1 Corinthians 2
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not in loftiness of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of Christ.
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲀⲒⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
2For I judged not myself to know anything among you, but Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
2ⲘⲠⲒϮϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲀϢϤ.
3And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
3ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲈⲚⲀϢⲰϤ ⲀⲒⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
4And my speech and my preaching was not in the persuasive words of human wisdom, but in shewing of the Spirit and power;
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲀϤϦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ.
5That your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.
5ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
6Howbeit we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, neither of the princes of this world that come to nought;
6ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, a wisdom which is hidden, which God ordained before the world, unto our glory:
7ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲐⲀϢⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚ.
8Which none of the princes of this world knew; for if they had known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory.
8ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲤ ⲈⲚⲈⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀⲈϢ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
9But, as it is written: That eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man, what things God hath prepared for them that love him.
9ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲂⲀⲖ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ.
10But to us God hath revealed them, by this Spirit. For the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
10ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϬⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲄⲀⲢ ϤϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
11For what man knoweth the things of a man, but the spirit of a man that is in him? So the things also that are of God no man knoweth, but the Spirit of God.
11ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
12Now we have received not the spirit of this world, but the Spirit that is of God; that we may know the things that are given us from God.
12ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ.
13Which things also we speak, not in the learned words of human wisdom; but in the doctrine of the Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
13ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲚⲈⲢⲤⲨⲚⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ.
14But the sensual man perceiveth not these things that are of the Spirit of God; for it is foolishness to him, and he cannot understand, because it is spiritually examined.
14ⲠⲒⲮⲨⲬⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲀϤϢⲈⲠ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲞϪ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ.
15But the spiritual man judgeth all things; and he himself is judged of no man.
15ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲰⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϢⲀϤϦⲈⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϢϦⲈⲦϦⲰⲦϤ.
16For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that we may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
16ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞϤ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
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