ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲒⲞⲤ Ⲃ ̅ 4
So then, as I have this ministry because of God’s mercy to me, I do not lose heart.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
I have renounced the hidden things of shame, not spending my life in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God; but setting forth the truth openly, I strive to commend myself to every man’s conscience as in the sight of God.
But even if my gospel, too, is "veiled," it is among those who are on the way to perish that it is "veiled."
4 ⲇ̅ ⲉⲛ ⲟⲓⲥ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉ. (aiōn g165)
Among them the god of this age has blinded the understanding of the unbelieving so that the sunshine of the gospel of God, should not dawn upon them. (aiōn g165)
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ.̅.
It is not myself that I proclaim, but Christ Jesus as Master, and myself that I proclaim, and myself your slave for Jesus’ sake.
6 ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
For God who said, "Out of darkness light shall shine," is he who has shone in my heart, that the sunrise of the knowledge of God may shine forth in the face of Christ.
7 ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁϩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲗϫ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲑⲁ ⲫϯ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ.
But I hold this treasure in an earthen vessel, in order that the surpassing greatness of the power may be from God, and not from myself.
On every side I am hard pressed, yet not hemmed in; perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.
10 ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲛϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ.
Wherever I go, I am always carrying about in my body the dying of Jesus, in order that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in this body of mine.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲥⲉϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ.
For, alive though I am, I am always given over to death for the sake of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may shine forth in my dying flesh.
So while death is working in me, life is working in you.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉϥⲉⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ.
But having the same spirit of faith of which it is written, I believed, and therefore have spoken, I also believe and so I speak.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
For I know that He who raised from the dead the Lord Jesus, will raise me also with Jesus, and set me at your side in his presence.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
For everything is for your sakes, so that more abundant grace, because of the thanksgiving of many voices, might overflow to the glory of God.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
For this reason, as I have said, I do not lose courage, but even though my outward man is wasting away, my inward man is being renewed, day by day.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁⲥⲓⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲉⲩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
For my light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working out for me a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, (aiōnios g166)
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉ. (aiōnios g166)
while I am gazing not at things seen, but at things unseen; for things seen are temporal, but things unseen are eternal. (aiōnios g166)
