2 Corinthians 12
1 To boast indeed does not become me: but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
ⲁ̅⳿Ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϯ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉϫⲓⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪.
2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago (whether in the body, or out of the body, I know not, God knoweth) such a one caught up to the third heaven.
ⲃ̅ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲗⲉⲙ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϣⲁ ϯⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲉ.
3 And I know such a man (whether then in the body, or out of the body,
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ ⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ.
4 I know not, God knoweth) that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unutterable words, which it is not permitted unto man to speak.
ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲗⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
5 Of such a one I will boast; but of myself I will not boast, unless in my infirmities.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲓⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ.
6 For though I should incline to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I should speak truth. But I forbear least any one should think of me above what he seeth me to be, or heareth from me.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϯϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ.
7 And least I should be too much lifted up with the abundance of the revelations, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, least I should be too much elevated.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲛⲥⲉⲣⲃⲉⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯ ⲕⲉϩ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ.
8 For this I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲛϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ.
9 And He said unto me, "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is manifested in thy weakness." With the greatest pleasure therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲕⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲥϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ϥⲣⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ.
10 And therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, and in straits for the sake of Christ: for when I am thus weak, then am I made strong.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϯϯⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲓϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ.
11 Am I become vain in boasting? ye have forced me to it: for I ought to have been recommended by you, as I have in nothing fallen short of the very chiefest of the apostles, though in myself I am nothing.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲥⲩⲛⲓⲥⲧⲁⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ⳿ⲟⲧⲉⲃ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ.
12 The marks indeed of an apostle have been shewn among you with all patience, by signs, and wonders, and miracles.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ.
13 For what is it that ye were inferior in to the rest of the churches, unless it be that I myself was not burdensome to you?--- Forgive me this injury.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲣⲟϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲭⲁ ⲡⲁⲓϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not your substance, but your selves. For children are not expected to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ⳿ϩⲣⲟϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲱϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲓⲓⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ.
15 And I will with the greatest pleasure spend and be spent for your souls; even though the more I love you, the less I should be loved.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉϭⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϭⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲥⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ.
16 Be it so, that I did not burden you myself, yet, may some say, being crafty I over-reached you by subtilty.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲥⲧⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ.
17 But did I make a gain of you by any of those whom I sent to you?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲏ ⳿ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
18 I desired Titus to come to you, and with him I sent a brother: did Titus make a gain of you? did we not walk in the same spirit? did we not tread in the same steps?
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲓϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ.
19 Do ye then think that we are making apologies to you? No, we speak before God in Christ: and all, my beloved, for your edification.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲕⲉϫⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ.
20 For I am afraid least when I come, I should not find you such as I could wish, and I should be found to you such as ye would not: least there should be contentions, emulations, animosities, strifes, thwartings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: and least,
ⲕ̅ϯⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣ⳿ϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲭⲟϩ ⲓⲉ ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲓⲉ ϣⲉⲣϣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲓⲉ ⲭⲁⲥⲕⲉⲥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲓⲉ ϭⲓⲥⲓⲛϩⲏⲧ.
21 when I come again, my God should humble me among you, and I should be grieved for many of those who have sinned heretofore, and have not repented of the impurity, and fornication, and lewdness which they have practised.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁⲓϥ.
