ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲒⲞⲤ Ⲃ ̅ 2
But I determined this with myself, that my next visit to you should not be in sorrow.
For if I make you sorrowful, who is there to make me glad but he that is made sorrowful by me?
3 ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲤϦⲎⲦϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘϬⲒ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲎⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ.
And I wrote about this very matter, that I might not on my coming have sorrow from those who ought to gladden me, having confidence in all of you, that my joy is the joy of you all.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲢⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϪⲈⲬⲀⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
For out of much distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that ye should be made sorrowful, but that ye might know the exceeding love which I have for you.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲠⲞⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲀϨ ⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
But if any one hath caused grief, he hath caused it not to me alone, but in a measure, not to be too severe on him, to all of you.
Sufficient for such a one is this punishment, which was inflicted by the many;
7 ⲍ̅ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎϤ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲤⲈⲰⲘⲔ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
so that on the contrary ye ought rather to forgive, and console him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
Wherefore I beseech you to confirm your love toward him.
For to this end also I wrote, that I might know by putting it to the proof, whether ye are obedient in all things.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϮⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲒϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲒϤ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲀⲒⲀⲒϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲞ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
But to whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also; for what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes I forgave it in the person of Christ,
that Satan might not gain an advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
Now when I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, and a door had been opened to me by the Lord,
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲆⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ.
I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲎⲠ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲐⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
But thanks be to God, who always exhibiteth us in triumph in Christ, and manifesteth through us the odor of the knowledge of him in every place.
For we are to God a sweet odor of Christ among those who are being saved, and those who are perishing;
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲐⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲐⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲒⲔⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ.
to the latter we are the odor of death, producing death; and to the former the odor of life, producing life. And who is sufficient for these things?
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲚⲀⲚⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲒⲈⲂϢⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ.
For we are not as the many, who adulterate the word of God; but as from sincerity, but as from God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.
