1 Corinthians 9
1 Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are ye not my work in the Lord?
ⲁ̅ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
2 If I am not an apostle to others, yet at least I am to you, for ye are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
ⲃ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϮⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲞⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
3 My defense to those who examine me is this.
ⲅ̅ⲦⲀⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ.
4 Have we no, not a right to eat and to drink?
ⲇ̅ⲘⲎ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲰ.
5 Have we no, not a right to lead about a sister wife, as also the other apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
ⲉ̅ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲎⲪⲀ.
6 Or have only I and Barnabas no right not to be occupied earning a living?
ⲋ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ.
7 Who ever enlists in an army at his own wage? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat from the fruit of it? Or who feeds a flock and does not eat from the milk of the flock?
ⲍ̅ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤ ⲚⲞⲮⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤϬⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲢⲰϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞϨⲒ.
8 Do I say these things according to man, or does not the law also say these things?
ⲏ̅ⲘⲎ ⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϤϪⲰ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ.
9 For it is written in the law of Moses thou shall not muzzle an ox threshing grain. Is God concerned about oxen,
ⲑ̅ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϮ ⲤⲀⲬⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲈ ⲈϤϨⲒ ⲘⲎ ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲖⲒⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ
10 or does he speak altogether for our sake? For our sake, for it was written, He who plows ought to plow with hope, and he who threshes with his hope, with hope to share.
ⲓ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎ ⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲬⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈϬⲒ.
11 If we sowed spiritual things to you, is it a great thing if we will reap your carnal things?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲤⲒϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲰⲤϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲚ.
12 If others are partakers of the right from you, are not we more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we cover all things, so that we may not give any hindrance to the good news of the Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲬⲢⲀⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲈⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϮ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
13 Know ye not that those being employed at the sacred things eat from the temple, and those who serve at the altar are partakers at the altar?
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲎⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲪⲰϢ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ.
14 And so the Lord commanded those who proclaim the good news to live from the good news.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲐⲰϢ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
15 But I have used none of these things, and I did not write these things so that it should be done to me this way. For it is good for me rather to die, than that any man should make my boasting empty.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲢⲬⲢⲀⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤϦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈⲘⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ϢⲞⲨⲰϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
16 For if I preach the good news, it is not a source of pride for me, for an obligation is laid upon me. And woe is to me if I do not preach the good news.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲦⲈⲘϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ.
17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward, but if involuntarily, I have been entrusted with a commission.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲚⲎⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϮ ⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲈϨⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
18 What then is my reward? That, while preaching the good news, I may make the good news of the Christ without charge, in order not to make full use of my right in the good news.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀϢ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲂⲈⲬⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲒϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲬⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲀϬⲚⲈ ⲦⲀⲠⲀⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲬⲢⲀⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
19 For although being free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that I might gain the more.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲒⲀⲒⲦ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ.
20 And to the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might gain Jews, to those under law, as under law, so that I might gain those under law,
ⲕ̅ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲬⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
21 to those without law, as without law (not being without law to God, but within law to Christ), so that I might gain men without law.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
22 To the weak I became as weak, so that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, so that by all means I might save some.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ.
23 And I do this for sake of the good news, so that I might become a fellow participant of it.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϮⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
24 Know ye not that those who run in an arena, indeed all run, but one receives the prize? So run that ye may seize it.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲆⲒⲞⲚ ⲤⲈϬⲞϪⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϢⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲂⲀⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ϬⲞϪⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲞ.
25 And every man who strives for mastery exercises self-control in all things. Indeed therefore those men do it so that they might obtain a perishable crown, but we an imperishable.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲰⲚⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ϢⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
26 I therefore run this way, not as aimlessly. I fight this way, not as flaying air.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮϬⲞϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϮϮ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲒϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲎⲢ.
27 But I give my body a black eye and subdue it, lest somehow having preached to others, I myself might become disqualified.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲰϤⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲀⲒϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘⲦ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲞⲤ.
