< 2 Corinthians 7 >

1 Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲱϣ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲛϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
2 Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.
ⲃ̅ϣⲟⲡⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϥⲉϫ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.
3 I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before, that you are in our hearts to die together and live together.
ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ ⳿ⲛⲱⲛϧ.
4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲁⲓⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
5 For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.
ⲉ̅ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϭⲓ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲧ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲟϯ.
6 Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
ⲋ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉϣⲁϥϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲫϯ ⲁϥϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ.
7 and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ.
8 For though I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you sorry, though just for a while.
ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲓϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ϯ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲥϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏ ⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ.
9 I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.
ⲑ̅ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϯⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⳿ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ϯⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ.
10 For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ.
11 For look at this very thing, that you were made sorry in a godly way. What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what vindication. In everything you proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲁⲛⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩϭⲓ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ.
12 So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪.
13 Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲑⲉⲧⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
14 For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
15 His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ.
16 I rejoice that in everything I am of good courage concerning you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϯⲣⲁϣⲓ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϯⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.

< 2 Corinthians 7 >