1 Corinthians 8
1 Now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols: we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but charity builds up.
ⲁ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲰⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲘⲒ ϢⲀϤϬⲒⲤⲒ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲆⲈ ϢⲀⲤⲔⲰⲦ.
2 But if anyone considers himself to know anything, he does not yet know in the way that he ought to know.
ⲃ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
3 For if anyone loves God, he is known by him.
ⲅ̅ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲀⲠⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
4 But as to the foods that are immolated to idols, we know that an idol in the world is nothing, and that no one is God, except One.
ⲇ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒϦⲢⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
5 For although there are things that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, (if one even considers there to be many gods and many lords)
ⲉ̅ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲒⲦⲈ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ.
6 yet we know that there is only one God, the Father, from whom all things are, and in whom we are, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things are, and by whom we are.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
7 But knowledge is not in everyone. For some persons, even now, with consent to an idol, eat what has been sacrificed to an idol. And their conscience, being infirm, becomes polluted.
ⲍ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϮⲔⲀϨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲤϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲤϬⲰϦⲈⲘ.
8 Yet food does not commend us to God. For if we eat, we will not have more, and if we do not eat, we will not have less.
ⲏ̅ⲞⲨϦⲢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲀⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϬⲢⲞϨ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲚ.
9 But be careful not to let your liberty become a cause of sin to those who are weak.
ⲑ̅ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ.
10 For if anyone sees someone with knowledge sitting down to eat in idolatry, will not his own conscience, being infirm, be emboldened to eat what has been sacrificed to idols?
ⲓ̅ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϦⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲔⲢⲰⲦⲈⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀ ⲚⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲬⲒ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲤⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲤⲚⲀⲔⲰⲦ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲐⲢⲈϤⲞⲨⲈⲘ ϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ.
11 And should an infirm brother perish by your knowledge, even though Christ died for him?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϢⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔⲈⲘⲒ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ.
12 So when you sin in this way against the brothers, and you harm their weakened conscience, then you sin against Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
