1 Corinthians 12
1 It is important, brethren, that you should have clear knowledge on the subject of spiritual gifts.
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ
2 You know that when you were heathens you went astray after dumb idols, wherever you happened to be led.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ
3 For this reason I would have you understand that no one speaking under the influence of The Spirit of God ever says, "Jesus is accursed," and that no one is able to say, "Jesus is Lord," except under the influence of the Holy Spirit.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲑⲉⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
4 Now there are various kinds of gifts, but there is one and the same Spirit;
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ
5 various forms of official service, and yet one and the same Lord;
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲓϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ
6 diversities in work, and yet one and the same God--He who in each person brings about the whole result.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ
7 But to each of us a manifestation of the Spirit has been granted for the common good.
ⲍ̅ⲥⲉϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ
8 To one the utterance of wisdom has been granted through the Spirit; to another the utterance of knowledge in accordance with the will of the same Spirit;
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϣⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲕⲉⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
9 to a third man, by means of the same Spirit, special faith; to another various gifts of healing, by means of the one Spirit;
ⲑ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
10 to another the exercise of miraculous powers; to another the gift of prophecy; to another the power of discriminating between prophetic utterances; to another varieties of the gift of 'tongues;' to another the interpretation of tongues.
ⲓ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲏⲙⲁ ⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲉ
11 But these results are all brought about by one and the same Spirit, who bestows His gifts upon each of us in accordance with His own will.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲡⲱϣ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ
12 For just as the human body is one and yet has many parts, and all its parts, many as they are, constitute but one body, so it is with the Church of Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ ϩⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
13 For, in fact, in one Spirit all of us--whether we are Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free men--were baptized to form but one body; and we were all nourished by that one Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲣⲙϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲥⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
14 For the human body does not consist of one part, but of many.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲉ
15 Were the foot to say, "Because I am not a hand I am not a part of the body," that would not make it any the less a part of the body.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲧⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲉ
16 Or were the ear to say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body," that would not make it any the less a part of the body.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲧⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ
17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the nostrils be?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡϣⲁ
18 But, as a matter of fact, God has arranged the parts in the body--every one of them--as He has seen fit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲙⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ
19 If they were all one part, where would the body be?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ
20 But, as a matter of fact, there are many parts and but one body.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁϩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ
21 It is also impossible for the eye to say to the hand, "I do not need you;" or again for the head to say to the feet, "I do not need you."
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϭⲓϫ ϫⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲏ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ
22 No, it is quite otherwise. Even those parts of the body which are apparently somewhat feeble are yet indispensable;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ
23 and those which we deem less honorable we clothe with more abundant honor; and so our ungraceful parts come to have a more abundant grace, while our graceful parts have everything they need.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲏϣ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲉⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲭⲩⲙⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ
24 But it was God who built up the body, and bestowed more abundant honor on the part that felt the need,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲩⲛⲕⲉⲣⲁ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲁϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ
25 that there might be no disunion in the body, but that all the members might entertain the same anxious care for one another's welfare.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲱⲣϫ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ
26 And if one part is suffering, every other part suffers with it; or if one part is receiving special honor, every other part shares in the joy.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
27 As for you, you are the body of Christ, and individually you are members of it.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲕ ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥ
28 And by God's appointment there are in the Church--first Apostles, secondly Prophets, thirdly teachers. Then come miraculous powers, and then ability to cure diseases or render loving service, or powers of organization, or varieties of the gift of 'tongues.'
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲥⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲟⲩϯⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲉ
29 Are all Apostles? Are all Prophets? Are all teachers?
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣ ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣ ⲥⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣ ϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
30 Have all miraculous powers? Have all ability to cure diseases? Do all speak in 'tongues'? Do all interpret?
ⲗ̅ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
31 But always seek to excel in the greater gifts. And now I will point out to you a way of life which transcends all others.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲟϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ
