2 Corinthians 3
1 Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do some, epistles of commendation to you or from you?
ⲁ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϨⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲎ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲨⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
2 Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men;
ⲃ̅ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ
3 being made manifest that ye are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in tables [that are] hearts of flesh.
ⲅ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲖⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲖⲀⲜ ⲚⲰⲚⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲖⲀⲜ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲜ.
4 And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward:
ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲒⲔⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲂ ϨⲰⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦϨⲒⲔⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲈ.
6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
ⲋ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲢⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲈϮⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϤⲦⲀⲚϦⲞ.
7 But if the ministration of death, written, [and] engraven on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly upon the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which [glory] was passing away:
ⲍ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲪⲰⲦϨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲰⲚⲒ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
8 how shall not rather the ministration of the spirit be with glory?
ⲏ̅ⲠⲰⲤⲰ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲠϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
9 For if the ministration of condemnation is glory, much rather doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
ⲑ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲤⲚⲀⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚϪⲈϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
10 For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth.
ⲓ̅ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮ ⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ.
11 For if that which passeth away [was] with glory, much more that which remaineth [is] in glory.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
12 Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
13 and [are] not as Moses, [who] put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which was passing away:
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲈϢⲀϤⲬⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲀⲖⲨⲘⲘⲀ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
14 but their minds were hardened: for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remaineth unlifted; which [veil] is done away in Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲐⲰⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲔⲀⲖⲨⲘⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ϤⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲚϤϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
15 But unto this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil lieth upon their heart.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲔⲀⲖⲨⲘⲘⲀ ⲞⲚ ϤⲬⲎ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ.
16 But whensoever it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϢⲀϤⲰⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲀⲖⲨⲘⲘⲀ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, [there] is liberty.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲦⲈ.
18 But we all, with unveiled face reflecting as a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞ ⲈϤϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒⲀⲖ ⲈⲚϢⲒⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲒϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲦⲀⲒϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈ.
