1 Corinthians 8
1 Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛ̅ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ. ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲕⲱⲧ.
2 If anyone thinks he knows something, that person does not yet know as he should know.
ⲃ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧϥ̅ⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧ(ϣ)ϣⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ.
3 But if anyone loves God, that person is known by him.
ⲅ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅·
4 So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol in this world is nothing and that there is no God but one.
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲁ.
5 For maybe so-called gods do exist, either in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords.”
ⲉ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
6 Yet for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we live, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things exist, and through whom we exist.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅.
7 However, this knowledge is not in everyone. Instead, some previously practiced idol worship, and they eat this food as if it were something sacrificed to an idol. Their conscience is thereby corrupted because it is weak.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ. ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲱⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡ(ⲉ)ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϣⲁϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲥⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅.
8 But food will not present us to God. We are not worse if we do not eat, nor better if we do eat it.
ⲏ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲛ·
9 But take care that your freedom does not become a reason for someone who is weak in faith to stumble.
ⲑ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ.
10 For suppose that someone sees you, who have knowledge, eating a meal in an idol's temple. Is not his weak conscience emboldened to eat what is offered to idols?
ⲓ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲕⲛⲏϫ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϭⲱⲃ ⲡⲉ. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ.
11 So because of your understanding about the true nature of idols, the weaker one, the brother for whom Christ died, is destroyed.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ.
12 Thus, when you sin against your brothers and wound their weak consciences, you sin against Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
