1 Corinthians 4
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament
1Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and the dispensers of the mysteries of God.
1ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲛϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ..
2Here now it is required among the dispensers, that a man be found faithful.
2ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ 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.
3⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ 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 ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ Ⲡ⳪ 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 ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
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 ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲟⲡⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ..
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 ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲇⲓ⳿ⲁ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲓⲧϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲣ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϭⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲓ..
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 ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲧ⳿ϭⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿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.
9ϯⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϧⲁⲉⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲁⲛⲁⲧⲓⲟⲥ 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.
10⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟϫ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ 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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿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.
13ⲉⲩϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲃⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ..
14I write not these things to confound you; but I admonish you as my dearest children.
14ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ϫⲫⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿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 ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲃⲁ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓ⳿ϫⲫⲉ 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 ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉϯϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ 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.
19ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ- ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ..
20For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power.
20ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ 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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲃⲱⲧ ϣⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ.
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