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1 ⲁ̅ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ. ⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?
2 ⲃ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲧⲉⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
If I am not an apostle to others, yet at least I am to you, because you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
My defense to those who are judging me is this:
Do we have no right to eat and drink?
5 ⲉ̅ ⲙⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲏⲫⲁⲥ.
Do we have no right to take along a believing wife, just as the rest of the apostles and the Lord's brothers and Cephas?
Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to forego working?
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁϥⲣ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲟⲯⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ.
Who ever serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?
I am not saying these things as a mere man, am I? Does not the Law also say the same?
For it stands written in the Law of Moses: “You shall not muzzle an ox that is threshing.” Is it really about the oxen that God is concerned,
10 ⲓ̅ ϫⲛ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϩϥ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥⲕⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲥⲕⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ.
or does He surely say it for our sakes? Yes, it was written for us, that he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.
Since we planted spiritual things in you, is it a big deal if we reap material things from you?
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲭⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛϥⲓ ϩⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
If others have a share in this right from you, do not we even more? Nevertheless we have not used this right, but we put up with everything so as not to cause any hindrance to the Gospel of Christ.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲣ̅ⲡⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲣⲟϥⲧ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲡⲱϣ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
Do you not know that those who minister the sacred things eat from the temple, and those who serve at the altar have a share in the altar?
So also the Lord has instructed those who proclaim the Gospel to live from the Gospel.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ.
Now I have not used any of these rights, nor have I written these things that it should be done so in my case; for it would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ.
—I cannot boast because I preach the Gospel, because I am compelled to do so; indeed, woe is me if I do not preach it!
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉⲕⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ϩⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ.
(If I do this of my own volition, I have a reward; but if otherwise, I have been entrusted with a commission.)
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁϣ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲃⲉⲕⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛ̅ϫⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ·
So what is my reward? That when I evangelize I may present the Gospel of Christ without charge, so as not to use my rights in the Gospel.
Though being free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, in order that I might win the more:
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲱⲥ ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those under law as under law, that I might win those under law;
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
to those without law as without law (not being without law toward God but under law toward Christ), that I might win those without law;
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲱⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ϭⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲱⲃ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ.
to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
Now I do this for the sake of the Gospel, so as to become its partner.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ. ⲥⲉⲡⲏⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥϫⲓⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ. ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲟ.
Do you not know that in a stadium race all the runners run, but one gets the prize? Run like that, so that you may win.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
All athletic competitors exercise general self-control—they do it in order to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.
So that is how I ‘run’, with a definite goal; that is how I fight, with well-aimed blows.
Yes, I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, having preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
