1 Corinthians 3
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.
1ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲰⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲰⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
2I fed you with milk, not with solid food, for you weren’t yet ready. Indeed, you aren’t ready even now,
2ⲀⲒⲦⲤⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲰϮ ⲚⲞⲨϦⲢⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ.
3for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren’t you fleshly, and don’t you walk in the ways of men?
3ⲈⲦⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
4For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you fleshly?
4ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲀ ⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰ ⲞⲨⲬⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
5Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed, and each as the Lord gave to him?
5ⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰ ⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϮⲚⲀϤ.
6I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.
6ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒⲦⲰϪⲒ ⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰ ⲀϤⲦⲤⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲒⲀⲒ.
7So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.
7ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲰϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲤⲞ ϨⲖⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲐⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲒⲀⲒ.
8Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
8ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲦⲰϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲞ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈϤϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
9For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building.
9ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲒⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
10According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.
10ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲎⲆⲈⲔⲦⲰⲚ ⲀⲒⲬⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲔⲰⲦ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲔⲰⲦ ⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ.
11For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.
11ⲔⲈⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲬⲀⲤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ.
12But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,
12ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲔⲰⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲒⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲂ ϨⲀⲦ ⲀⲚⲀⲘⲎⲒ ⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲂⲈⲚ ⲢⲰⲞⲨⲒ.
13each man’s work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man’s work is.
13ⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲀⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈ.
14If any man’s work remains which he built on it, he will receive a reward.
14ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲀⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲞⲦϤ ϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲈⲬⲈ.
15If any man’s work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.
15ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ϤⲚⲀϮⲞⲤⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
16Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
16ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are.
17ⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲈϤ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞϤ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ.
18Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
18ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲤⲞϪ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢⲤⲀⲂⲈ.
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He has taken the wise in their craftiness.”
19ⲦⲤⲂⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲞϪ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲂ.
20And again, “The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless.”
20ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈ
21Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours,
21ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈ
22whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours,
22ⲒⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲔⲎⲪⲀ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈ.
23and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.
23ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲪⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ.
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