2 Corinthians 12
1 Well, it is not of profit to me to boast, for I will come to visions and revelations of [the] Lord.
ⲁ̅⳿Ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϯ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉϫⲓⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪.
2 I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago, (whether in [the] body I know not, or out of the body I know not, God knows; ) such [a one] caught up to [the] third heaven.
ⲃ̅ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲗⲉⲙ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϣⲁ ϯⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲉ.
3 And I know such a man, (whether in [the] body or out of the body I know not, God knows; )
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ ⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ.
4 that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable things said which it is not allowed to man to utter.
ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲗⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
5 Of such [a one] I will boast, but of myself I will not boast, unless in my weaknesses.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲓⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ.
6 For if I shall desire to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I will say [the] truth; but I forbear, lest any one should think as to me above what he sees me [to be], or whatever he may hear of me.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϯϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ.
7 And that I might not be exalted by the exceeding greatness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn for the flesh, a messenger of Satan that he might buffet me, that I might not be exalted.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲛⲥⲉⲣⲃⲉⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲕⲉϩ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ.
8 For this I thrice besought the Lord that it might depart from me.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲛϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ.
9 And he said to me, My grace suffices thee; for [my] power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of the Christ may dwell upon me.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲕⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲥϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ϥⲣⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ.
10 Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits, for Christ: for when I am weak, then I am powerful.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϯϯⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲓϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ.
11 I have become a fool; ye have compelled me; for I ought to have been commended by you; for I have been nothing behind those who were in surpassing degree apostles, if also I am nothing.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲥⲩⲛⲓⲥⲧⲁⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ⳿ⲟⲧⲉⲃ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ.
12 The signs indeed of the apostle were wrought among you in all endurance, signs, and wonders, and works of power.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ.
13 For in what is it that ye have been inferior to the other assemblies, unless that I myself have not been in laziness a charge upon you? Forgive me this injury.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲣⲟϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲭⲁ ⲡⲁⲓϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
14 Behold, this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be in laziness a charge; for I do not seek yours, but you; for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ⳿ϩⲣⲟϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲱϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲓⲓⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ.
15 Now I shall most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your souls, if even in abundantly loving you I should be less loved.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉϭⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϭⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲥⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ.
16 But be it so. I did not burden you, but being crafty I took you by guile.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲥⲧⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ.
17 Did I make gain of you by any of those whom I have sent to you?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲏ ⳿ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
18 I begged Titus, and sent the brother with [him]: did Titus at all make gain of you? have we not walked in the same spirit? [have we] not in the same steps?
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲓϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ.
19 Ye have long been supposing that we excuse ourselves to you: we speak before God in Christ; and all things, beloved, for your building up.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲕⲉϫⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ.
20 For I fear lest perhaps coming I find you not such as I wish, and that I be found by you such as ye do not wish: lest [there might be] strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, puffings up, disturbances;
ⲕ̅ϯⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣ⳿ϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲭⲟϩ ⲓⲉ ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲓⲉ ϣⲉⲣϣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲓⲉ ⲭⲁⲥⲕⲉⲥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲓⲉ ϭⲓⲥⲓⲛϩⲏⲧ.
21 lest my God should humble me as to you when I come again, and that I shall grieve over many of those who have sinned before, and have not repented as to the uncleanness and fornication and licentiousness which they have practised.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁⲓϥ.
