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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ
Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and brother Timothy, to the church of God that is in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and Sovereign Jesus Christ.
All praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and God of all encouragement,
4 ⲇ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
who encourages us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to encourage those who are in whatever affliction, by means of the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged by God.
Because just as the sufferings of the Christ flow over into us, so also our encouraging overflows, through Christ.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ϩⲛ ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ
Now then, if we are afflicted, it is for the sake of your encouragement and deliverance, that are effective for enduring the same sufferings that we also are suffering
(yes, our hope concerning you is steadfast); if we are encouraged, it also is for the sake of your encouragement and deliverance, since we know that you will share in the encouragement just as you do in the sufferings.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲁⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲕⲉⲱⲛϩ
And so, brothers, we do not want you to be in ignorance concerning the affliction that came upon us in Asia: we were under extreme pressure, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲕⲁ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲉⲓⲁⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲏⲛ ⲕⲏ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, so that we not place confidence in ourselves, but in the God who raises the dead;
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϭⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲛ
He did deliver us from that deadly peril, and still delivers; in whom we trust that He will keep on delivering,
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛϣⲃⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲟ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲁϩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ
you also adding your cooperation in prayer, on our behalf; that thanks may be given by many persons for the gift bestowed on us by means of many, on your behalf.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
Now this is our boast: the testimony of our conscience that we have conducted ourselves in the world with openness and godly sincerity, not by fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and especially toward you.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ
For we do not write you any other things than what you can read and understand; and I do hope that you will keep on understanding to the end
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲛ ⲁⲡⲟ ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲱⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
(as indeed some of you have acknowledged) that we are your boast, just as you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.
It was in this confidence that I was planning to come by you first,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲑⲡⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ
and by you to proceed into Macedonia, and to come back to you from Macedonia (that you might benefit twice), and then to be sent by you on my way to Judea.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲉⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲁⲓⲭⲣⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲛⲉϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲥⲉ ⲛⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ
Now then, when I was deciding this, I was not acting frivolously, was I? Or the things I decide, do I decide according to the flesh, so that with me there would be both “Yes, yes” and “No, no”?
As God is faithful, our word to you was not “Yes” and “No”,
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲓⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
because the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by us—by me and Silvanus and Timothy—was not “Yes” and “No”. In fact, with Him it has always been “Yes”,
20 ⲕ̅ ⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲡϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ
because all the promises of God in Him are “Yes”; indeed, in Him they are “Amen”, that there be glory to God through us.
Now He who establishes us together with you into Christ, and who anointed us, is God,
who also sealed us and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
For my part, I call on God as witness, upon my soul, that it was to spare you that I have not yet returned to Corinth.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϣⲃⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
(Not that we have control over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for it is by faith that you stand firm.)
