1 Corinthians 3
1 But I, my friends, could not speak to you as people with spiritual insight, but only as worldly-minded – mere infants in the faith of Christ.
ⲁ̅⳿Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.̅.
2 I fed you with milk, not with solid food, for you were not then able to take it. No, and even now you are not able; you are still worldly.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲓ⳿ⲧⲥⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ.
3 While there exist among you jealousy and party feeling, is it not true that you are worldly, and are acting merely as other people do?
ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
4 When one says ‘I follow Paul,’ and another ‘I follow Apollos,’ aren’t you like other people?
ⲇ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲟⲩⲭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
5 What, I ask, is Apollos? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you were led to accept the faith; and that only as the Lord helped each of you.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ.
6 I planted, and Apollos watered, but it was God who caused the growth.
ⲋ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲧⲱϫⲓ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲁϥ⳿ⲧⲥⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫϯ ⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁⲓⲁⲓ.
7 Therefore neither the one who plants, nor the one who waters, counts for anything, but only God who causes the growth.
ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲧⲱϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲧⲥⲟ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲑⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲁⲓ.
8 In this the person who plants and the person who waters are one; yet each will receive their own reward in proportion to their own labor.
ⲏ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲱϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲟ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s harvest field, God’s building.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲓⲉⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
10 In fulfillment of the charge which God had entrusted to me, I laid the foundation like a skillful master; but someone else is now building on it. Let everyone take care how they build;
ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲧⲉⲕⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲓⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲕⲱⲧ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ.
11 for no one can lay any other foundation than the one already laid – Jesus Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲑⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ.
12 Whatever is used by those who build on this foundation, whether gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲛⲁⲙⲏⲓ ⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
13 the quality of each man’s work will become known, for the day will make it plain; because that day is to be ushered in with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of every man’s work.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲉⲑ- ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉ.
14 If anyone’s work, which they have built on that foundation, still remains, they will gain a reward.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲭⲉ.
15 If anyone’s work is burnt up, they will suffer loss; though they themselves will escape, but only as one who has passed through fire.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
16 Don’t you know that you are God’s Temple, and that God’s Spirit has his home in you?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
17 If any one destroys the Temple of God, God will destroy them; for the Temple of God is sacred, and so also are you.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲉϥ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ.
18 Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you imagines that, as regards this world, they are wise, they should become a ‘fool,’ that they may become wise. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲥⲟϫ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲉ. (aiōn g165)
19 For in God’s sight this world’s wisdom is folly. Scripture tells of – ‘One who catches the wise in their own craftiness,’
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲟϫ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ.
20 And it says again – ‘The Lord sees how fruitless are the deliberations of the wise.’
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ.
21 Therefore let no one boast about people; for all things are yours –
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉ.
22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or the present, or the future – all things are yours!
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲕⲏⲫⲁ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ.
23 But you are Christ’s and Christ is God’s.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲫⲁ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ.
