1 Corinthians 4
1 Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and the dispensers of the mysteries of God.
ⲁ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚϨⲨⲠⲈⲢⲈⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
2 Here now it is required among the dispensers, that a man be found faithful.
ⲃ̅ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲔⲰϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ.
3 But to me it is a very small thing to be judged by you, or by man’s day; but neither do I judge my own self.
ⲅ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϮϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ.
4 For I am not conscious to myself of any thing, yet am I not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me, is the Lord.
ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ⲚϮⲐⲘⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈ.
5 Therefore judge not before the time; until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall every man have praise from God.
ⲉ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
6 But these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollo, for your sakes; that in us you may learn, that one be not puffed up against the other for another, above that which is written.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲒϢⲞⲠⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲬⲎⲘⲀ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲤⲂⲰ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎ Ⲣ.
7 For who distinguisheth thee? Or what hast thou that thou hast not received? And if thou hast received, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
ⲍ̅ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϬⲒⲦϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲔⲈⲢ ⲠⲔⲈϬⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲈⲔϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ϨⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϬⲒ.
8 You are now full; you are now become rich; you reign without us; and I would to God you did reign, that we also might reign with you.
ⲏ̅ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲒ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲘⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲢⲞ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
9 For I think that God hath set forth us apostles, the last, as it were men appointed to death: we are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.
ⲑ̅ϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲀⲈⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲀⲚⲀⲦⲒⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲈⲢⲐⲈⲀⲦⲢⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
10 We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honourable, but we without honour.
ⲓ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲞϪ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϪⲰⲂ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϪⲰⲢⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲎϢ
11 Even unto this hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no fixed abode;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲔⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲂⲎϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϮⲔⲈϨ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ.
12 And we labour, working with our own hands: we are reviled, and we bless; we are persecuted, and we suffer it.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲤⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
13 We are blasphemed, and we entreat; we are made as the refuse of this world, the offscouring of all even until now.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲔⲀⲐⲈⲢⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲂⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ.
14 I write not these things to confound you; but I admonish you as my dearest children.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲀⲒϪⲪⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲒϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ.
15 For if you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, by the gospel, I have begotten you.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲂⲀ ⲚϬⲀⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒϪⲪⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϮϮϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
17 For this cause have I sent to you Timothy, who is my dearest son and faithful in the Lord; who will put you in mind of my ways, which are in Christ Jesus; as I teach every where in every church.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲘⲰⲒⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈϮϮⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
18 As if I would not come to you, so some are puffed up.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϨⲰⲤ ⲚϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ Ⲁ- ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ
19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will: and will know, not the speech of them that are puffed up, but the power.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲒⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ.
20 For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power.
ⲕ̅ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ.
21 What will you? shall I come to you with a rod; or in charity, and in the spirit of meekness?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲚⲦⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲂⲰⲦ ϢⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲘⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ.
