2 Corinthians 1
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1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
1ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲬⲀⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ.
2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
3ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
4who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
4ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲚϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ.
5For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.
5ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲤⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘϮ.
6But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.
6ⲒⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲤⲈⲐⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲚ.
7Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so you are also of the comfort.
7ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈϮⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘϮ.
8For we don’t desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia: that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.
8ⲚϮⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲨϨⲢⲞϢ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲘ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲈⲰⲚϦ.
9Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
9ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈϨⲐⲎⲚ ⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ
10who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver, on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us,
10ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲘⲀⲒⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲞⲚ ϤⲚⲀⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ.
11you also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift given to us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on your behalf.
11ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϨⲞ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦϨⲀⲢⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ.
12For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
12ⲠⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲎ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲆⲈ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
13For we write no other things to you than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end—
13ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ϢⲀ ϦⲀⲈ.
14as also you acknowledged us in part—that we are your boasting, even as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.
14ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲠⲞⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲰⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
15In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit,
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀϨⲂ.
16and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲞⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ.
17When I therefore planned this, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be the “Yes, yes” and the “No, no?”
17ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲒⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲀⲒⲒⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲤⲒⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈϮⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀϨⲀ ⲀϨⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
18But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not “Yes and no.”
18ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦϤ.
19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”
19ⲠⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲒⲖⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
20For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen”, to the glory of God through us.
20ⲚⲒⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎ ⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ.
21Now he who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God,
21ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ.
22who also sealed us and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
22ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲎⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲚϨⲎ Ⲧ.
23But I call God for a witness to my soul, that to spare you, I didn’t come to Corinth.
23ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲮⲨⲬⲎ ϪⲈ ⲈⲒϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲞⲤ.
24We don’t control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.
24ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
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