2 Corinthians 10
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Now I Paul myself beseech you, by the mildness and modesty of Christ, who in presence indeed am lowly among you, but being absent, am bold toward you.
1ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϮϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎ ⲤⲚⲦⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲒⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲘⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲐⲞ ⲈⲒⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
2But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present, with that confidence wherewith I am thought to be bold, against some, who reckon us as if we walked according to the flesh.
2ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲢⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲒⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϮϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ.
3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
3ⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ.
4For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty to God unto the pulling down of fortifications, destroying counsels,
4ⲚⲒϨⲞⲠⲖⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲀⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲈⲨϢⲞⲢϢⲈⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲦϪⲞⲢ ⲈⲨⲢⲞϦⲦ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ.
5And every height that exhalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every understanding unto the obedience of Christ;
5ⲚⲈⲘ ϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲬ ⲘⲀⲖⲰⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲘⲠⲬⲤ
6And having in readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be fulfilled.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲠϢⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲘⲞϨ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
7See the things that are according to outward appearance. If any man trust to himself, that he is Christ’s, let him think this again with himself, that as he is Christ’s, so are we also.
7ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲐⲞ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲐⲎϤ ⲬⲎ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ.
8For if also I should boast somewhat more of our power, which the Lord hath given us unto edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed.
8ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲰϦⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϮⲚⲀϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲀⲚ.
9But that I may not be thought as it were to terrify you by epistles,
9ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤϮϨⲈⲖⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ.
10(For his epistles indeed, say they, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible,)
10ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲤⲈϨⲞⲢϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϪⲞⲢ ϮⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎ ⲤⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϢⲎϢ.
11Let such a one think this, that such as we are in word by epistles, when absent, such also we will be indeed when present.
11ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
12For we dare not match, or compare ourselves with some, that commend themselves; but we measure ourselves by ourselves, and compare ourselves with ourselves.
12ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲚⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲈϢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲐⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲔⲀϮ ⲀⲚ.
13But we will not glory beyond our measure; but according to the measure of the rule, which God hath measured to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
13ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲦϢⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲀⲚⲞⲨⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲀϢϤ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲚⲪⲞϨ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
14For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as if we reached not unto you. For we are come as far as to you in the gospel of Christ.
14ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲪⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲚⲪⲞϨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
15Not glorying beyond measure in other men’s labours; but having hope of your increasing faith, to be magnified in you according to our rule abundantly;
15ⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲒϢϮ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲚⲔⲀⲚⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲞ
16Yea, unto those places that are beyond you, to preach the gospel, not to glory in another man’s rule, in those things that are made ready to our hand.
16ⲈϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲚⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲚⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲀⲚ ⲈϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ.
17But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
17ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
18For not he who commendeth himself, is approved, but he, whom God commendeth.
18ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ.
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