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1 ⲁ̅ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ
I do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea.
All were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
and all ate the same spiritual food.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲥⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉ
All drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ.
But God was not well pleased with most of them, and their corpses were scattered about in the wilderness.
Now these things were examples for us, so we would not long for evil things as they did.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲥⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲥⲱⲃⲉ
Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. This is as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”
Let us not commit sexual immorality, as many of them did. In one day, twenty-three thousand people died because of it.
Neither let us put Christ to the test, as many of them did and were destroyed by snakes.
Also do not grumble, as many of them did and were destroyed by an angel of death.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲑⲁⲏ ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ (aiōn g165)
Now these things happened to them as examples for us. They were written for our instruction—for us on whom the end of the ages has come. (aiōn g165)
Therefore let anyone who thinks he stands be careful that he does not fall.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲁϩⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϥⲛⲁϯⲑⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϥⲓ
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to all humanity. Instead, God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability. With the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, so that you may be able to endure it.
Therefore, my loved ones, run away from idolatry.
I speak to you as people who have understanding, so you may judge what I say.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲁⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉϣⲁⲛⲡⲟϣϥ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?
Because there is one loaf of bread, we who are many are one body. We all take of one loaf of bread together.
Look at the people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar?
What am I saying then? That an idol is anything? Or that food sacrificed to an idol is anything?
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ
But I say about the things the Gentile pagans sacrifice, that they offer these things to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons!
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲥⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot have fellowship at the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he is?
“Everything is lawful,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is lawful,” but not everything builds people up.
No one should seek his own good. Instead, each one should seek the good of his neighbor.
You may eat whatever is sold in the market, without questions of conscience.
For “the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it.”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ
If an unbeliever invites you to eat a meal, and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you without asking questions of conscience.
But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience—
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙϩⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲕⲉⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ
the conscience of the other man, I mean, and not yours. For why should my freedom be judged by another's conscience?
If I partake of the meal with gratitude, why am I being insulted for that for which I gave thanks?
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks, or to the church of God.
I try to please all people in all things. I do not seek my benefit, but that of the many. I do this so that they may be saved.
