1 Corinthians 4
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and the dispensers of the mysteries of God.
1ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚϨⲨⲠⲈⲢⲈⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
2Here now it is required among the dispensers, that a man be found faithful.
2ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲔⲰϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ.
3But to me it is a very small thing to be judged by you, or by man’s day; but neither do I judge my own self.
3ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϮϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ.
4For I am not conscious to myself of any thing, yet am I not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me, is the Lord.
4ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲚϮⲐⲘⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈ.
5Therefore judge not before the time; until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall every man have praise from God.
5ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
6But these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollo, for your sakes; that in us you may learn, that one be not puffed up against the other for another, above that which is written.
6ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲒϢⲞⲠⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲬⲎⲘⲀ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲤⲂⲰ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎ Ⲣ.
7For who distinguisheth thee? Or what hast thou that thou hast not received? And if thou hast received, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
7ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϬⲒⲦϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲔⲈⲢ ⲠⲔⲈϬⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲔϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ϨⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϬⲒ.
8You are now full; you are now become rich; you reign without us; and I would to God you did reign, that we also might reign with you.
8ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲒ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲢⲞ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
9For I think that God hath set forth us apostles, the last, as it were men appointed to death: we are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.
9ϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲀⲈⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲀⲚⲀⲦⲒⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲈⲢⲐⲈⲀⲦⲢⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
10We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honourable, but we without honour.
10ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲞϪ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϪⲰⲂ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϪⲰⲢⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲎϢ
11Even unto this hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no fixed abode;
11ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲔⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲂⲎϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϮⲔⲈϨ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ.
12And we labour, working with our own hands: we are reviled, and we bless; we are persecuted, and we suffer it.
12ⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
13We are blasphemed, and we entreat; we are made as the refuse of this world, the offscouring of all even until now.
13ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲔⲀⲐⲈⲢⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲂⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ.
14I write not these things to confound you; but I admonish you as my dearest children.
14ⲚⲀⲒϪⲪⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲒϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ.
15For if you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, by the gospel, I have begotten you.
15ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲂⲀ ⲚϬⲀⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒϪⲪⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
16Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ.
16ϮϮϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
17For this cause have I sent to you Timothy, who is my dearest son and faithful in the Lord; who will put you in mind of my ways, which are in Christ Jesus; as I teach every where in every church.
17ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲘⲰⲒⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈϮϮⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
18As if I would not come to you, so some are puffed up.
18ϨⲰⲤ ⲚϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ Ⲁ- ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ
19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will: and will know, not the speech of them that are puffed up, but the power.
19ⲈⲒⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ.
20For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power.
20ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ.
21What will you? shall I come to you with a rod; or in charity, and in the spirit of meekness?
21ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲚⲦⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲂⲰⲦ ϢⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲘⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ.
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