2 Corinthians 13

1 This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

ⲁ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲏ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ

2 I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,

ⲃ̅ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ 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

3 since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you.

ⲅ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ

4 For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you.

ⲇ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ 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

5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test?

ⲉ̅ϫⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ

6 And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test.

ⲋ̅ϯⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϩⲉⲛϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ

7 Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.

ⲍ̅ϯϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲛ

8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

ⲏ̅ⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ

9 In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.

ⲑ̅ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϭ ⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ

10 This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲧⲁⲭⲣⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲁⲛ

11 Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲥⲃⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ

12 Greet one another with a holy kiss.

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ

13 All the saints send you greetings.

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ

14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

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