< 1 Corinthians 8 >

1 And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲕⲱⲧ
2 and if any one doth think to know anything, he hath not yet known anything according as it behoveth [him] to know;
ⲃ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϣϣⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ
3 and if any one doth love God, this one hath been known by Him.
ⲅ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
4 Concerning the eating then of the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one;
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϭⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲁ
5 for even if there are those called gods, whether in heaven, whether upon earth — as there are gods many and lords many —
ⲉ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓ ϩⲁϩ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
6 yet to us [is] one God, the Father, of whom [are] the all things, and we to Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom [are] the all things, and we through Him;
ⲋ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
7 but not in all men [is] the knowledge, and certain with conscience of the idol, till now, as a thing sacrificed to an idol do eat [it], and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϣⲁ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲥⲧⲱⲗⲙ
8 But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;
ⲏ̅ⲙⲛ ϩⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲛ
9 but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,
ⲑ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ
10 for if any one may see thee that hast knowledge in an idol's temple reclining at meat — shall not his conscience — he being infirm — be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to idols,
ⲓ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲕⲛⲏϫ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϭⲱⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ
11 and the brother who is infirm shall perish by thy knowledge, because of whom Christ died?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ
12 and thus sinning in regard to the brethren, and smiting their weak conscience — in regard to Christ ye sin;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ
13 wherefore, if victuals cause my brother to stumble, I may eat no flesh — to the age — that my brother I may not cause to stumble. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲁϥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲉⲓⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ (aiōn g165)

< 1 Corinthians 8 >