2 Corinthians 1
1 Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God--and our brother Timothy: To the Church of God in Corinth, with all God's people throughout Greece.
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ
2 May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
3 Heartfelt thanks be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ--the Father who is full of compassion and the God who gives all comfort.
ⲅ̅ϥⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲙⲙⲛⲧϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ
4 He comforts us in our every affliction so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction by means of the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
5 For just as we have more than our share of suffering for the Christ, so also through the Christ we have more than our share of comfort.
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲙⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲟϣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϥⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡⲥ
6 But if, on the one hand, we are enduring affliction, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if, on the other hand, we are receiving comfort, it is for your comfort which is produced within you through your patient fortitude under the same sufferings as those which we also are enduring.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ϩⲛ ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ
7 And our hope for you is stedfast; for we know that as you are partners with us in the sufferings, so you are also partners in the comfort.
ⲍ̅ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲕⲟⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡⲥ
8 For as for our troubles which came upon us in the province of Asia, we would have you know, brethren, that we were exceedingly weighed down, and felt overwhelmed, so that we renounced all hope even of life.
ⲏ̅ⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲁⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲕⲉⲱⲛϩ
9 Nay, we had, as we still have, the sentence of death within our own selves, in order that our confidence may repose, not on ourselves, but on God who raised the dead to life.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲕⲁ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲉⲓⲁⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲏⲛ ⲕⲏ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
10 He it is who rescued us from so imminent a death, and will do so again; and we have a firm hope in Him that He will also rescue us in all the future,
ⲓ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϭⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲛ
11 while you on your part lend us your aid in entreaty for us, so that from many lips thanksgivings may rise on our behalf for the boon granted to us at the intercession of many.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛϣⲃⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲟ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲁϩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ
12 For the reason for our boasting is this--the testimony of our own conscience that it was in holiness and with pure motives before God, and in reliance not on worldly wisdom but on the gracious help of God, that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and above all in our relations with you.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
13 For we are writing to you nothing different from what we have written before, or from what indeed you already recognize as truth and will, I trust, recognize as such to the very end;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ
14 just as some few of you have recognized us as your reason for boasting, even as you will be ours, on the day of Jesus our Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲛ ⲁⲡⲟ ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲱⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
15 It was because I entertained this confidence that I intended to visit you before going elsewhere--so that you might receive a twofold proof of God's favour--
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ
16 and to pass by way of Corinth into Macedonia. Then my plan was to return from Macedonia to you, and be helped forward by you to Judaea.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲑⲡⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ
17 Did I display any vacillation or caprice in this? Or the purposes which I form--do I form them on worldly principles, now crying "Yes, yes," and now "No, no"?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲉⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲁⲓⲭⲣⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲛⲉϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲥⲉ ⲛⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ
18 As certainly as God is faithful, our language to you is not now "Yes" and now "No."
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲙⲟⲛ
19 For Jesus Christ the Son of God--He who was proclaimed among you by us, that is by Silas and Timothy and myself--did not show Himself a waverer between "Yes" and "No." But it was and always is "Yes" with Him.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲓⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
20 For all the promises of God, whatever their number, have their confirmation in Him; and for this reason through Him also our "Amen" acknowledges their truth and promotes the glory of God through our faith.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲡϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ
21 But He who is making us as well as you stedfast through union with the Anointed One, and has anointed us, is God,
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲥⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
22 and He has also set His seal upon us, and has put His Spirit into our hearts as a pledge and foretaste of future blessing.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲏⲃ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ
23 But as for me, as my soul shall answer for it, I appeal to God as my witness, that it was to spare you pain that I gave up my visit to Corinth.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓϯⲥⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ
24 Not that we want to lord it over you in respect of your faith--we do, however, desire to help your joy--for in the matter of your faith you are standing firm.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲉⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϣⲃⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
