2 Corinthians 12
1 It is necessary to boast, though it is not profitable. But I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
ⲁ̅ⲉϣϫⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲥ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ. ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ·
2 I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I do not know, or whether out of the body, I do not know; God knows), such a one was caught up into the third heaven.
ⲃ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲱⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉ.
3 I know such a man (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I do not know; God knows),
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ
4 how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a human to utter.
ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲣⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
5 On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲁⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ. ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϭⲱⲃ.
6 For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no one may think more of me than that which he sees in me, or hears from me.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉϣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲧ· ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϯϯⲥⲟ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ⲏ̅ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ.
7 And because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, therefore, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to pound away at me, to keep me from exalting myself.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲕⲁⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉϯⲕⲗⲯ̅ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈.
8 Concerning this thing, I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲉⲡⲥ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ϣⲙ̅ⲧⲥⲱⲱⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈.
9 He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ϩⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϭⲱⲃ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϯⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲓⲁ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ϯⲧⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲱϣ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲗⲱϫϩ̅ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲓ̈ϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ.
11 I have become foolish. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ
12 Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all patience, in signs and wonders and mighty works.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ.
13 For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the churches, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅.
14 Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not what is yours, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϯⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ.
15 I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ϯϫⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲯⲩⲭⲏ. ⲉϣϫⲉϯⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ.
16 But be it so, I did not myself burden you. But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲥⲧⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲣⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓ̈ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲟϥ.
17 Did I take advantage of you by anyone of them whom I have sent to you?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲏ ⲁⲓ̈ϥⲉϭⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅.
18 I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Did not we walk in the same spirit? Did not we walk in the same steps?
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ. ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲁⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ϥⲉϭⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲓϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
19 Have you been thinking all this time that we have been defending ourselves before you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ; and all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱⲧ.
20 For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you do not desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;
ⲕ̅ϯⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛϯⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ. ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲉⲛϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲱϩ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϫⲟⲕϫⲕ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲥⲕⲥ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅.
21 that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustfulness which they committed.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲁⲣ̅ϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ·
