2 Corinthians 6
1 Therefore, as God’s fellow workers, we also appeal to you not to receive his loving kindness in vain.
ⲁ̅ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ.
2 For he says – ‘At the time for acceptance I listened to you, and on the day of deliverance I helped you.’ Now is the time for acceptance! Now is the day of deliverance!
ⲃ̅ϤϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲎⲠ ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲂⲞⲎⲐⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲎⲠ ⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ
3 Never do we put an obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry.
ⲅ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲚϮ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲖⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ.
4 No, we are trying to commend ourselves under all circumstances, as God’s assistants should – in many an hour of endurance, in troubles, in hardships, in difficulties,
ⲇ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ.
5 in floggings, in imprisonments, in riots, in toils, in sleepless nights, in hunger;
ⲉ̅ϦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲢϦⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲦⲈⲔⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲢⲰⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀ.
6 by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by kindliness, by holiness of spirit, by unfeigned love;
ⲋ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲀⲦⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ.
7 by the message of truth, and by the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
ⲍ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϨⲞⲠⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀϪⲀϬⲎ.
8 amid honor and disrepute, amid slander and praise; regarded as deceivers, yet proved to be true;
ⲏ̅ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲖⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
9 as unknown, yet well-known; as at death’s door, yet, see, we are living; as chastised, yet not killed;
ⲑ̅ϨⲰⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲚ.
10 as saddened, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things!
ⲓ̅ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲚⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ϨⲰⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
11 We have been speaking freely to you, dear friends in Corinth; we have opened our heart;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲢⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲰⲚⲒⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲀⲠⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲰϢⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
12 there is room there for you, yet there is not room, in your love, for us.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲈϪϨⲰϪ ⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲈϪϨⲞϪ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ.
13 Can you not in return – I appeal to you as I should to children – open your hearts to us?
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϮϪⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒϢⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲈϢⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
14 Do not enter into inconsistent relations with those who reject the faith. For what partnership can there be between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what has light to do with darkness?
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲪⲚⲀϨⲂⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲬⲀⲔⲒ.
15 What harmony can there be between Christ and Belial? Or what can those who accept the faith have in common with those who reject it?
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲠϮⲘⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲈⲖⲒⲀⲢ ⲀϢ ⲦⲈ ⲦⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ.
16 What agreement can there be between a temple of God and idols? And we are a temple of the living God. That is what God meant when he said – ‘I will live among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲠϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲈⲒⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲖⲀⲞⲤ.
17 Therefore “Come out from among the nations, and separate yourselves from them,” says the Lord, “And touch nothing impure; and I will welcome you;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϬⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲦϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲒⲈϢⲈⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” says the Lord, the Ruler of all.’
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲒⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲈⲢⲒ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲞⲔⲢⲀⲦⲰⲢ.
