2 Corinthians 3
1 Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? We do not need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you, do we?
ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
2 You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by everyone;
ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
3 being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲝ ⳿ⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲝ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ.
4 Such confidence we have through Christ toward God;
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲱ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲁ ⲫϯ.
5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲧⲉ.
6 who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
ⲋ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ϥⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ.
7 But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which was passing away:
ⲍ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲫⲱⲧϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲕⲱⲣϥ.
8 won't service of the Spirit be with much more glory?
ⲏ̅ⲡⲱⲥ⳿ⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ.
9 For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.
ⲑ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ.
10 For truly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.
ⲓ̅ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ.
11 For if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲕⲱⲣϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ.
12 Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
13 and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, that the children of Israel would not look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉϣⲁϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲕⲱⲣϥ.
14 But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲱⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ.̅.
15 But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲙⲁ ⲟⲛ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ.
16 But whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲠ⳪ ϣⲁϥ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲧⲉ.
18 But we all, with unveiled face looking as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲉϥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲓⲁⲗ ⲉⲛϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉ.
