2 Corinthians 12
1 It is not expedient for me no doubt to reioyce: for I will come to visions and reuelations of the Lord.
ⲁ̅ⲈϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϮⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈϪⲒⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
2 I know a man in Christ aboue fourteene yeeres agone, (whether he were in the body, I can not tell, or out of the body, I can not tell: God knoweth) which was taken vp into the thirde heauen.
ⲃ̅ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲀϪⲈⲚ ⲒⲆ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲒⲦⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲖⲈⲘ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϢⲀ ϮⲘⲀϨⲄϮ ⲘⲪⲈ.
3 And I knowe such a man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I can not tell: God knoweth)
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲒⲦⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ
4 How that he was taken vp into Paradise, and heard words which cannot be spoken, which are not possible for man to vtter.
ⲇ̅ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϨⲞⲖⲘⲈϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲒⲤⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤϢⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
5 Of such a man will I reioyce: of my selfe will I not reioyce, except it bee of mine infirmities.
ⲉ̅ⲀⲒⲚⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲚϮⲚⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲀⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϢⲰⲚⲒ.
6 For though I woulde reioyce, I should not be a foole, for I will say the trueth: but I refraine, lest any man should thinke of me aboue that hee seeth in me, or that he heareth of me.
ⲋ̅ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚϮⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϮϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
7 And lest I should be exalted out of measure through the aboundance of reuelations, there was giuen vnto me a pricke in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet mee, because I should not be exalted out of measure.
ⲍ̅ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲚⲤⲈⲢⲂⲈⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮⲔⲈϨ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲀϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrise, that it might depart from me.
ⲏ̅ⲀⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲚϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
9 And he said vnto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect through weakenesse. Very gladly therefore will I reioyce rather in mine infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲔⲎⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲦⲀϪⲞⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲤϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎⲤ ϤⲢⲀⲚⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϢⲰⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲒϪⲰⲒ.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproches, in necessities, in persecutions, in anguish for Christes sake: for when I am weake, then am I strong.
ⲓ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲘⲀϮ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲰϢ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲰⲄⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ϢⲀⲒϪⲈⲘⲚⲞⲘϮ.
11 I was a foole to boast my selfe: yee haue compelled mee: for I ought to haue bene commended of you: for in nothing was I inferiour vnto the very chiefe Apostles, though I bee nothing.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲤⲨⲚⲒⲤⲦⲀⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲒϬⲢⲞϨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞⲦⲈⲂ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲖⲒ
12 The signes of an Apostle were wrought among you with all patience, with signes, and wonders, and great workes.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϪⲞⲘ.
13 For what is it, wherein yee were inferiours vnto other Churches, except that I haue not bene slouthfull to your hinderance? forgiue me this wrong.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲢⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲢⲞϢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲬⲀ ⲠⲀⲒϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
14 Behold, the thirde time I am ready to come vnto you, and yet will I not be slouthfull to your hinderance: for I seeke not yours, but you: for the children ought not to laye vp for the fathers, but the fathers for the children.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲘⲀϨⲄ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲒⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲀϨⲢⲞϢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲔⲰϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲤⲀⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲞϮ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ.
15 And I will most gladly bestow, and will be bestowed for your soules: though the more I loue you, the lesse I am loued.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈϬⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϬⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲤⲈⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϨⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ.
16 But bee it that I charged you not: yet for as much as I was craftie, I tooke you with guile.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲤⲦⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨⲢⲄⲞⲤ ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲞϤ.
17 Did I pill you by any of them whom I sent vnto you?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲘⲎ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
18 I haue desired Titus, and with him I haue sent a brother: did Titus pill you of any thing? walked we not in the selfe same spirit? walked we not in the same steppes?
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲒϮϨⲞ ⲈⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲈⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲘⲎ ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲀⲦⲤⲒ ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲀⲦⲤⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈ.
19 Againe, thinke yee that wee excuse our selues vnto you? we speake before God in Christ. But wee doe all thinges, dearely beloued, for your edifying.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲔⲈ ϪⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲰⲦ.
20 For I feare least when I come, I shall not finde you such as I would: and that I shalbe found vnto you such as ye woulde not, and least there be strife, enuying, wrath, contentions, backebitings, whisperings, swellings and discord.
ⲕ̅ϮⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲬⲞϨ ⲒⲈ ϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲒⲈ ϢⲈⲢϢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀⲖⲀⲖⲒⲀ ⲒⲈ ⲬⲀⲤⲔⲈⲤ ⲒⲈ ϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲒⲈ ϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
21 I feare least when I come againe, my God abase me among you, and I shall bewaile many of them which haue sinned already, and haue not repented of the vncleannesse, and fornication, and wantonnesse which they haue committed.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢϨⲎⲂⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲰϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲒϤ.
