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This is the third time I am coming to you. “At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϯϣⲣⲡ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲉⲓϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲉⲡ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲛϯⲛⲁϯⲥⲟ ⲁⲛ
I have warned previously, and I warn again, as when I was present the second time, so now, being absent, I write to those who have sinned before now and to all the rest that if I come again, I will not spare,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
seeing that you seek a proof of Christ who speaks in me who is not weak, but is powerful in you.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϥⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲧⲛϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
For he was crucified through weakness, yet he lives through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live with him through the power of God toward you.
5 ⲉ̅ ϫⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ
Examine your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don’t you know about your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.
But I hope that you will know that we aren’t disqualified.
7 ⲍ̅ ϯϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲛ
Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we may seem to have failed.
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray for this: your becoming perfect.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲧⲁⲭⲣⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲁⲛ
For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲥⲃⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
Finally, brothers, rejoice! Be perfected. Be comforted. Be of the same mind. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
All the saints greet you.
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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s love, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
