2 Corinthians 10
1 And I, Paul, myself, call on you—through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ—who in presence [am] indeed humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,
ⲁ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲉⲓⲧⲏⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ.
2 and I implore [you], that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking according to the flesh;
ⲃ̅ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲏⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ. ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉϫⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅.
3 for walking in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh,
ⲅ̅ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅.
4 for the weapons of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds,
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ.
5 bringing down reasonings, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅
6 and being in readiness to avenge every disobedience whenever your obedience may be fulfilled.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ ⲉϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅.
7 You see the outward appearance. If anyone has trusted in himself to be Christ’s, let him reckon this again from himself, that according as he is Christ’s, so also we [are] Christ’s;
ⲍ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.̅ ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲉ̅ϥ̅ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲉ̅ⲩ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟ̅ⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧϥ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲱϥ ϩⲱⲱⲛ.
8 for even if I will also boast anything more abundantly concerning our authority, that the LORD gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed,
ⲏ̅ⲉⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ϯⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
9 that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,
ⲑ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϣϫⲉⲉⲓ̈ⲑⲣ̅ϣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ.
10 “because the letters indeed,” says one, “[are] weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.”
ⲓ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲟⲣϣ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ. ⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϭⲟⲟⲃ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲟϣϥ̅.
11 This one—let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, [we are] in deed.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ.
12 For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, measuring themselves among themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ⲏ̅ ⲉϣⲁϣⲛ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲱⲡ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ.
13 and we will not boast ourselves in regard to the unmeasured things, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure appointed to us—to reach even to you;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡϣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲟϣϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲟⲩϣⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
14 for we do not stretch ourselves too much, as not reaching to you, for even to you we came in the good news of the Christ,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲡⲏϩ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲛⲡⲟⲣϣⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲛⲡⲱϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
15 not boasting of the things not measured, in other men’s labors, and having hope—your faith increasing—in you to be enlarged, according to our line—into abundance,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓ. ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ· ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ
16 to proclaim good news in the [places] beyond you, not in another’s line in regard to the things made ready, to boast;
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ·
17 and he who is boasting—let him boast in the LORD;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
18 for he who is commending himself is not approved, but he whom the LORD commends.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ.
