1 Corinthians 13
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
1ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲒⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲞⲘⲦ ⲈϤⲤⲈⲚⲤⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲔⲨⲘⲂⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϤⲈϢⲖⲎⲖⲞⲨⲒ.
2If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.
2ⲔⲀⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲈⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲔⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲖⲒ.
3If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.
3ⲔⲀⲚ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϮ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲔⲈⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϮϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ.
4Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,
4ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϢⲀⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϢⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖϪⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲬⲞϨ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲈⲢⲠⲈⲢⲠⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
5doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
5ⲘⲠⲀⲤϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ.
6doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
6ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϢⲀⲤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
7bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
7ϢⲀⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀⲤⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀⲤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.
8ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲒⲀ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲖⲞϪⲞⲨ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
9For we know in part and we prophesy in part;
9ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ.
10but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.
10ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲦⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲠⲒⲀⲠⲞⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
11When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.
11ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲈⲢⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲒⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲚⲚⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲖⲞⲨ.
12For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.
12ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲒⲀⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲚϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ϨⲞ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲦ.
13But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.
13ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲄ ⲤⲈⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϮϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲦⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
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