1 Corinthians 8
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Coptic New Testament
1Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
1ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϣⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲕⲱⲧ..
2But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know.
2ⲫⲏⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ..
3But anyone who loves God is known by him.
3ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ..
4Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
4ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ..
5For though there are things that are called “gods”, whether in the heavens or on earth—as there are many “gods” and many “lords”—
5ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳪..
6yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.
6ⲛⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ..
7However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of an idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
7ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲁϩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ..
8But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don’t eat are we the worse, nor if we eat are we the better.
8ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲛ..
9But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.
9⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϭⲣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ..
10For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol’s temple, won’t his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?
10ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲕⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ..
11And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.
11ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ..
12Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
12ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲓϣⲓ ⳿⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
13Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble.
13ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲁϥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ.
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