1 ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲣⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲉϥϯϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲕⲩⲙⲃⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
2 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ .ⲧⲁ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ . ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲙⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ .
If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing.
3 ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϯⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ .
If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing.
4 ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲥϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲥⲣⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲉⲥⲕⲱϩ ⲙⲉⲥⲣⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲥϫⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲏⲧ .
Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,
5 ⲙⲉⲥⲁⲥⲭⲏⲙⲟⲛⲉⲓ . ⲙⲉⲥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲉ . ⲙⲉⲥⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲙⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ .
doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
6 ⲙⲉⲥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ . ϣⲁⲥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ .
doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
7 ϣⲁⲥϥⲓ ϩⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲁⲥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲁⲥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲁⲥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ .
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲉⲥϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲗⲟ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ .
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.
9 ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ .
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;
10 ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ .
but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.
11 ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲣⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ .
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.
12 ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲃ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟ ϩⲓϩⲟ . ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ . ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ .
For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.
13 ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ .
But now faith, hope, and love remain–these three. The greatest of these is love.