ.
14When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
15⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲫⲩⲥⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
15We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”
16ⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲓⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲁⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ.
16know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
17ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ.
17But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!
18ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓⲃⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϯⲉⲣⲥⲩⲛⲓⲥⲧⲁⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ.
18If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.
19⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ⲁⲩⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
19For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.
20ϯⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲛϧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲓⲱⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏ ⲓϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ.
20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
21⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁϣⲉϣ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ
21I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.
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