1 ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲛϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
So let a man think of us as Christ's servants, and stewards of God's mysteries.
2 ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲕⲱϯ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ .
Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful.
3 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛϯϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ .
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self.
4 ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲁⲓ ⲛϯⲑⲙⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ .
For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
5 ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉϩⲗⲓ ϧⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.
6 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲟⲡⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲫⲏ ⲣ .
Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to think beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another.
7 ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲓⲧϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲣ ⲡⲕⲉϭⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲓ .
For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn't receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
8 ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲓ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ .
You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you.
9 ϯⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲁⲛϧⲁⲉⲩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲁⲛⲁⲧⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲉⲣⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ .
For, I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.
10 ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟϫ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲃ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲏϣ
We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.
11 ϣⲁⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲕⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲃⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϯⲕⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ .
Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place.
12 ⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ .
We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.
13 ⲉⲩϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲑⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϣⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲁⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ .
Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.
14 ⲛⲁⲓϫⲫⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲏⲓ .
I don't write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
15 ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲃⲁ ⲛϭⲁⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲫⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ .
For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.
16 ϯϯϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ .
I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.
17 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉϯϯⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.
18 ϩⲱⲥ ⲛϯⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.
19 ⲉⲓⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ .
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.
20 ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲥϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲥϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ .
For the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
21 ⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϣⲃⲱⲧ ϣⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ .
What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?