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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲉⲓⲧⲏⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ
Now I, Paul, am myself appealing to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ (I who am ‘humble when present’ among you, but ‘bold when absent’ toward you).
2 ⲃ̅ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲏⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉϫⲛ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ
Yes, I beg you, that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that I will ‘dare’ to visit upon some who think that we are walking in a fleshly manner.
Well, we do walk about in flesh, but we do not wage war that way,
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ
because the weapons of our warfare are not physical, but are powerful in God for demolishing strongholds:
demolishing sophistries and every arrogance that sets itself up against the knowledge of God; taking captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ;
being ready to punish every act of disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete.
7 ⲍ̅ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧϥ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲱϥ ϩⲱⲱⲛ
Do you only look at the ‘face’ of things? If anyone has persuaded himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that just as he is Christ's, so also we are Christ's.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲉⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛϯⲛⲁϫⲓ ϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ
Now even if I boast a little to excess about our authority (which the Lord gave us for building up, not to tear you down), I will not act ashamed,
so as not to appear to agree that it is only with letters that I ‘terrify’ you.
Because some say, “His letters are ‘heavy’ and forceful, but his physical presence is weak, and his speech can be disdained.”
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲛϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲱⲃ
Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters while absent is just what we will be in action when present.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲉϣⲁϣⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ
Now we do not dare to class or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves; but they, measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲟϣϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will stay within the boundaries that God assigned to us, a field that includes you.
For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we had not reached you, because we did indeed get to you with the Gospel of Christ;
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲓ ⲏ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓⲁⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ
nor do we boast ‘off limits’ in the labors of others, but we have hope that as your faith grows our boundaries will be greatly expanded through you,
so as to evangelize the regions beyond you (not to boast in work already done in someone else's field).
“He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
Because it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
