2 Corinthians 3
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others , epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
1ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϨⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲎ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲨⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
2Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
2ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
3Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
3ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲖⲀⲜ ⲚⲰⲚⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲖⲀⲜ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲜ.
4And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
4ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
5ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲒⲔⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲂ ϨⲰⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦϨⲒⲔⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲈ.
6Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
6ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲢⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲈϮⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϤⲦⲀⲚϦⲞ.
7But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
7ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲪⲰⲦϨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲰⲚⲒ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
8How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
8ⲠⲰⲤⲰ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲠϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
9For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
9ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲤⲚⲀⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚϪⲈϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
10For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
10ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮ ⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ.
11For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
11ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
12Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
12ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
13And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈϢⲀϤⲬⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲖⲨⲘⲘⲀ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
14But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
14ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲐⲰⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲔⲀⲖⲨⲘⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ϤⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲚϤϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
15But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
15ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲔⲀⲖⲨⲘⲘⲀ ⲞⲚ ϤⲬⲎ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ.
16Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
16ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϢⲀϤⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲀⲖⲨⲘⲘⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
17Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is , there is liberty.
17ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲦⲈ.
18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
18ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞ ⲈϤϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒⲀⲖ ⲈⲚϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲒϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲦⲀⲒϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈ.
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