ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲒⲞⲤ Ⲃ ̅ 11
I WISH ye would bear with me a little in my foolishness, yea indeed bear with me.
2 ⲃ̅ ϯⲕⲱϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy; for I have espoused you to one husband, to present you a chaste virgin to Christ.
3 ⲅ̅ ϯⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϩⲟϥ ⲉⲝⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲁ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ
But I fear lest as the serpent beguiled Eve by his craftiness, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity which belongs to Christ.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲕⲉⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲕⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲧϥ ⲏ ⲕⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ
For if he indeed that cometh preach another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not embraced, ye might well bear with him.
For I reckon myself to be nothing inferior to the very chief of the apostles.
For though I may be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but on every occasion we have been made manifest in all things among you.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲁⲓⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϫⲓⲥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ
Am I chargeable with a fault (humbling myself that you might be exalted), that I preached to you the gospel of God freely?
I plundered other churches, receiving a provision from them, in order to minister to you.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲉⲓϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲉϩ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲟⲕϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲓϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲙϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ
And when I was with you, and in want, I was burdensome to no man; for my want the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied; and on every occasion I have kept myself from being burdensome, and will keep myself.
I protest, by the truth of Christ in me, that from this boasting no man shall seal up my lips in the regions of Achaia.
Wherefore? Because I love you not? God knoweth.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉϭⲱϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ
But what I do, I will do also, that I may cut off occasion from those who desire occasion, that wherein they boast, they may be found even as we.
For such are fake apostles, deceitful labourers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
And no marvel! For Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲓϩⲣⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩϩⲁⲏ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ
It is no wonder therefore if his ministers also be transformed as ministers of righteousness; whose end will be according to their works.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲛ ϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲑⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ
I repeat it again, Let no man suppose that I am a fool; but if otherwise, then as a fool receive me, that I too may boast myself a little.
What I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as it were in folly in this confidence of boasting.
Seeing many boast themselves after the flesh, I will boast also.
For ye bear with fools easily when you are wise yourselves.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲝⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲕⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲟ
For ye bear if a man enslave you, if a man eat you up, if a man receive from you, if a man is insolent, if a man smite you on the face.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϭⲃⲃⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ϩⲱ
I speak with reference to the reproach cast on me, as though we were feeble; but wherein any man is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.
Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϩⲉⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ
Are they the ministers of Christ? (I speak foolishly) I am above them: in labours more abundantly, in stripes exceedingly more, in prisons more frequently, in the most immediate danger of death often.
Of the Jews five times I have received forty stripes save one.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲛϭⲉⲣⲟⲟⲃ ⲛϣⲙⲧⲥⲱⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲓ ⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϣⲙⲧⲥⲱⲱⲡ ⲁⲓⲣⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩϣⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ
Thrice I have been scourged with rods, once I have been stoned, thrice I have suffered shipwreck, a whole night and day I have passed in the deep;
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ
in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from my own countrymen, in perils from the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the desert, in perils on the sea, in perils among false brethren;
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲕⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲃⲉ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲁϥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ
in labour and travail, in watchings often, in fastings frequently, in hunger and thirst, in cold and nakedness;
and beside all these things from without, that accumulated burden which cometh on me daily, the care of all the churches.
Who is feeble, and am I not feeble? Who is offended, and am I not on fire?
If I must glory, I will glory in the things which respect my infirmities.
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. (aiōn g165)
In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes, intending to seize me;
and through a window in a basket I was let down by the wall, and escaped out of his hands.
