1 Corinthians 3
1 My brothers and sisters, I couldn't talk with you as spiritual believers, but as worldly people—like baby Christians.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲓϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
2 I gave you milk—I couldn't give you solid food to eat, because you weren't ready for it.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲓⲧⲥⲉⲧⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣϭ ⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ
3 Even now you're not ready for it, because you're still worldly. Since you're still jealous and argumentative, doesn't that show you're worldly, behaving just like ordinary people do?
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲕⲱϩ ϩⲓ ϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ
4 When one of you says, “I follow Paul,” while another says, “I follow Apollos,” doesn't that show you're being so very human?
ⲇ̅ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ
5 Who is Apollos, anyway? And who is Paul? We're just servants through whom you believed. Each of us does the work God gave us to do.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯⲛⲁϥ
6 I did the planting, Apollos did the watering—but it was God who made you grow!
ⲋ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲥⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ
7 So the one who does the planting doesn't count for anything, any more than the one who does the watering. The only one who matters is God who is growing you!
ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲥⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ
8 The one planting and the one watering have the same goal, and both will be rewarded according to what they've done.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲥⲟ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ
9 We are workers together with God—and you are God's field, his building.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲃⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
10 Through the grace of God that he gave to me, I laid down the foundation like a skilled building supervisor. Now someone else is building on it. Whoever does the building needs to watch what they're doing.
ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲧⲉⲕⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲓⲕⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲱⲧ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ
11 For no one can lay any other foundation than what's already laid—that is Jesus Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲕⲁⲕⲉⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
12 Those who build on that foundation may use gold, silver, precious stone, wood, hay, or straw—
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲙⲙⲉ ϩⲉⲛϣⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲟⲩⲉ
13 but whatever is used to build with will be exposed. For on the Day of Judgment fire will reveal it and test it. Everyone's work will be shown for what it is.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
14 Those whose building survives will be rewarded.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉⲕⲉ
15 Those whose building is burned up will lose out. They will still be saved, but it will be like passing through fire!
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ϥⲛⲁϯⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ
16 Don't you know you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
17 Anyone who destroys God's temple will be destroyed by God, for God's temple is holy, and you are the temple.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ
18 Don't deceive yourselves. If there's anyone of you who thinks they're worldly wise, they should become fools so they can become truly wise! (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲝⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲣⲥⲟϭ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ (aiōn g165)
19 This world's wisdom is plain foolishness to God. As Scripture says, “He uses the cleverness of the wise to catch them out,”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟϭ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲟⲧⲥ
20 and “The Lord knows the arguments of the wise are pointless.”
ⲕ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ
21 So don't boast about people. For you have everything,
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
22 whether it's Paul or Apollos or Peter—or the world, or life, or death, or the present, or the future. You have everything—
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲕⲏⲫⲁ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ
23 and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ
