ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲒⲞⲤ Ⲃ ̅ 11
If only you would bear with me for a bit in my foolishness! Yes, do bear with me!
2 ⲃ̅ ϯⲭⲟϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲓϩⲉⲧⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ.̅.
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
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 am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds will be led astray from simple devotion to 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.
For if someone comes to you and preaches a different message about Jesus than the one we preached, or if you receive a different spirit than the one you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you bear with it well enough.
For I consider myself to be in no way inferior to these “super-apostles.”
6 ⲋ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲱⲧⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
I may be untrained in speech, but I do not lack knowledge; indeed, in every way we have been made known to you in everything.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ⲉⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ.⳿.
Did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
I “robbed” other churches by receiving support from them in order to serve you!
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.
When I was with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and I 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 surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
Why? Because I do not love you? 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.
But what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may deny any opportunity to those who want to be regarded as our equals in what they boast about.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ.̅.
For such men are false apostles and deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
And no wonder, for even Satan 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.
Therefore it is no great surprise if his servants also disguise themselves as servants 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 repeat: Let no one consider me to be a fool. But if you do, receive me just as you would a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉϯⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ.
What I say in this confidence of boasting, I am not saying in accordance with the Lord, but as a fool.
Since many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast.
For you gladly bear with fools since you are so wise!
20 ⲕ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟ.
You bear with it if anyone enslaves you, devours you, takes advantage of you, exalts himself, or hits you in the face.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲱϣ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲱ.
To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that! But whatever anyone else dares to boast about—I am speaking like a fool—I also dare to boast about.
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the offspring 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 servants of Christ? (I am speaking like I am out of my mind!) I am even more so, with far more labors, with beatings beyond measure, with far more imprisonments, and often facing death.
Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.
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 was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I spent 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.
I have often been on journeys, exposed to dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own people, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers at sea, and dangers 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.
I have endured labor and hardship, many sleepless nights, and hunger and thirst. I have often gone without food and have been cold due to a lack of sufficient clothing.
Apart from these external things, there is my daily burden: my concern for all the churches.
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
If I must boast, I will boast about the things that show 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 Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. (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 King Aretas was guarding the city of the Damascenes, wanting to arrest me,
but I was let down in a basket through a window in the city wall and escaped from his hands.
