< Galatians 1 >
1 Paul, an Apostle, not from men and not through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead,
ⲁ̅ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ.
2 and all the brothers who are with me: to the churches of Galatia.
ⲃ̅ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎ ⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲄⲀⲖⲀⲦⲒⲀ.
3 Grace and peace to you from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
ⲅ̅ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
4 who gave himself on behalf of our sins, so that he might deliver us from this present wicked age, according to the will of God our Father. (aiōn )
ⲇ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ (aiōn )
5 To him is glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn )
ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ. (aiōn )
6 I wonder that you have been so quickly transferred, from him who called you into the grace of Christ, over to another gospel.
ⲋ̅ϮⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲔⲈⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ
7 For there is no other, except that there are some persons who disturb you and who want to overturn the Gospel of Christ.
ⲍ̅ⲈⲦⲈ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲀⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲪⲈⲚϨ ⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲤ
8 But if anyone, even we ourselves or an Angel from Heaven, were to preach to you a gospel other than the one that we have preached to you, let him be anathema.
ⲏ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲐⲈⲘⲀ.
9 Just as we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone has preached a gospel to you, other than that which you have received, let him be anathema.
ⲑ̅ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲦϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲐⲈⲘⲀ.
10 For am I now persuading men, or God? Or, am I seeking to please men? If I still were pleasing men, then I would not be a servant of Christ.
ⲓ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒⲐⲰⲦ ⲘⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲀⲚ ⲀⲒⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
11 For I would have you understand, brothers, that the Gospel which has been preached by me is not according to man.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϮⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦ ϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
12 And I did not receive it from man, nor did I learn it, except through the revelation of Jesus Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
13 For you have heard of my former behavior within Judaism: that, beyond measure, I persecuted the Church of God and fought against Her.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲠⲀϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎ ⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒϢⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
14 And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my equals among my own kind, having proven to be more abundant in zeal toward the traditions of my fathers.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲀⲒⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲔⲞⲠⲦⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲘⲀⲒⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲬⲞϨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲀⲒⲞϮ ⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲦ.
15 But, when it pleased him who, from my mother’s womb, had set me apart, and who has called me by his grace,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲪⲞⲢϪⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲦ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲦ
16 to reveal his Son within me, so that I might evangelize him among the Gentiles, I did not next seek the consent of flesh and blood.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲦ ⲚⲤⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϨⲒ ⲤⲚⲞϤ.
17 Neither did I go to Jerusalem, to those who were Apostles before me. Instead, I went into Arabia, and next I returned to Damascus.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϢⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϦⲀϪⲰⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲀⲂⲒⲀ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲀⲒⲔⲞⲦⲦ ⲈⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ.
18 And then, after three years, I went to Jerusalem to see Peter; and I stayed with him for fifteen days.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲒⲦⲀ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲄⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲔⲎⲪⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲞϨⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲒⲈ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
19 But I saw none of the other Apostles, except James, the brother of the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲠⲤⲞⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
20 Now what I am writing to you: behold, before God, I am not lying.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲚϮϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲀⲚ.
21 Next, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤⲨⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲔⲨⲖⲒⲔⲒⲀ.
22 But I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲞ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
23 For they had only heard that: “He, who formerly persecuted us, now evangelizes the faith which he once fought.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈϢⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϤϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ.
24 And they glorified God in me.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.