1 Corinthians 1
1 I, Paul, [am writing this letter]. Sosthenes, our fellow believer, is with [me as I write it]. [God] appointed me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus because that is what God desired.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲓⲟⲩⲥ· ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ
2 [I am sending this letter] to all you who are God’s believers in Corinth [city]. You have been set apart [by God] {[God] has set you apart} for himself because (of your close relationship with/you belong to) Christ Jesus. God has appointed you to be his people and to live in a morally pure way, just like he has appointed all the people everywhere who belong to him to live in a morally pure way. You and they have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ [MTY]. He is their sovereign Lord as well as the sovereign Lord of all of us [(inc)] who have trusted in him.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲏⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ.
3 We [(exc)] desire that God, who is our [heavenly] Father, and Jesus Christ, who is our sovereign Lord, will continue to act kindly toward you and cause you to experience [inner] peace.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
4 I very often [HYP] thank God for you because he has acted toward you kindly, acting in ways that you do not deserve. He has done this because of your (having a close relationship with/being united to) Christ Jesus.
ⲇ̅ϯϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
5 That is, [God] has [HYP] helped you spiritually very much because of your (having a close relationship with/being united to) Christ. Specifically, God has very much [HYP] enabled you to speak messages [that his Spirit revealed to you], and he has very much enabled you to know many things [HYP] that his Spirit revealed to you.
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ϩⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ
6 In that way, [he] confirmed to you that what we [(exc)] proclaimed about Christ is true.
ⲋ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
7 As a result, while you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to return, within your group you truly have [LIT] every ability that [God’s] Spirit gives [to believers].
ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅
8 God will also cause you to steadfastly [trust Christ to the very end of your lives] [EUP]. The result will be that God will not consider you guilty [of any sin] when our Lord Jesus Christ returns to earth [MTY].
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϣⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
9 You can depend on God to do that. He is the one who chose you to become intimately associated with his Son, Jesus Christ, who is our Lord.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉϩⲙ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ·
10 My fellow believers, by the authority of [MTY] our Lord Jesus Christ, I urgently appeal to all of you to agree with one another. What I mean is, stop dividing into groups. Instead, be united [MET] concerning what you understand [about spiritual matters], and be united in what you decide.
ⲓ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲣϫ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
11 My fellow believers, [I urge this] because some members of Chloe’s household have told me that you are quarreling among yourselves.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲭⲗⲟⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
12 That is, some of you say, “Paul is the one to whom we [are loyal],” and others say, “Peter is the one to whom we [are loyal],” and still others say, “Christ is the one to whom we [are loyal].”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲕⲏⲫⲁ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
13 [It is ridiculous that] [RHQ] [you are quarreling and] dividing up [into groups instead of being loyal to] Christ alone. Christ certainly has not divided himself into parts and distributed those parts out [to groups of people who oppose each other]! [MET, RHQ] I, Paul, certainly did not die on the cross for you! [RHQ] When you were baptized {When someone baptized you}, you certainly did not promise that you were submitting to me! [RHQ]
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥ̅xⲟ̅ⲩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲏ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
14 I thank [God] that Crispus and Gaius were the only ones from among you whom I baptized.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϯϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲅⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲥ.
15 As a result, no one [there in Corinth except those two] can say, “Paul baptized me so that I would become (his disciple/submissive to him).”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ.
16 [Now I remember that] I also baptized the household of Stephanas, but I do not remember baptizing anyone else [there].
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲏⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲉ.
17 Christ sent me not [primarily] to baptize people but to preach the good message about him. When I do that, he does not want me to use words that human philosophers [consider] wise [IRO]. I do not want the message about [what] he [accomplished when he was nailed to] the cross [MTY] to lose its power.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲥ̅xⲟ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
18 Those who are perishing spiritually [because they do not believe that message consider] that the message [about what Christ accomplished when he was nailed to the] cross [MTY] [is] foolish. But to us who are being saved {whom [God] is saving} [spiritually because we believe that message], it [demonstrates that] God acts powerfully [in order to save us].
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥ̅xⲟ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟϭ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈. ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ.
19 [It is like what God said that] a prophet wrote long ago, [By the things that I will do], I will show that the ideas of those who [think] [IRO] they are wise are completely useless. I will ignore the ideas that they think are [IRO] so smart.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ. ⲧⲁⲁⲑⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲉⲩ.
20 So, do you know [what God thinks] about what [RHQ] people who [IRO] consider themselves to be wise and scholars and philosophers say? [He does not pay attention to what they say, because] [RHQ] he has shown clearly that what unbelievers [think is] [IRO] wise is [not wise at all], but is really foolish. (aiōn g165)
ⲕ̅ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ. ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ. ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲥⲩⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲓⲱⲛ. ⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟϭ. (aiōn g165)
21 God, acting very wisely, made it impossible for unbelievers to know God by doing what they thought was [IRO] wise. Instead, he was happy to save those who trust [in Christ] as the result of their hearing [the message that] was proclaimed to them, a message that others consider to be foolish.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ. ⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲛⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ.
22 The Jews want [people to prove, by performing] miracles, [that their message is true]. The non-Jews want to hear only messages consisting of talk that they consider to be very wise.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲡ(ⲉ)ⲓⲇⲏ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ.
23 As for us, we proclaim [the message about what] Christ [accomplished for us when] he was nailed {[when they] nailed him} to the cross. That message offends Jews [because they do not think that the Messiah will die, and] non-Jews think it is [IRO] a foolish message.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓ̈ϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲁⲩⲥ̅xⲟ̅ⲩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲛⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ. ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
24 But to us whom God has chosen to belong to himself, both Jews and non-Jews, that message shows that God acted powerfully and wisely [by sending] Christ [to die] for us.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲙ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ.
25 [Unbelievers may think] [IRO] [that] God was [acting] foolishly [by doing that], but [the truth is that] he was acting more wisely than unbelievers who [just think that] [IRO] they are wise. And unbelievers may think that God was [acting] weakly [by sending his son to die], but he was acting more powerfully than unbelievers who [just think] [IRO] [that they] act powerfully.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϭⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
26 My fellow believers, remember what [kind of people you] were when God chose you. [Not many of you] whom he chose are people whom [unbelievers considered to be] wise. Very few of you were considered to be important. Very few of you came from families with a high social standing.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ.
27 Instead, it was [usually] those whom [unbelievers considered to be] foolish whom God chose. He did that in order to shame/discredit those whom [unbelievers consider] [IRO] wise. It was [usually] those [whom unbelievers] considered [IRO] unimportant whom God chose, in order to shame/discredit those whom unbelievers consider important.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲉⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϭⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ.
28 It was usually those who are despised and considered {whom [unbelievers] despise and consider} worthless whom God chose, in order to make completely ineffective [what unbelievers consider to be important].
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟϣϥ̅ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ. ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ.
29 [He did that] in order that no one could boast to God about being wise or important.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
30 It is because of what God [has done] that you (have a close relationship with/belong to) Christ Jesus. God [put into effect] his wise [plan to save us] by what Christ did for us. As a result of what Christ did, God erases the record of our sins, sets us apart for himself, and frees us from our being guilty [for our sins].
ⲗ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲉ.
31 So, it is the Lord whom we should boast about, [not about one spiritual leader being better than another]. We should do as ([a prophet/Jeremiah]) wrote [in the Scriptures that we should do]: Those who boast should boast [only] about what the Lord [has done].
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
