< 1 Corinthians 16 >
1 Now concerning the collection for the holy ones: as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise.
ⲁ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎ ⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲄⲀⲖⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ
2 On the first day of every week, let each one of you save as he may prosper, that no collections are made when I come.
ⲃ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈϤϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲀⲤⲰⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲰⲠ ϢⲰⲠⲒ.
3 When I arrive, I will send whoever you approve with letters to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem.
ⲅ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ.
4 If it is appropriate for me to go also, they will go with me.
ⲇ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲈⲐⲢⲒϢⲈ ϨⲰ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
5 I will come to you when I have passed through Macedonia, for I am passing through Macedonia.
ⲉ̅ⲈⲒⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲤⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲚⲀⲤⲈⲚⲤ.
6 But with you it may be that I will stay with you, or even winter with you, that you may send me on my journey wherever I go.
ⲋ̅ⲦⲀⲬⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲀⲞϨⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢϮⲪⲢⲰ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲞⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈϮⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
7 For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.
ⲍ̅ϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϨⲒ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲈⲢⲬⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ.
8 But I will stay at Ephesus until Shavu`ot,
ⲏ̅ϮⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ϢⲀ ϮⲠⲈⲚⲦⲎ ⲔⲞⲤⲦⲎ.
9 for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
ⲑ̅ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲢⲞ ⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲀⲚⲦⲒⲔⲒⲘⲈⲚⲞⲤ.
10 Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.
ⲓ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ Ⲓ- ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ϨⲞϮ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰ.
11 Therefore let no one despise him. But set him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brothers.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ϢⲞϢϤ ⲘⲀϮⲪⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ϮⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
12 Now concerning Apollos the brother, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not at all his desire to come now; but he will come when he has an opportunity.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲀⲒϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚϪⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲨⲔⲈⲢⲒⲀ.
13 Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲢⲰⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϬⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈⲘⲚⲞⲘϮ.
14 Let all that you do be done in love.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
15 Now I beg you, brothers—you know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to serve the holy ones—
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϮϮϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲎⲒ ⲚⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲞⲢⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲦⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲬⲀⲒⲀ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲐⲀϢⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ.
16 that you also be in subjection to such, and to everyone who helps in the work and labours.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦϦⲞⲤⲒ.
17 I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus; for that which was lacking on your part, they supplied.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϮⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲞⲢⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲬⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲢⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲔⲢⲰϤ.
18 For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge those who are like that.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲨϮⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
19 The assemblies of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you warmly in the Lord, together with the assembly that is in their house.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲀⲔⲨⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲢⲒⲤⲔⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨⲎⲒ.
20 All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
ⲕ̅ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲀⲤⲠⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲪⲒ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲀⲂ.
21 This greeting is by me, Paul, with my own hand.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲀⲀⲤⲠⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀϪⲒϪ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
22 If any man doesn’t love the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, let him be cursed. Come, Lord!
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲐⲈⲘⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲀⲚⲀⲐⲀ.
23 The grace of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah be with you.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
24 My love to all of you in Messiah Yeshua. Amen.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲦⲀⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ