1 Corinthians 6
1 [Now another matter]: When any of you [believers] accuses another believer about some matter, he takes that matter to judges who are not believers, [for them to decide the case], instead of asking God’s people [to decide it]. (That is disgusting!/Why do you do that?) [RHQ]
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲧⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉϭⲓϩⲁⲡ ϩⲓ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ.
2 [I want] you to know that [we who are] God’s people will [some day] judge those who are unbelievers. [RHQ] So, since you will be judging unbelievers, you certainly are capable of judging between [believers who disagree on] small matters! [RHQ]
ⲃ̅ϣⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ.
3 (You should keep in mind that we will even judge angels!/Do you not know that we will even judge angels?) [RHQ] So we certainly should be able to judge about [matters that relate to how we] conduct our lives here on earth!
ⲅ̅⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲏⲧⲓⲅⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲃⲓⲟⲥ.
4 Therefore, when you [believers] have a dispute, you should certainly not choose as judges [to decide your case] people whom the congregation cannot respect [because those judges are not believers]! [RHQ]
ⲇ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲏϣ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲱⲟⲩ.
5 I am saying this to make you ashamed. Surely there is someone among you who is wise enough to judge disputes between believers! [RHQ]
ⲉ̅ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩ⳿ϫⲫⲓⲟ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲇⲓ⳿ⲁ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ.
6 But instead, some believers [among you] accuse other believers in a legal court. And what is worse, you let the cases be judged by unbelievers {unbelievers judge the cases}!
ⲋ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥϭⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲓ ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ.
7 The fact that you have any lawsuits among you [shows that] you have completely failed [as Christians] (OR, [allowed Satan to] defeat you). You should [allow other believers] to wrong you [without taking them to court!]! [RHQ] You should not accuse them when [they] cheat you! [RHQ]
ⲍ̅ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϥⲱϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ.
8 But [what is happening is that] some of you are cheating others and doing wrong to them. [That is bad]. But you are doing that to fellow believers, [and that is worse]!
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϥⲱϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
9 (You should keep in mind that wicked people will not become [members of] the group over whom God will rule./Do you not know that wicked people will not become [members of] the group over whom God will rule?) [RHQ] Do not be deceived {Do not deceive yourselves} [by thinking wrongly about these matters]. People who are sexually immoral, or who worship idols, or who (commit adultery/have sex with someone to whom they are not married), or who happily allow others to commit homosexual acts with them, or who take the initiative in committing homosexual acts,
ⲑ̅ϣⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲉϥϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲉϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
10 or who are thieves, or who desire and forcefully seize things that belong to others, or who are drunkards, or who slander others, or who are swindlers, will not enter the place where God rules.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲉϥⲑⲓϧⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲉϥϯϣⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ.
11 Some of you previously did things like that. But [God] has freed/cleansed you [MET] [from your sinful behavior]. [He] has set you apart for himself. [He] has erased the record of your sins [because you trusted] [MTY] in the Lord Jesus Christ and because of what the Spirit of our God [has done for you].
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲕⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ.
12 [Some of you may say], “God allows us to do anything [that he does not forbid].” But [I would reply], “[That is true], but not everything that God permits us to do helps us.” [Yes, as some of you say], God permits us to do anything [that he does not forbid]. But as for me, I will not let anything make me [its slave; that is, I will not do anything that will gain control over me in such a way that I will not be able to stop doing it].
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲓⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲓⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ⳿ϣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.
13 [Some of you may also say], “Food is just for [us to put in] the stomach, and the stomach is just for [us to put] food [in]. And since God will do away with food and stomachs [when he gives us our new bodies, what we do with our bodies sexually does not affect us any more than eating food does.” But what you have concluded is wrong, because] the Lord does not [want us to use] our bodies to do sexually immoral things. Instead, the Lord [wants us to use our bodies in ways that please him]. Also, the Lord [wants us to do what is good] for our bodies.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲓ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲉϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲕⲟⲣϥⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛϯ ⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ.
14 God, by his power, caused the Lord [Jesus] to live again after he died, and he will cause us to live again after we die, [which shows that he is very concerned about our bodies].
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ.
15 You should keep in mind that your bodies belong to Christ. [RHQ] So, should I [or any other believer] [RHQ] take our body, which belongs to Christ, and join it [sexually] to a prostitute? No, certainly not!
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲱⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ.
16 When a man has sexual relations [EUP] with a prostitute, [it is as though] their two bodies become one body. (You should never forget that!/Do you not know that?) [RHQ] What [Moses] wrote [about people who join together sexually is], “The two of them will become [as though they are] one body.”
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϣⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
17 But anyone who is united {who joins himself} to the Lord becomes one with him spiritually.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲫⲏⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲠ⳪ ⲟⲩⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ.
18 Always (run away from/avoid) committing sexually immoral acts. Other sins that people commit do not affect their bodies, but those who commit sexually immoral acts sin against their own bodies.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲫⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
19 (Keep in mind that your bodies are [like] [MET] temples of the Holy Spirit./Do you not know that your bodies are [like] [MET] temples of the Holy Spirit?) [RHQ] The Spirit, whom God gave you, lives within you. You do not belong to yourselves. You belong to God,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϣⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ.
20 [because when his Son died for you it was as though] [MET] [God] paid a price for you. So honor God by [how you use] your bodies!
ⲕ̅ⲁⲩϣⲉⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲙⲁⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ.
