1 ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲃⲓⲉ ⲅⲉⲣⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ .

This is the third time I am coming to you. 'At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.'

2 ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲙⲁϩⲥⲟⲡ ⲃⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲫⲙⲁϩⲅ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ϯⲛⲁϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ .

I have said beforehand, and I do say beforehand, as when I was present the second time, so now, being absent, I write to those who have sinned before now, and to all the rest, that, if I come again, I will not spare;

3 ϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ .

seeing that you seek a proof of Christ who speaks in me; who toward you is not weak, but is powerful in you.

4 ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲁϣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏ ⲥⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϥⲟⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ .

For he was crucified through weakness, yet he lives through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live with him through the power of God toward you.

5 ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲣⲓⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲟⲥ .

Test your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don't you know as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?–unless indeed you are disqualified.

6 ϯⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ .

But I hope that you will know that we aren't disqualified.

7 ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ ϩⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲭⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲟⲥ .

Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we are as reprobate.

8 ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ .

For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.

9 ⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲃϯ .

For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. And this we also pray for, even your perfecting.

10 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϯ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲓⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲣϣⲉⲣ ⲁⲛ .

For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for tearing down.

11 ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲥⲟⲃϯ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲣⲓ ϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ .

Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

12 ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲫⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ .

Greet one another with a holy kiss.

13 ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ

All the saints greet you.