1 Corinthians 4
1 This is how a person should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the hidden truths of God.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲁⲣ(ⲉ)ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲡⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
2 Now what is required of stewards is that they are found to be trustworthy.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
3 But for me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. For I do not even judge myself.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲏ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ϯⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ.
4 I am not aware of any charge being made against me, but that does not mean I am innocent. It is the Lord who judges me.
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲁϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
5 Therefore do not pronounce judgment about anything before the time, before the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his praise from God.
ⲉ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲑⲏⲡ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
6 Now, brothers, I applied these principles to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that from us you might learn the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.” This is so that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against the other.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲃⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲁ.
7 For who sees any difference between you and others? What do you have that you did not freely receive? If you have freely received it, why do you boast as if you had not done so?
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ. ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲙⲡⲕ̅ϫⲓⲧϥ̅. ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲕⲣ̅ⲡⲕⲉϫⲓ. ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲙⲡⲕ̅ϫⲓ.
8 Already you have all you could want! Already you have become rich! You began to reign—and that quite apart from us! Indeed, I wish you did reign, so that we could reign with you.
ⲏ̅ⲏⲇⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲏⲩ. ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ. ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̅.
9 For I think God has put us apostles on display as the last in line in a procession and like men sentenced to death. We have become a spectacle to the world—to angels, and to human beings.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲁⲛⲁⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we are held in dishonor.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲥⲟϭ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ϭⲟⲟⲃ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲣ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲏϣ
11 Up to this present hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally beaten, and we are homeless.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ. ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲕⲁⲉⲓⲧ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲃⲉ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ. ⲥⲉϯⲕⲗⲯ̅ ⲉϫⲱⲛ. ⲧⲛ̅ϣⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲱⲣ.
12 We work hard, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless. When we are persecuted, we endure.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟⲥⲉ. ⲉⲛⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲡⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
13 When we are slandered, we speak with kindness. We have become, and are still considered to be, the refuse of the world and the filthiest of all things.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲣ̅ϣϥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ.
14 I do not write these things to shame you, but to correct you as my beloved children.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲉⲓϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ.
15 For even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲇⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲡⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.
16 So I urge you to be imitators of me.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
17 That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ, just as I teach them everywhere and in every church.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉϯϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ.
18 Now some of you have become arrogant, acting as though I were not coming to you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ
19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills. Then I will know not merely the talk of these who are so arrogant, but I will see their power.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲣ̅ϩⲛⲁϥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲩϭⲟⲙ.
20 For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ.
21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod or with love and in a spirit of gentleness?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅. ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ϫⲛ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ.
