1 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲓⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
2 ⲙⲡⲓϯϩⲁⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲉϩⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲁϣϥ .
For I determined not to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲁⲓⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ .
I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
4 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲁϥϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ .
My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
5 ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
that your faith wouldn't stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6 ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲕⲱⲣϥ .
We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing.
7 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲑⲁϣⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ .
But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory,
8 ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲉϣ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ .
which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn't have crucified the Lord of glory.
9 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉ ⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲁϣϫ ⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ .
But as it is written, 'Things which an eye didn't see, and an ear didn't hear, which didn't enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.'
10 ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲅⲁⲣ ϥϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲛⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲏⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
11 ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God, except God's Spirit.
12 ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲛϭⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲡⲓⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ .
But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.
13 ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲛⲉⲣⲥⲩⲛⲕⲣⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ .
Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
14 ⲡⲓⲯⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲁϥϣⲉⲡ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲟϫ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲩϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ .
Now the natural man doesn't receive the things of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can't know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϣⲁϥϧⲉⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲛⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ϣϧⲉⲧϧⲱⲧϥ .
But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is judged by no one.
16 ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ .
'For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him?' But we have Christ's mind.