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1ⲓⲧⲁ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲉ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ.
1Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.
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 up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.
3ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧϥ.
3But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
4ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲣ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲁⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ.
4This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,
5ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϭⲛⲉ ϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
5to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue 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 from those who were reputed to be important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,
7ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲉⲃⲓ.
7but to the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the Good News for the uncircumcised, even as Peter with the Good News for the circumcised—
8ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
8for he who worked through Peter in the apostleship with the circumcised also worked through me with 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 when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.
10ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϥ.
10They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do.
11ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲕⲏⲫⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭ ⲓⲁ ⲁⲓϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ϩⲟ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ.
11But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood 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 some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ.
13And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
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.
14But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?
15⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲫⲩⲥⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
15“We, being Jews by nature 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.
16yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
17ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ.
17But if while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!
18ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓⲃⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϯⲉⲣⲥⲩⲛⲓⲥⲧⲁⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ.
18For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker.
19⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ⲁⲩⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
19For I through the law died to the law, 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 it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, 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 don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”
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