ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲒⲞⲤ Ⲃ ̅ 11
Would that you could put up with a little "folly" from me! Nay, do bear with me.
2 ⲃ̅ ϯⲭⲟϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲓϩⲉⲧⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ.̅.
I have a divine jealousy on your behalf; for I betrothed you to one only husband, even to Christ, that I might present you to him, a chaste virgin.
3 ⲅ̅ ϯⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲩⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ.̅.
But I fear lest, just as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your minds should be seduced from your single-mindedness and purity toward Christ.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭ ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲧϥ ⲓⲉ ⲕⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲉⲭ ⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲡⲉ.
If indeed some one is coming to preach another Jesus, whom I did not preach, or you are receiving a Spirit other than you once received, or another gospel which you did not accept before, you would do well to bear with me.
For I reckon that I am in no respect behind your superapostolic apostles.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲱⲧⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
Yes, though I be unskilled in speech, at least I am not in knowledge; indeed I made this perfectly plain to you in all things and among all men.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ⲉⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ.⳿.
Is it a sin, forsooth, that I humbled myself that you might be exalted, in preaching the gospel to you free of cost?
Other churches I spoiled, and took their wages to do you service.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲕ ⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲟⲛ.
Even when I lacked the actual necessities of life while I was with you, I was a burden to no one; for whatever I lacked, the brothers from Macedonia supplied, when they came. So I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.
10 ⲓ̅ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲭⲁⲓ⳿ⲁ.
As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine shall not be stopped within the boundaries of Greece!
And why? Because I love you not? God knows I do.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉϫ ⳿ⲑⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲛ.
I am doing and will continue to do this in order to cut away the ground from under those who wish some cause for slander; and that the ground of their boasting may appear as does mine.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ.̅.
For such fellows are sham apostles of Christ.
No wonder! for Satan himself disguises himself as an angel of light.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ.
It is no great marvel, then, if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will be according to their works.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϣⲟⲡⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ.
I say again, let no one think me a fool. Or, if you must, at least bear with me as a fool, that I, too, may do a little boasting.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉϯⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ.
What I am about to say I am not speaking by the Lord’s command, but as it were in pure folly, in this boldness of boasting.
Since so many are making worldly boasts, I shall boast, too!
Although you are wise, you put up with fools willingly enough!
20 ⲕ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟ.
You put up with it, though they make slaves of you, live on you, seize your property, lord it over you, even strike you in the face, in the way of degradation!
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲱϣ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲱ.
I say that I was weak, and yet for whatever reason any one is bold (I speak in mere folly) I too am bold.
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they descendants of Israel? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲓϩⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ.
Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as though I were beside myself), such, far, more, am I; in labors more abundant, in imprisonments also more abundant, in floggings beyond measure, in deaths often.
Five times at the hands of the Jews, I have received one short of forty lashes.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲉϣⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲃⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩϩⲒ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁ ⳿ⲡϫⲟⲓ ⲃⲓϫⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ.
Three times I have been scourged by the Romans; once I have been stoned; three times have I been shipwrecked; a night and a day have I been adrift in the open sea.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲓⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲓⲛⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲁⲓϩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ.
My journeys have been many; in perils of rivers, in perils of bandits; in perils from my countrymen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness; in perils on the sea, in perils among false brothers;
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲓⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲱϣ.
in toil and weariness, often in sleepless watching, in hunger and thirst, often without anything to eat; in cold and in nakedness.
Not to mention other things, there is the crowding pressure of each day upon me, the care of all the churches.
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, but I burn with indignation?
If boast I must, it shall be concerning my weakness.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛϯϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲁⲛ. (aiōn g165)
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forever, knows that I am telling the truth. (aiōn g165)
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ.
In Damascus, the governor under Aretas the King, kept guard over the city of the Damascus, to arrest me;
but through an opening in the wall I was let down in a basket, and so escaped and out of his hands.
