1 Corinthians 8
1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛ̅ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ. ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲕⲱⲧ.
2 But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
ⲃ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧϥ̅ⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧ(ϣ)ϣⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ.
3 But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.
ⲅ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅·
4 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no God but one.
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲁ.
5 For though there are things that are called "gods," whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many "gods" and many "lords;"
ⲉ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅.
7 However, not all have this knowledge. But some, being so accustomed to idols until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ. ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲱⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡ(ⲉ)ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϣⲁϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲥⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅.
8 But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we do not eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
ⲏ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲛ·
9 But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.
ⲑ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ.
10 For if someone sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol's temple, won't his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?
ⲓ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲕⲛⲏϫ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϭⲱⲃ ⲡⲉ. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ.
11 And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whom the Christ died.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.
12 Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
