1 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲙⲓ ϣⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲕⲱⲧ .

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

2 ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲉϩⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .

But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn't yet know as he ought to know.

3 ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ .

But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.

4 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲓϧⲣⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉϩⲗⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ .

Therefore 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.

5 ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲫⲉ ⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ .

For though there are things that are called 'gods,' whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many 'gods' and many 'lords;'

6 ⲛⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ .

yet 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.

7 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛϯⲕⲁϩⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ .

However, that knowledge isn't in all men. But some, with consciousness of the idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

8 ⲟⲩϧⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲣⲟϩ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲛ .

But 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.

9 ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ .

But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.

10 ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲕⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲥⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ .

For 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?

11 ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ .

And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

12 ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲓϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .

Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

13 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲁϥ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ .

Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forevermore, that I don't cause my brother to stumble.