ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲒⲞⲤ Ⲁ ̅ 7
And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good [it is] for a man not to touch a woman,
and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;
to the wife let the husband the due benevolence render, and in like manner also the wife to the husband;
4 ⲇ̅ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ
the wife over her own body hath not authority, but the husband; and, in like manner also, the husband over his own body hath not authority, but the wife.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲙⲡⲣϥⲉϭ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲃ ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲣϥⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉ ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ
Defraud not one another, except by consent for a time, that ye may be free for fasting and prayer, and again may come together, that the Adversary may not tempt you because of your incontinence;
and this I say by way of concurrence — not of command,
7 ⲍ̅ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲉⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
for I wish all men to be even as I myself [am]; but each his own gift hath of God, one indeed thus, and one thus.
And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I [am];
and if they have not continence — let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn;
and to the married I announce — not I, but the Lord — let not a wife separate from a husband:
but and if she may separate, let her remain unmarried, or to the husband let her be reconciled, and let not a husband send away a wife.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϭⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥⲗⲟ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ
And to the rest I speak — not the Lord — if any brother hath a wife unbelieving, and she is pleased to dwell with him, let him not send her away;
and a woman who hath a husband unbelieving, and he is pleased to dwell with her, let her not send him away;
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
for the unbelieving husband hath been sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife hath been sanctified in the husband; otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲛϥⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲧⲥⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁϩⲙⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ
And, if the unbelieving doth separate himself — let him separate himself: the brother or the sister is not under servitude in such [cases], and in peace hath God called us;
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲁϣⲧⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲧⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
for what, hast thou known, O wife, whether the husband thou shalt save? or what, hast thou known, O husband, whether the wife thou shalt save?
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲓⲙⲏ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉϣ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉϯⲧⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ
if not, as God did distribute to each, as the Lord hath called each — so let him walk; and thus in all the assemblies do I direct:
being circumcised — was any one called? let him not become uncircumcised; in uncircumcision was any one called? let him not be circumcised;
the circumcision is nothing, and the uncircumcision is nothing — but a keeping of the commands of God.
Each in the calling in which he was called — in this let him remain;
a servant — wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free — use [it] rather;
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲗⲉⲩⲑⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲡⲣⲙϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉ
for he who [is] in the Lord — having been called a servant — is the Lord's freedman: in like manner also he the freeman, having been called, is servant of Christ:
with a price ye were bought, become not servants of men;
each, in that in which he was called, brethren, in this let him remain with God.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
And concerning the virgins, a command of the Lord I have not; and I give judgment as having obtained kindness from the Lord to be faithful:
I suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that [it is] good for a man that the matter be thus: —
Hast thou been bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; hast thou been loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯϯⲥⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
But and if thou mayest marry, thou didst not sin; and if the virgin may marry, she did not sin; and such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I spare you.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲟⲗⲕ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲩ
And this I say, brethren, the time henceforth is having been shortened — that both those having wives may be as not having;
and those weeping, as not weeping; and those rejoicing, as not rejoicing; and those buying, as not possessing;
and those using this world, as not using [it] up; for passing away is the fashion of this world.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ϯⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϥϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲛⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ
And I wish you to be without anxiety; the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;
and the married is anxious for the things of the world, how he shall please the wife.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲡⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲥ ϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲛⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲛⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϫⲓϩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲛⲁ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ
The wife and the virgin have been distinguished: the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit, and the married is anxious for the things of the world, how she shall please the husband.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲗⲱ ⲉϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲧⲥⲁⲛⲟ ⲙⲛⲧϭⲓⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁϫⲛⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ
And this for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose upon you, but for the seemliness and devotedness to the Lord, undistractedly,
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲥⲣⲛⲟϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϣϣⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲁϥ ⲛϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲓ
and if any one doth think [it] to be unseemly to his virgin, if she may be beyond the bloom of age, and it ought so to be, what he willeth let him do; he doth not sin — let him marry.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲛϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ
And he who hath stood stedfast in the heart — not having necessity — and hath authority over his own will, and this he hath determined in his heart — to keep his own virgin — doth well;
so that both he who is giving in marriage doth well, and he who is not giving in marriage doth better.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲡϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲣⲙϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
A wife hath been bound by law as long time as her husband may live, and if her husband may sleep, she is free to be married to whom she will — only in the Lord;
and she is happier if she may so remain — according to my judgment; and I think I also have the Spirit of God.
