1 Corinthians 1
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1Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
1ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲰⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ
2to the assembly of God which is at Corinth—those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:
2ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲀⲚ.
3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
4I always thank my God concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,
4ϮϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
5that in everything you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge—
5ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
6even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you—
6ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
7so that you come behind in no gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
7ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲦ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
8who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
8ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲀϪⲢⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
9God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
9ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ.
10Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
10ϮϮϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲪⲰⲢϪ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲄⲚⲰⲘⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.
11For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.
11ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲬⲖⲞⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
12Now I mean this, that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” and, “I follow Christ.”
12ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲀ ⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲀ ⲔⲎⲪⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
13Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul?
13ⲀⲨⲪⲈϢ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲎ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲀϢϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
14I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,
14ϮϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲒϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲔⲢⲒⲤⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲄⲀⲒⲞⲤ.
15so that no one should say that I had baptized you into my own name.
15ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬ ⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ.
16(I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptized any other.)
16ⲀⲒϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲎⲒ ⲚⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲀ ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲚϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲒϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
17For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.
17ⲚⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
18For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
18ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲞϪ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ.
19For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise. I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”
19ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲦⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲔⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲦϮⲚⲀϢⲞϢϤ.
20Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
20ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϦ ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢ ⲦⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲞϪ.
21For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.
21ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲀϤϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲤⲞϪ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ.
22For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,
22ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲤⲈⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ.
23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Greeks,
23ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲨⲀϢϤ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲞϪ ⲠⲈ.
24but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God;
24ⲚⲀⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
25because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
25ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲤⲞϪ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲎⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲰⲢⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
26For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;
26ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϪⲰⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲨⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ.
27but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world that he might put to shame the things that are strong.
27ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲞϪ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲦⲠⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦϪⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲦⲠⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϪⲰⲢⲒ.
28God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that don’t exist, that he might bring to nothing the things that exist,
28ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞϢϤ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲦⲠⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲔⲞⲢϤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ.
29that no flesh should boast before God.
29ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
30Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
30ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲰϮ.
31that, as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
31ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
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