1 Corinthians 8
1 Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.
ⲁ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϣⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲕⲱⲧ.
2 If anyone seems to himself to have knowledge, so far he has not the right sort of knowledge about anything;
ⲃ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
3 But if anyone has love for God, God has knowledge of him.
ⲅ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
4 So, then, as to the question of taking food offered to images, we are certain that an image is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.
ⲇ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
5 For though there are those who have the name of gods, in heaven or on earth, as there are a number of gods and a number of lords,
ⲉ̅ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳪.
6 There is for us only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we are for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we have our being through him.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
7 Still, all men have not that knowledge: but some, being used till now to the image, are conscious that they are taking food which has been offered to the image; and because they are not strong in the faith, their minds are troubled.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲁϩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ.
8 But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better.
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲛ.
9 But take care that this power of yours does not give cause for trouble to the feeble.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϭⲣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ.
10 For if a man sees you, who have knowledge, taking food as a guest in the house of an image, will it not give him, if he is feeble, the idea that he may take food offered to images?
ⲓ̅ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲕⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ.
11 And so, through your knowledge, you are the cause of destruction to your brother, for whom Christ underwent death.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ.
12 And in this way, doing evil to the brothers, and causing trouble to those whose faith is feeble, you are sinning against Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲓϣⲓ ⳿⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
