1 ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ . ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ . ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲕⲱⲧ .

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

2 ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲥⲟοⲩⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲥⲟοⲩⲛ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧϣϣⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ .

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

3 ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ .

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

4 ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϭⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲁ .

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 ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ . ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓϩⲁϩ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ .

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 ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ .

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 ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ . ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϣⲁϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲥⲧⲱⲗⲙ .

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 ⲙⲛϩⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ 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 ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ .

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

10 ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲕⲛⲏϫ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲟⲩϭⲱⲃ ⲡⲉ . ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ .

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 ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ . ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ .

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

12 ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ . ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .

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

13 ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲙⲁϥ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲓⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ .

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