1 Corinthians 13
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1If I speak with the tongues of men, and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
1ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲒⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲞⲘⲦ ⲈϤⲤⲈⲚⲤⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲔⲨⲘⲂⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϤⲈϢⲖⲎⲖⲞⲨⲒ.
2And if I should have prophecy and should know all mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
2ⲔⲀⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲈⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲔⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲖⲒ.
3And if I should distribute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I should deliver my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
3ⲔⲀⲚ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϮ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲔⲈⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϮϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ.
4Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely; is not puffed up;
4ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϢⲀⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϢⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖϪⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲬⲞϨ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲈⲢⲠⲈⲢⲠⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
5Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil;
5ⲘⲠⲀⲤϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ.
6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth;
6ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϢⲀⲤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
7ϢⲀⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀⲤⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀⲤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
8Charity never falleth away: whether prophecies shall be made void, or tongues shall cease, or knowledge shall be destroyed.
8ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲒⲀ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲖⲞϪⲞⲨ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
9For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
9ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ.
10But when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.
10ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲦⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲠⲒⲀⲠⲞⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
11When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child. But, when I became a man, I put away the things of a child.
11ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲈⲢⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲒⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲚⲚⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲖⲞⲨ.
12We see now through a glass in a dark manner; but then face to face. Now I know I part; but then I shall know even as I am known.
12ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲒⲀⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲚϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ϨⲞ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲦ.
13And now there remain faith, hope, and charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity.
13ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲄ ⲤⲈⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϮϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲦⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
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