2 Corinthians 10
1 Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:
ⲁ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲉⲓⲧⲏⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ.
2 yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present show courage with the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, who count of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
ⲃ̅ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲏⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ. ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉϫⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅.
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh
ⲅ̅ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅.
4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds);
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ.
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅
6 and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be made full.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ ⲉϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅.
7 Ye look at the things that are before your face. If any man trusteth in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ’s, so also are we.
ⲍ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.̅ ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲉ̅ϥ̅ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲉ̅ⲩ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟ̅ⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧϥ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲱϥ ϩⲱⲱⲛ.
8 For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:
ⲏ̅ⲉⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ϯⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
9 that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.
ⲑ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϣϫⲉⲉⲓ̈ⲑⲣ̅ϣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ.
10 For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.
ⲓ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲟⲣϣ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ. ⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϭⲟⲟⲃ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲟϣϥ̅.
11 Let such a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such [are we] also in deed when we are present.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ.
12 For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ⲏ̅ ⲉϣⲁϣⲛ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲱⲡ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ.
13 But we will not glory beyond [our] measure, but according to the measure of the province which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even unto you.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡϣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲟϣϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲟⲩϣⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
14 For we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as though we reached not unto you: for we came even as far as unto you in the gospel of Christ:
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲡⲏϩ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲛⲡⲟⲣϣⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲛⲡⲱϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
15 not glorying beyond [our] measure, [that is], in other men’s labors; but having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be magnified in you according to our province unto [further] abundance,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓ. ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ· ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ
16 so as to preach the gospel even unto the parts beyond you, [and] not to glory in another’s province in regard of things ready to our hand.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ·
17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ.
