2 Corinthians 8
1 Moreover we make known unto you, brethren, the favour of God which hath been given in the assemblies of Macedonia, —
ⲁ̅ϯⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ.
2 That, in a great testing of tribulation, the superabounding of their joy and their deep destitution, superabounded unto the riches of their liberality;
ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ.
3 That, according to power, I bear witness, and beyond power, of their own accord, [they acted], —
ⲅ̅ϯⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ.
4 With much exhortation, entreating of us the favour and the fellowship of the ministry which was for the saints; —
ⲇ̅ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ.
5 And, not merely as we hoped, but, themselves, gave they, first, unto the Lord and unto us through God’s will,
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲫϯ.
6 To the end we should exhort Titus, in order that, according as he before made a beginning, so, he should also complete unto you this favour also.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
7 But, just as, in everything, ye superabound, —in faith, and discourse, and knowledge, and all earnestness, and in the love among you which proceedeth from us, in order that, in this favour also, ye would superabound.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
8 Not by way of injunction, do I speak, but through, others’, earnestness, and, the genuineness of your own love, putting to the test.
ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
9 For ye are taking knowledge of the favour of our Lord Jesus [Christ], —how that, for your sakes, he became destitute—although he was, rich, in order that, ye, by his destitution, might be enriched.
ⲑ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ.
10 And, a judgment, herein, do I give, —for, this, unto you, is profitable, —who, indeed, not only of the doing, but of the desiring, made for yourselves a beginning a year ago; —
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϥ.
11 Howbeit, now, the doing also, complete ye, in order that, even according to the forwardness of the desiring, so, may be the completing—out of what ye have.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϥ ϫⲟⲕϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
12 For, if the forwardness is set forth, according to what one may have, he is well approved, not according to what one hath not.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧϥ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ϥϣⲏⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲁⲛ.
13 For, not that unto others should be relief, and unto you distress [do I speak], but, by equality, in the present season, your surplus for their deficiency, —
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲭⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
14 In order that their surplus may come to be for your deficiency: that there may come about an equality: —
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲥⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲥⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ.
15 Even as it is written—He that [gathered] the much, had not more than enough, and, he that [gathered] the little, had not less,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣϧⲁ⳿ⲉ.
16 Thanks, however, unto God!—who is putting the same earnestness in your behalf in the heart of Titus,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϣⲏⲡ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ.
17 In that, though, indeed, the exhortation, he welcomed; yet already being, greatly in earnest, of his own accord, hath he gone forth unto you.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲱⲧ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧϥ ⲉϥⲓⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ.⳿⳿⳿⳿⳿⳿⳿⳿⳿⳿⳿.
18 Howbeit, we also set forward, with him, the brother, whose praise in the Glad Tidings, [hath gone] through all the assemblies: —
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
19 Not only so, however, but he hath also been appointed by the assemblies, as a fellow-traveler with us in this favour, which is being ministered by us with a view to the Lord’s glory and our earnest desire: —
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
20 Arranging this—lest anyone, upon us, should cast blame, in this munificence which is being ministered by us;
ⲕ̅ⲉⲛⲱⲣϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϣⲟϣⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ.
21 For we provide things honourable, not only before [the] Lord, but also before men.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛϥⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
22 Moreover we have set forward, with them, our brother whom we have proved, in many things, ofttimes, earnest, —but, now, much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence [which he hath] towards you.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲉⲟⲥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
23 Whether as regardeth Titus, he is a partner of mine, and, towards you, a fellow-worker. or our brethren, apostles of assemblies, and Christ’s glory.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ.̅.
24 The proof of your love, therefore, and of our boasting in your behalf, shew ye, unto them, in the face of the assemblies.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ.
