2 Corinthians 10
1 I, Paul, myself appeal to you, by the humility and gentleness of Christ. I am meek when I am in your presence, but I am bold toward you when I am away.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲓϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲉⲓⲧⲏⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ
2 I beg of you that, when I am present with you, I will not need to be bold with self-confidence. But I think I will need to be bold when I oppose those who assume that we are living according to the flesh.
ⲃ̅ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲏⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉϫⲛ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ
3 For even though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥ ⲁⲣⲝ
4 For the weapons we fight with are not fleshly. Instead, they have divine power to destroy strongholds. They bring to nothing misleading arguments.
ⲇ̅ⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ
5 We also destroy every high thing that rises up against the knowledge of God. We take every thought captive into obedience to Christ.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
6 And we are getting ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ
7 Look at what is clearly in front of you. If anyone is convinced that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we.
ⲍ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧϥ ⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲱϥ ϩⲱⲱⲛ
8 For even if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for us to build you up and not to destroy you, I will not be ashamed.
ⲏ̅ⲉⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲕⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛϯⲛⲁϫⲓ ϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ
9 I do not want it to appear that I am terrifying you by my letters.
ⲑ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲑⲣϣⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ
10 For some people say, “His letters are serious and powerful, but physically he is weak. His words are not worth listening to.”
ⲓ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲟⲣϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲟϣϥ
11 Let such people be aware that what we are in the words of our letters when we are absent is what we will be in our actions when we are there.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲛϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲱⲃ
12 We do not go so far as to group ourselves or compare ourselves with those who praise themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with each other, they have no insight.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲉϣⲁϣⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ
13 We, however, will not boast beyond limits. Instead, we will do so only within the limits of what God has assigned to us, limits that reach as far as you.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲟϣϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
14 For we did not overextend ourselves when we reached you. We were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel of Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲣⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲡⲏϩ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲡⲟⲣϣⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲡⲱϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
15 We have not boasted beyond limits about the labors of others. Instead, we expect that as your faith continues to grow, our work among you will greatly expand.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲓ ⲏ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓⲁⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ
16 We hope for this, so that we may preach the gospel even in regions beyond you. We will not boast about the work being done in another's area.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲡⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ
17 “But let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
18 For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved. Instead, it is the one whom the Lord recommends.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ
