2 Corinthians 6
1 But, as a help to you, we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
ⲁ̅ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ.
2 For he says: “In a favorable time, I heeded you; and on the day of salvation, I helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
ⲃ̅ϤϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲎⲠ ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲂⲞⲎⲐⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲎⲠ ⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ
3 May we never give offense to anyone, so that our ministry may not be disparaged.
ⲅ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲚϮ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲖⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ.
4 But in all things, let us exhibit ourselves as ministers of God with great patience: through tribulation, difficulties, and distress;
ⲇ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ.
5 despite wounds, imprisonment, and rebellion; with hard work, vigilance, and fasting;
ⲉ̅ϦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲢϦⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲦⲈⲔⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲢⲰⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀ.
6 by chastity, knowledge, and longsuffering; in pleasantness, in the Holy Spirit, and in unfeigned charity;
ⲋ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲀⲦⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ.
7 with the Word of truth, with the power of God, and with the armor of justice to the right and to the left;
ⲍ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϨⲞⲠⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀϪⲀϬⲎ.
8 through honor and dishonor, despite good reports and bad, whether seen as deceivers or truth-tellers, whether ignored or acknowledged;
ⲏ̅ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲖⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
9 as if dying and yet truly alive; as if chastised and yet not subdued;
ⲑ̅ϨⲰⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ.
10 as if sorrowful and yet always rejoicing; as if needy and yet enriching many; as if having nothing and possessing everything.
ⲓ̅ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲚⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ϨⲰⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
11 Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians; our heart is enlarged.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲢⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲰⲚⲒⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲀⲠⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲰϢⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
12 You are not narrowed by us, but it is by your own inner selves that you are narrowed.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲈϪϨⲰϪ ⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲈϪϨⲞϪ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ.
13 But since we have the same recompense, (I am speaking as if to my own sons), you, too, should be enlarged.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϮϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒϢⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲈϢⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
14 Do not choose to bear the yoke with unbelievers. For how can justice be a participant with iniquity? Or how can the fellowship of light be a participant with darkness?
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲪⲚⲀϨⲂⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲬⲀⲔⲒ.
15 And how can Christ join together with Belial? Or what part do the faithful have with the unfaithful?
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲠϮⲘⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲈⲖⲒⲀⲢ ⲀϢ ⲦⲈ ⲦⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ.
16 And what consensus does the temple of God have with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, just as God says: “I will dwell with them, and I will walk among them. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲠϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲈⲒⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲖⲀⲞⲤ.
17 Because of this, you must depart from their midst and be separate, says the Lord. And do not touch what is unclean.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϬⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲦϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲒⲈϢⲈⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
18 Then I will accept you. And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲈⲢⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲞⲔⲢⲀⲦⲰⲢ.
