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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲛϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
3 ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϯϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ.
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man’s judgment: yea, I judge not my own self.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉ.
For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
5 ⲉ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord shall come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will reveal the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise from God.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲟⲡⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ.
And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye may learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you on account of one may be puffed up against another.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲇⲓ⳿ⲁ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲓⲧϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲣ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϭⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲓ.
For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
8 ⲏ̅ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲓ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲧ⳿ϭⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I wish ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
9 ⲑ̅ ϯⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϧⲁⲉⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲁⲛⲁⲧⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.
10 ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟϫ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲏϣ.
We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
Even to this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it:
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲃⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ.
Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things to this day.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ϫⲫⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ.
I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲃⲁ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
Therefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉϯϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
For this cause have I sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which are in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ- ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ.
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them who are puffed up, but the power.
For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
What will ye? shall I come to you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
