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For as concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:
2 ⲃ̅ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϯϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲱⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓ̈ⲁ ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲥ̅ ϫⲓⲛⲥⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱϩ ⲧⲃⲥ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ.
For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath incited very many.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲱϫⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲥⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ.
Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
4 ⲇ̅ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲉⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅·
Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲡϥ̅ ϭⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲥ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲣⲡ̅ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϣⲣⲡ̅ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ.
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before to you, and make up before hand your bounty, of which ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as [a matter of] bounty, and not [of] covetousness.
But this [I say], He who soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he who soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟϣϥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ. ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or by constraint: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ.
And God [is] able to make all grace abound towards you; that ye always having all sufficiency in all [things], may abound to every good work:
(As it is written, He hath dispersed; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. (aiōn g165)
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϭⲣⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ̅. ϥⲛⲁϯ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟ. ⲛϥ̅ⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲅⲉⲛⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ.
Now may he that ministereth seed to the sower, both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness; )
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲩϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϭⲣⲱϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲥⲣ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲣ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings to God;
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛⲧⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲛϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ.
While by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection to the gospel of Christ, and for [your] liberal distribution to them, and to all [men];
And by their prayer for you, who long after you, for the exceeding grace of God in you.
Thanks [be] to God for his unspeakable gift.
