2 Corinthians 11
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1I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
1ⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎ ⲦⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
2For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you in marriage to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
2ϮⲬⲞϨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲒϨⲈⲦⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲐⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
3But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
3ϮⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲚⲈⲨⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲂ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦϨⲀⲠⲖⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
4For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we didn’t preach, or if you receive a different spirit which you didn’t receive, or a different “good news” which you didn’t accept, you put up with that well enough.
4ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϤⲚⲀϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲔⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲒⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϬ ⲒⲚⲔⲈⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲦϤ ⲒⲈ ⲔⲈⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠϤ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬ ⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲠⲈ.
5For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles.
5ϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϮⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞⲦⲈⲂ.
6But though I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not unskilled in knowledge. No, in every way we have been revealed to you in all things.
6ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲒⲆⲒⲰⲦⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
7Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you God’s Good News free of charge?
7ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲒϤ ⲈⲒⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲤⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲒⲚϪⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
8I robbed other assemblies, taking wages from them that I might serve you.
8ⲀⲒⲔⲰⲖⲠ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲞⲮⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲘϢⲒ.
9When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn’t a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀϬⲢⲞϨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲔ ⲢⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲞⲚ.
10As the truth of Christ is in me, no one will stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
10ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ϤⲚⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲬⲀⲒⲀ.
11Why? Because I don’t love you? God knows.
11ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ.
12But what I do, that I will continue to do, that I may cut off opportunity from those who desire an opportunity, that in which they boast, they may be recognized just like us.
12ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈϪ ⲐⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲚⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲚ.
13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ’s apostles.
13ⲚⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲨϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
14And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϨⲰϤ ⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ϤϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲠⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ.
15It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
15ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲚⲈϤⲔⲈⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲤⲈϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲞⲨϦⲀⲈ ⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
16I say again, let no one think me foolish. But if so, yet receive me as foolish, that I also may boast a little.
16ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲔⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ϢⲞⲠⲦ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϨⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ.
17That which I speak, I don’t speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.
17ⲠⲈϮⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲰⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ.
18Seeing that many boast after the flesh, I will also boast.
18ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϮⲚⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
19For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.
19ϨⲎⲆⲎⲰⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ.
20For you bear with a man if he brings you into bondage, if he devours you, if he takes you captive, if he exalts himself, or if he strikes you on the face.
20ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞ.
21To my shame, I speak as though we had been weak. Yet in whatever way anyone is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.
21ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲦϮⲚⲀⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ϨⲰ.
22Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the offspring of Abraham? So am I.
22ϨⲀⲚϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲢⲀⲎ ⲖⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϨⲀⲚϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲦⲈⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ.
23Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself.) I am more so: in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, and in deaths often.
23ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲒϨⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎϢⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲦⲈⲔⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲞ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ.
24Five times I received forty stripes minus one from the Jews.
24ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲒϬⲒ Ⲉ- ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲘⲚϢⲀϢ ϢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
25Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I suffered shipwreck. I have been a night and a day in the deep.
25ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲈϢⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲠϢⲂⲰⲦ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲀⲠϪⲞⲒ ⲂⲒϪⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲀⲒⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϢⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲒⲞⲘ.
26I have been in travels often, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my countrymen, perils from the Gentiles, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, perils in the sea, perils among false brothers;
26ϦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲒ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲀⲒϨⲰϢ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲒⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲒϨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲒⲚⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲒϨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀ ⲠⲀϢⲖⲰⲖ ⲀⲒϨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲒϨⲰϢ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲀⲒϨⲰϢ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲀⲒϨⲰϢ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲀⲒϨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ.
27in labor and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, and in cold and nakedness.
27ϦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲢⲰⲒⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲒⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϪⲀϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲂⲰϢ.
28Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily: anxiety for all the assemblies.
28ⲬⲰⲢⲒⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤϨⲒϪⲰⲒ ⲘⲘⲎ ⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I don’t burn with indignation?
29ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲀⲚ.
30If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.
30ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲀⲒⲚⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲈⲦϪⲰⲂ.
31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, he who is blessed forever more, knows that I don’t lie.
31ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϢⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ϪⲈ ⲚϮⲚⲀϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲀⲚ.
32In Damascus the governor under King Aretas guarded the Damascenes’ city, desiring to arrest me.
32ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲢⲬ ⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲀϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀ ⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲞⲒ.
33I was let down in a basket through a window by the wall, and escaped his hands.
33ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲬⲀⲦ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲄⲀⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲂⲦ ⲀⲒⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤϪⲒϪ.
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