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Text: 46_1 Corinthians_5
Coptic: ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲣϣⲁ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲑⲁⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲑⲁⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲧⲑⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ ϩⲓⲙⲉ .
English: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old yeast, neither with the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_5
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲧⲱϩ ⲙⲛⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ .
English: I wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners;
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_5
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲏ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲏ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲏ ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ .
English: yet not at all meaning with the sexual sinners of this world, or with the covetous and extortioners, or with idolaters; for then you would have to leave the world
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_5
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲧⲱϩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲏ ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲏ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ⲏ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ .
English: But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. Don't even eat with such a person.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_5
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ . ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ
English: For what have I to do with also judging those who are outside? Don't you judge those who are within?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_5
Coptic: ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ .
English: But those who are outside, God judges. 'Put away the wicked man from among yourselves.'
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲉϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ϩⲓⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲓⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲛ .
English: Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉⲉⲩⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ .
English: Don't you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲛⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ .
English: Don't you know that we will judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟϣϥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲑⲙⲥⲟⲟⲩ .
English: If then, you have to judge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who are of no account in the assembly?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ . ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ .
English: I say this to move you to shame. Isn't there even one wise man among you who would be able to decide between his brothers?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
English: But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers!
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲏⲇⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ ⲣⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ . ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ . ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲉϭⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ .
English: Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϥⲱϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ .
English: No, but you yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that against your brothers.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲁⲗⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲣⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲙⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ .
English: Or don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don't be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲱϥⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortioners, will inherit the Kingdom of God.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲉⲕⲙⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: Such were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ . ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲝⲉⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϯⲛⲁⲕⲁ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
English: All things are lawful for me,' but not all things are expedient. 'All things are lawful for me,' but I will not be brought under the power of anything.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲛϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙ ⲛⲧϩⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲛϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲥϥⲟⲩ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ .
English: Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods,' but God will bring to nothing both it and them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ .
English: Now God raised up the Lord, and will also raise us up by his power.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ . ⲧⲁϥⲓ ϭⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ
English: Don't you know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be!
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ .
English: Or don't you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, 'The two,' says he, 'will become one flesh.'
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ .
English: But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ . ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ . ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ .
English: Flee sexual immorality! 'Every sin that a man does is outside the body,' but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲡⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ .
English: Or don't you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own,
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_6
Coptic: ⲁⲩϣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲁⲥⲟⲩ . ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ .
English: for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙϫⲱϩ ⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ .
English: Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ .
English: But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲕⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ .
English: Let the husband render to his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ . ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲓ ⲟ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ .
English: The wife doesn't have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise also the husband doesn't have authority over his own body, but the wife.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣϥⲉϭⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲃ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲣϥⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ .
English: Don't deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn't tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ . ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ .
English: But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲉⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ .
English: Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϭⲱ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ ϩⲱ .
English: But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲓ . ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲱⲕϩ .
English: But if they don't have self-control, let them marry. For it's better to marry than to burn.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ .
English: But to the married I command--not I, but the Lord--that the wife not leave her husband
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϭⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ . ⲏ ⲛⲥϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ .
English: (but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϭⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥⲗⲟ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ .
English: But to the rest I--not the Lord--say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϭⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲥⲗⲟ ϩⲁⲡϩⲁⲓ .
English: The woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is content to live with her, let her not leave her husband.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .
English: For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲛϥⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲧⲥⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁϩⲙⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ .
English: Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ . ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲁϣⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ .
English: For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲉⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉϣⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉϯⲧⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲧⲉϩⲙⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲃⲃⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲟⲃⲥϥ . ⲁⲩⲧⲉϩⲙⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲃⲃⲏⲧϥ .
English: Was anyone called having been circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲉ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ .
English: Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϭⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥⲣⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲁⲕ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲣⲙϩⲉ ⲭⲣⲱ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: Were you called being a bondservant? Don't let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϩⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲗⲉⲩⲑⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ . ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲡⲣⲙϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ .
English: For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord's free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ's bondservant.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩϣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: You were bought with a price. Don't become bondservants of men.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϭⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: Brothers, let each man, in whatever condition he was called, stay in that condition with God.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ . ϯϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
English: Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϭⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ . ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϭⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ .
English: I think that it is good therefore, because of the distress that is on us, that it is good for a man to be as he is.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲕⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲕⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ .
English: Are you bound to a wife? Don't seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don't seek a wife.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲉⲡⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯϯⲥⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ .
English: But if you marry, you have not sinned. If a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have oppression in the flesh, and I want to spare you.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲟⲗⲕ ⲡⲉ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲩ .
English: But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ .
English: and those who weep, as though they didn't weep; and those who rejoice, as though they didn't rejoice; and those who buy, as though they didn't possess;
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲭⲣⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲭⲣⲱ ⲁⲛ . ϥⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ .
English: and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ϯⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ . ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϥϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ .
English: But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ϥϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ .
English: but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲡⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϫⲓϩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ .
English: There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world--how she may please her husband.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲗⲱ ⲉϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲧⲥⲁⲛⲟ ⲙⲛⲧϭⲓⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁϫⲛⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ
English: This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϥϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲥⲣⲛⲟϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧϣϣⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲁϥ ⲛϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲓ .
English: But if any man thinks that he is behaving inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of her age, and if need so requires, let him do what he desires. He doesn't sin. Let them marry.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲛϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ .
English: But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own heart, to keep his own virgin, does well.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn't give her in marriage does better.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲡϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲣⲙϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ .
English: A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whoever she desires, only in the Lord.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_7
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϭⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲁⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ . ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God's Spirit.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_8
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ . ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ . ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲕⲱⲧ .
English: Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_8
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧϣϣⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ .
English: But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn't yet know as he ought to know.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_8
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ .
English: But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_8
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϭⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲁ .
English: Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_8
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ . ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ . ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓϩⲁϩ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ .
English: For though there are things that are called 'gods,' whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many 'gods' and many 'lords;'
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_8
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ .
English: yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_8
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ . ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϣⲁϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲥⲧⲱⲗⲙ .
English: However, that knowledge isn't in all men. But some, with consciousness of the idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_8
Coptic: ⲙⲛϩⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲛ .
English: But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don't eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_8
Coptic: ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ .
English: But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_8
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲕⲛⲏϫ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϭⲱⲃ ⲡⲉ . ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ .
English: For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol's temple, won't his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_8
Coptic: ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ . ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ .
English: And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_8
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ . ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
English: Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_8
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲙⲁϥ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲓⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ .
English: Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forevermore, that I don't cause my brother to stumble.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲙϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ϩⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ .
English: Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven't I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren't you my work in the Lord?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ . ⲧⲉⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ .
English: If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ .
English: My defense to those who examine me is this.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲓⲥⲱ .
English: Have we no right to eat and to drink?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲕⲉⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲏⲫⲁⲥ .
English: Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ϫⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲛⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲣϩⲱⲃ .
English: Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁϥⲣⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲯⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ . ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ . ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟϩⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ .
English: What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and doesn't eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and doesn't drink from the flock's milk?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ . ⲏ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ .
English: Do I speak these things according to the ways of men? Or doesn't the law also say the same thing?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲧⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓ . ⲙⲏ ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ
English: For it is written in the law of Moses, 'You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.' Is it for the oxen that God cares,
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ϫⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ . ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϩϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥⲕⲁⲓ ⲉⲥⲕⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ .
English: or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϫⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ . ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱϩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ .
English: If we sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your fleshly things?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲭⲣⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛϥⲓ ϩⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
English: If others partake of this right over you, don't we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Good News of Christ.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲡⲣⲡⲉ . ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲣⲟϥⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲡⲱϣ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ .
English: Don't you know that those who serve around sacred things eat from the things of the temple, and those who wait on the altar have their portion with the altar?
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲟϣⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ .
English: Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News.
Text: 46_1 Corinthians_9
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ . ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ . ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩⲛⲁϣⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ .
English: But I have used none of these things, and I don't write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void.