< 2 Corinthians 9 >

1 For indeed, concerning the ministry that [is] for the holy ones, it is superfluous for me to write to you,
ⲁ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
2 for I have known your readiness of mind, which in your behalf I boast of to Macedonians, that Achaia has been prepared a year ago, and your zeal stirred up the greater part,
ⲃ̅ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲛⲁ ϯ ⳿ⲁⲭⲁⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭ ⲟϩ ⲁϥϯⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ.
3 and I sent the brothers, that our boasting on your behalf may not be made vain in this respect; that, according as I said, you may be ready,
ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ.
4 lest if Macedonians may come with me, and find you unprepared, we may be put to shame (that we do not say—you) in this same confidence of boasting.
ⲇ̅ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲓ.
5 Therefore I thought [it] necessary to exhort the brothers, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲑⲉⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲛ.
6 And [remember] this: he who is sowing sparingly, will also reap sparingly; and he who is sowing in blessings, will also reap in blessings;
ⲋ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⲉϥⲥⲓϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲱⲥϧ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲓϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲱⲥϧ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ.
7 each one, according as he purposes in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver,
ⲍ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
8 and God [is] able to cause all grace to abound to you, that in everything always having all sufficiency, you may abound to every good work,
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱϣⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ.
9 according as it has been written: “He dispersed abroad, He gave to the poor, His righteousness remains throughout the age,” (aiōn g165)
ⲑ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōn g165)
10 and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲓϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲥⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟ ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
11 being enriched to all liberality in everything, which works thanksgiving through us to God,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
12 because the ministry of this service not only is supplying the wants of the holy ones, but is also abounding through many thanksgivings to God,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲫⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲡ ⲉⲥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
13 through the proof of this ministry glorifying God for the subjection of your confession to the good news of the Christ, and [for] the liberality of the fellowship to them and to all,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ ⳿ϭⲛⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
14 and by their supplication in your behalf, longing after you because of the exceeding grace of God on you;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏ ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
15 thanks also to God for His unspeakable gift!
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲇⲱⲣⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.

< 2 Corinthians 9 >