megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: μπενθρε hλι κωt νσα πετεφωf μμαυατf αλλα νσα φα πεfsφηρ
English: Let not any seek for his own, but for that of his neighbour.
Coptic: ενχαι νιβεν ετουt μμωου εβολ kεν πιμακελλοσ ουμου ντετενkοτkετ αν νhλι εθβε tσυνηδεσισ
English: All things which are sold in the meat-market eat, making no enquiry because of the conscience;
Coptic: φα πcσ γαρ πε πικαhι νεμ πεfμοh
English: for the earth is the Lord's, and its fulness.
Coptic: ισjε ουον ουαι ννιαθναht θωhεμ μμωτεν ουοh τετενουωs μαsε νωτεν ενχαι νιβεν ετουναχαυ kατεν θηνου ουομου ντετενkοτkετ αν νhλι εθβε tσυνηδεσισ
English: If one of the unbelievers invite you, and ye wish, go. All things which they will set before you, eat, making no enquiry because of the conscience.
Coptic: εsωπ δε αρεsαν ουαι jοσ νωτεν jε ουsωτ νιδωλον πε φαι μπερουωμ εθβε φη εταfταμωτεν νεμ εθβε tσυνηδεσισ
English: But if one should say to you: This is a thing slain for idols,' eat not, because of him who showed to you, and because of the conscience;
Coptic: tjω δε εθβε ουσυνηδεσισ νθωκ αν τε αλλα θα πεκsφηρ εθβεου γαρ ταμετρεμhε σεναthαπ εροσ εβολ hιτεν κεσυνηδεσισ
English: but I say because of a conscience: it is not thine, but that of thy neighbour. For why will my liberty be judged by another conscience?
Coptic: ισjε ανοκ tcι kεν ουsεπhμοτ εθβεου σεjεουα εροι εjεν φη ανοκ εtsεπhμοτ εhρηι εjωf
English: If I (pron.) receive in [a] thanksgiving, why am I blasphemed about that for which I (pron.) give thanks?
Coptic: ιτε ουν τετενουωμ ιτε τετενσω ιτε τετενιρι νκεhωβ αρι hωβ νιβεν επtωου μφt
English: Whether, then, ye eat, or ye drink, or ye do (any) other thing, do all things unto the glorifying God.
Coptic: ουοh sωπι ερετενοι νατcροπ ννιιουδαι νεμ νιουεινιν νεμ tεκκλησια ντε φt
English: And be ye offenceless to the Jews and the Greeks and the church of God:
Coptic: κατα φρηt hω ετε kεν hωβ νιβεν tραναf νουον νιβεν νtκωt αν νσα τανοfρι μμαυατ αλλα θα νιμηs hινα νσενοhεμ
English: according as I also in all things please all, not seeking for mine own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.
Coptic: sωπι ερετενονι μμοι κατα φρηt hω εtονι μπχσ
English: Be ye like me, according as I also am like Christ.
Coptic: tταιο δε μμωτεν jε τετενιρι μπαμευι kεν hωβ νιβεν ουοh κατα φρηt εταιt ννιπαραδοσισ ντεν θηνου τετεναμονι μμωου
English: But I honour you because ye remember me in all things, and according as I delivered to you the traditions, ye lay hold on them.
Coptic: tουεs θηνου ερετενεμι jε ταφε νρωμι νιβεν πε πχσ ταφε δε νtσhιμι πεσhαι πε ταφε δε μπχσ φt πε
English: I wish you to know (lit, knowing) that (the) head of every man is Christ, but (the) head of the woman is her husband, but (the) head of Christ is God.
Coptic: ρωμι νιβεν εττωβh ιε εfερπροφητευιν ερε jωf hωβσ εftsιπι ντεfαφε
English: Every man who prayeth or prophesieth, having his head covered, is shaming his head.
Coptic: σhιμι δε νιβεν εστωβh ιε εσερπροφητευιν νjωσ hωβσ αν σtsιπι ντεσαφε ουαι γαρ πε ουοh φαι ρω πε νθη ετε jωσ kοκhσ
English: But every woman praying or prophesying with her head not covered shameth her head: for it is one and it is the same as she whose head is shaven.
Coptic: ισjε γαρ μμον ουσhιμι ναhεβσ jωσ ιε μαρεσkοκhf ισjε ουsωs πε εουσhιμι εjεβσ jωσ ιε εkοκhf ιε μαρεσhεβσ jωσ
English: For if a woman will not cover her head, then let her shave it: if it is a dishonour unto a woman to shear her head, or to shave it, let her cover her head.
Coptic: πιρωμι μεν γαρ σεμπsα ναf αν ντεfhεβσ jωf jε ουhικων νεμ ουωου ντε φt πε tσhιμι δε νθοσ ουωου ντε πεσhαι πε
English: For the man indeed ought not to cover his head, because he is an image and a glory of God: but the woman--she is a glory of her husband.
Coptic: νεταυεν πιρωμι γαρ αν εβολ kεν tσhιμι αλλα tσhιμι εβολ kεν πιρωμι
English: For the man was not brought from the woman, but the woman from the man:
Coptic: κε γαρ νεταυσεντ πιρωμι αν εθβε tσhιμι αλλα tσhιμι εθβε πιρωμι
English: for the man was not also created because of the woman, but the woman because of the man:
Coptic: εθβεφαι σεμπsα ντε tσhιμι χα ουερsων εjεν τεσαφε εθβε νιαγγελοσ
English: therefore the woman ought to put a veil upon her head because of the angels.
Coptic: πλην ουδε μμον ουσhιμι χωρισ ρωμι ουδε ρωμι χωρισ σhιμι kεν πcσ
English: Nevertheless neither is a woman without man nor man without woman in the Lord.
Coptic: κατα φρηt γαρ ετε tσhιμι ουεβολ kεν πιρωμι πε παιρηt ον πιρωμι ουεβολ kεν tσhιμι πε ενχαι νιβεν hανεβολ μφt νε
English: For according as the woman is [a] from the man, thus also the man is [a] through a the woman; all things are from God.
Coptic: μαhαπ kεν θηνου μμιν μμωτεν jε ασσsε νουσhιμι εθρεστωβh μφt νjωσ hοβσ αν
English: Judge in your own selves: that it was seemly for a woman to pray to God with her head not covered.
Coptic: ουδε νθοσ tφυσισ tσβω νωτεν αν jε πιρωμι μεν γαρ εsωπ ερε jωf sηου ουsωs ναf πε
English: Not even [the] nature herself teacheth you, That the man indeed, if he have long hair, it is a dishonour to him.
Coptic: tσhιμι δε νθοσ εsωπ ερε jωσ sηου ουωου νασ πε jε εταυt μπιfωι νασ ντsεβιω νουερsων
English: But the woman, if she have long hair, it is a glory to her; because the hair was given to her instead of a veil.
Coptic: ισjε δε ουον ουαι μευι εερρεfscνην ανον δε μμονταν μμαυ νουκαhσ μπαιρηt ουδε νιεκκλησια ντε φt
English: But if (any) one thinketh to be contentious, [but] we (pron.) have not such a custom, neither the churches of God.
Coptic: φαι δε ειhονhεν μμοf ναιθμαιο μμωτεν αν jε εταρετενθωουt επετσωτπ αν αλλα φη ετθεβιηουτ
English: But ordering this I was not justifying you, because ye assemble not for the better, but  the worse.
Coptic: νsορπ μεν γαρ ερετενναθωουt hι ουμα kεν tεκκλησια tσωτεμ εhανφωρj ευsοπ kεν θηνου ουοh tναht kεν ουμεροσ
English: For first indeed, being about to assemble together in the church, I hear of divisions being among you, and. I partly believe (it).
Coptic: hωt γαρ ντε hανhερεσισ sωπι kεν θηνου hινα νισωτπ hωου ετkεν θηνου νσεουωνh εβολ
English: For there must be heresies among you, that the chosen also who are among you might be manifested.
Coptic: ερετενναθωουt ουν hι ουμα νουκυριακον νδιπνον αν πε εουομf
English: Being about to assemble, then, together, it is not to eat a Lord's Supper:
Coptic: πιουαι γαρ πιουαι fερsορπ νcι εβολ kεν πεfδιπνον εουωμ ουον πετhοκερ μεν ουον πετθαkι δε
English: for each one taketh before (another) from his supper to eat; there is (one) who is hungry indeed, but there is (one) who is drunken.
Coptic: μη γαρ μμοντετεν ηι μμαυ εουωμ νεμ εσω sαν αρετενερκαταφρονιν νtεκκλησια ντε φt ντετενtsιπι ννη ετε μμον ντωου ου πεtναjοf νωτεν νταθμαιε θηνου kεν φαι νtναθμαιε θηνου αν
English: For have ye not houses to eat and to drink (in)? Or despised ye the church of God, and shamed them who have not? What shall (lit. will, thus again) I say to you? (Is it) that I justify you in this? I shall not justify you.
Coptic: ανοκ γαρ αιcι εβολ hιτεν πcσ μφη εταιτηιf ετεν θηνου jε πcσ ιησ kεν πιjωρh εναυνατηιf νkητf αfcι νουωικ
English: For I (pron.) received from the Lord that which I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was about to be betrayed (lit. given) took a loaf;
Coptic: ουοh αfsεπhμοτ αfφαsf ουοh αfjοσ jε φαι πε πασωμα ετουνατηιf εjεν θηνου φαι αριτf επjινερπαμευι
English: and he gave thanks, he brake it, and he said: 'This is my body, which will be given for you: this do for remembrance of me.'
Coptic: παιρηt ον πικεαφοτ μενενσα πιδιπνον εfjω μμοσ jε παιαφοτ tδιαθηκη μβερι τε kεν πασνοf φαι αριτf νσοπ νιβεν ετετεννασω μμοf ερετενιρι μπαμευι
English: Thus also the cup after the supper, saying: 'This cup is the new testament in my blood. This do every time (in) which ye will drink it, remembering me.'
Coptic: σοπ γαρ νιβεν ετετενναουωμ μπαιωικ ουοh ντετενσω μπαιαφοτ ερετενhιωιs μφμου μπcσ sατεfι
English: For every time (in) which ye will eat this bread and drink this cup, ye area proclaiming (the) death of the Lord until he come.
Coptic: hωστε φη εθναουωμ εβολ kεν παιωικ ουοh ντεfσω εβολ kεν παιαφοτ ντε πcσ kεν ουμετατμπsα εfεsωπι εfοι νενοχοσ μπισωμα νεμ πισνοf ντε πcσ
English: Wherefore he who will eat from this bread and drink from this cup of the Lord unworthily shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
Coptic: μαρε πιρωμι δε ερδοκιμαζιν μμοf ουοh παιρηt μαρεfουωμ εβολ kεν πιωικ ουοh ντεfσω εβολ kεν πιαφοτ
English: But let the man prove himself, and thus let him eat from the bread and drink from the cup.
Coptic: φη γαρ εθουωμ ουοh ετσω αfουωμ ουοh αfσω ευhαπ ναf νρεfερδιακρινιν μπισωμα αν
English: For he who eateth and who drinketh, ate and drank for a judgement to him, not (being) discerner of the body.
Coptic: εθβεφαι ουον ουμηs sωνι kεν θηνου ουοh σεμοκh ουοh σενκοτ νjε ουμηs
English: Therefore many are weak among you, and they are in pain; and many sleep.
Coptic: ενανερδιακρινιν γαρ μμον ναυναthαπ ερον αν πε
English: For if we were discerning ourselves, we should not be judged.
Coptic: εfthαπ γαρ ερον νjε φt εftσβω ναν hινα νσεsτεμhιτεν μπhαπ νεμ νιεθνοσ
English: For God is judging us, teaching us, that we may not be condemned with the Gentiles.
Coptic: hωστε ουν νασνηου αρετενsανθωουt εουωμ οhι ννετενερηου
English: Wherefore then, my brethren, should ye assemble to eat, stay for one another.
Coptic: ισjε ουον πετhοκερ μαρεfουωμ kεν πεfηι hινα ντετενsτεμθωουt ευhαπ πσεπι δε αιsανι ειεθαsου
English: If there is he who is hungry, let him eat in his house; that ye may not assemble for a judgement. But (the) rest (of the things), should I come, I shall ordain.
Coptic: εθβε νιπνατικον δε νασνηου νtουεs θηνου αν ερετενοι νατεμι
English: But concerning the spiritual (gifts), my brethren, I wish you not to be (lit. being) ignorant.
Coptic: τετενεμι jε ερετενοι νεθνοσ ερετενχη kα νιιδωλον νατkρωου ναρετενμοsι μφρηt εταυεν θηνου εhρηι μμοf
English: Ye know that, being Gentiles, being under the voiceless idols, ye were walking (along) as ye were led.
Coptic: εθβε φαι tταμο μμωτεν jε μμον hλι εfσαjι kεν πιπνα ντε φt jω μμοσ jε ουον ουαναθεμα πε ιησ ουοh μμον sjομ ντε hλι jοσ jε πcσ ιησ ιμηt kεν ουπνα εfουαβ
English: Therefore I show to you, that no one speaking in the spirit of God saith that Jesus is an anathema; and it is not possible that any should say that Jesus (is) the Lord except in a holy spirit.
Coptic: ουον hαντοι δε μφωs ευsοπ ντε hανhμοτ επαιπνα ρω πε
English: But there are distributions existing of graces, though it is the same spirit.
Coptic: ουοh ουον hαντοι μφωs ευsοπ ντε hανδιακωνια επαιcσ ρω πε
English: And there are distributions existing of ministrations, though it is the same Lord.
Coptic: ουοh ουον hαντοι μφωs ντε hανhβηουι επαινουt ρω πε ετερhωβ νενχαι νιβεν kεν ουον νιβεν
English: And there are distributions of works, though it is the same God who worketh all things in all.
Coptic: πιουαι δε πιουαι σεt ναf μφουωνh εβολ ντε πιπνα κατα πετερνοfρι
English: But to each one is given (the) manifestation of the spirit according to that which is profitable.
Coptic: ουαι μεν γαρ εβολ hιτεν πιπνα sαυt ναf νουσαjι νσοφια κεουαι δε νουσαjι νεμι κατα παιπνα φαι
English: For to one indeed is given through the spirit a word of wisdom; but to another a word of knowledge according to the same spirit:
Coptic: κεουαι δε νουναht kεν παιπνα ρω κεουαι δε νhανhμοτ νταλcο kεν παιπνα ρω ον
English: but to another [a] faith in the same spirit; but to another graces of healing in the same spirit;
Coptic: κεουαι δε νhανhβηουι νjομ κεουαι δε ουπροφητια κεουαι δε hανβωλ μπνα κεουαι δε hανγενοσ νλασ κεουαι δε ουερμηνια νλασ
English: but to another works of power; but to another [a] prophecy; but to another explaining of spirit; but to another kinds of tongues; but to another an interpretation of tongues:
Coptic: ναι δε τηρου πιουαι ετερhωβ νkητου παιπνα ρω πε εfφωs μπιουαι πιουαι κατα φρηt ετεhναf
English: but all these the one which worketh in them is the same spirit, dividing to each one according as he willeth.
Coptic: κατα φρηt γαρ ετε πισωμα ουαι πε ουονταf νουμηs μμελοσ μμαυ νιμελοσ δε τηρου ντε πισωμα ευοι νουμηs ουαι δε νσωμα πε παιρηt hωf πχσ
English: For according as the body is one, (yet) it hath many members, but all the members of the body are being many, but it is one body; thus Christ also.
Coptic: κε γαρ ανον τηρεν ετανcιωμσ kεν ουπνα νουωτ ευσωμα νουωτ ιτε νιιουδαι ιτε νιουεινιν ιτε βωκ ιτε ρεμhε ουοh ανον τηρεν αυτσον νουπνα νουωτ
English: For we also were all baptised in one spirit unto one body, whether the Jews or the Greeks or servant or free, and we were all made to drink one spirit.
Coptic: κε γαρ πισωμα νουμελοσ νουωτ αν πε αλλα ουμηs
English: For the body also is not one member, but many.
Coptic: εsωπ αρεsαν tcαλοj jοσ jε ανοκ ουjιj αν ανοκ ουεβολ kεν πισωμα αν ου παρα τουτο εβολ kεν πισωμα αν τε
English: If the foot should say: I am not a hand, I am not from the body,' it is not, in consequence of this, not from the body.
Coptic: ουοh εsωπ αρεsαν πιμαsj jοσ jε ανοκ ουβαλ αν ανοκ ουεβολ kεν πισωμα αν ου παρα τουτο εβολ kεν πισωμα αν τε
English: And if the ear should say: I am not an eye, I am not from the body,' it is not, in consequence of this, not from the body.
Coptic: ενε πισωμα τηρf ουβαλ πε νε αfθων hωf πισωτεμ ενε ουσωτεμ τηρf πε αfθων hωf πιsωλεμ
English: If the whole body were an eye, where had been also the hearing? If the whole were an hearing, where was also the smelling?
Coptic: tνου δε α φt χω ννιμελοσ πιουαι πιουαι μμωου kεν πισωμα κατα φρηt εταfουωs
English: But now God put the members each one of them in the body according as he wished.
Coptic: ενε ουμελοσ νουωτ τηρου πε νε αfθων hωf πισωμα
English: If all were one member, where had been also the body?
Coptic: tνου δε ουμηs μεν νε νιμελοσ ουαι δε πε πισωμα
English: But now many indeed are the members, but the body is one.
Coptic: μμον sjομ ντε πιβαλ jοσ νtjιj jε tερχρια μμο αν ιε παλιν tαφε ννιcαλαυj jε tερχρια μμωτεν αν
English: It is not possible that the eye should say to the hand: `I have no need of thee,' or again the head to the feet: 'I have no need of you.'
Coptic: αλλα μαλλον νιμελοσ ετουμευι ερωου ντε πισωμα jε σεοι νjωβ ναι hαναναγκεον νhουο νε
English: But rather the members of the body, of which they think that they are feeble, these are more necessary:
Coptic: ουοh νη ετενμευι ερωου ντε πισωμα jε σεsηs ναι δε νt νωου νουταιο νhουο ουοh νη εταjαιωου νταν ουον ντωου νhουο εσαι μμαυ
English: and those of the body, of which we think that they are unhonoured, to these we give more honour; and our ugly things have more beauty (given them);
Coptic: νη δε ετσαιωου νταν σεερχρια αν αλλα φt αfθετ πισωμα εαft νουhουο ταιο μφη ετsατ
English: but our beautiful things have no need: but God tempered the body, having given more honour to that which lacked;
Coptic: hινα ντεsτεμφωρj sωπι kεν πισωμα αλλα ντε νιμελοσ τηρου fιρωουs kα νουερηου
English: that there might not be division in the body; but that all the members might care for one another.
Coptic: ουοh εsωπ εουον ουμελοσ cιμκαh sαρε νιμελοσ τηρου cιμκαh νεμαf εsωπ εουον ουμελοσ cιωου sαρε νιμελοσ τηρου ραsι νεμαf
English: And if there is a member suffering, all the members suffer with it; if there is a member glorified, all the members rejoice with it.
Coptic: νθωτεν δε νθωτεν πσωμα μπχσ νεμ νεfμελοσ kεν ουμεροσ
English: But ye are (the) body of Christ, and his members severally.
Coptic: νη μεν ετα φt χαυ kεν νιεκκλησια sορπ hαναποστολοσ φμαh β hανπροφητησ φμαh γ hανρεftσβω μενενσα ναι hανjομ ιτα hανhμοτ νταλcο hανμετρεftτοτου hανμετρεfερhεμι hανγενοσ νλασ
English: They indeed whom God put in the churches, first apostles, (the) second prophets, (the) third teachers, after these powers, then graces of healing, helps, guidances, kinds of tongues.
Coptic: μη σεναεραποστολοσ τηρου μη σεναερπροφητησ τηρου μη σεναερρεftσβω τηρου μη σεναερjομ τηρου
English: Will all be apostles? Will all be prophets? Will all be teachers? Will all be powers?
Coptic: μη ουον ντωου τηρου νhανhμοτ νταλcο μη σενασαjι τηρου kεν hανλασ μη σεναερμενευιν τηρου
English: Have all graces of healing? Will all speak in tongues? Will all interpret?
Coptic: χοh δε ενιhμοτ εθνααυ ουοh ετι ον tναταμωτεν εκεμωιτ ενααf νhουο
English: But be zealous for the great graces. And yet also I shall (lit. will) show to you another greater way.
Coptic: εsωπ αιsανσαjι kεν φλασ ντε νιρωμι νεμ φα νιαγγελοσ μμονt αγαπη δε μμαυ αιερ μφρηt νουhομτ εfσενσεν ιε ουκυμβαλον εfεsληλουι
English: If I should speak in (the) tongue of the men and that of the angels, but I have not love, I was as a sounding brass or a clashing cymbal.
Coptic: καν εουον ντηι νουπροφητια εισωουν ννιμυστηριον τηρου νεμ πεμι τηρf καν ερε φναht τηρf ντοτ hωστε εουωτεβ νhαντωου εβολ μμονt αγαπη δε μμαυ ανοκ hλι
English: Even if I have [a] prophecy, knowing all the mysteries and all (the) knowledge; even if I have all (the) faith so as to remove mountains, but I have not love, I (am) nothing.
Coptic: καν αιsανt ννη ετε νουι τηρου εθρουουομου ουοh νταt μπακεσωμα hινα νταsουsου μμονt αγαπη δε μμαυ νtjεμhηου νhλι αν
English: Even if I should give all my (goods) to cause them to eat, and give my body also that I may boast, but I have not love, I gain nothing.
Coptic: tαγαπη sασωου νhητ sασερhελjε tαγαπη μπασχοh tαγαπη μπασερπερπεροσ μπασcισι νhητ
English: [The] love is longsuffering; hopeth; love envieth not; love is not puffed up; is not proud;
Coptic: μπασcιsιπι μπασκωt νσα νη ετε νουσ μπασjωντ μπασμευι επιπετhωου
English: is not put to shame; seeketh not for her own; is not angry; thinketh not the evil;
Coptic: μπασραsι εjεν θμετcινjονσ sασραsι δε εjεν θμηι
English: rejoiceth not over (the) wrongdoing, but rejoiceth over (the) truth;
Coptic: sασωου νhητ kεν hωβ νιβεν sασναht kεν hωβ νιβεν sασερhελπισ kεν hωβ νιβεν sασαμονι ντοτσ kεν hωβ νιβεν
English: is longsuffering in all things; believeth in all things; hopeth in all things: endureth in all things.
Coptic: tαγαπη μπασhει ενεh ιτε νιπροφητια σενακωρf ιτε νιλασ σεναλοjου ιτε ουεμι πε fνακωρf
English: Love never falleth. Whether the prophecies--they will be done away; whether the tongues--they will cease; whether [a] knowledge--it will be done away.
Coptic: kεν ουμεροσ γαρ τενεμι ουοh kεν ουμεροσ τενερπροφητευιν
English: For in [a] part we know, and in [a] part we prophesy:
Coptic: εsωπ δε αfsανι νjε πιτελιον πιαπομεροσ fνακωρf
English: but if the perfect should come, the in part will be done away.
Coptic: ειοι ναλου ναισαjι πε μφρηt νουαλου ναισοcνι πε μφρηt νουαλου ναιμευι πε μφρηt νουαλου hοτε εταιερρωμι αικωρf ννα tμεταλου
English: Being a child, I was speaking as a child, I was meditating as a child, I was thinking as a child, when I became man I did away the things of my childhood.
Coptic: τενναυ γαρ tνου εβολ hιτεν ουιαλ kεν ουθοντεν τοτε τενναναυ νhο ουβε hο αιεμι tνου kεν ουμεροσ kεν πισηου δε tναεμι κατα φρηt εταυσουωντ
English: For we see now through a glass in a likeness, then we shall (lit. will) see face to face. I know now in [a] part; but then (lit. in the time) I shall (lit. will) know, according as I was known.
Coptic: tνου δε παιγ σεσμοντ φναht thελπισ ταγαπη πεθνααf δε kεν ναι πε tαγαπη
English: But now these three abide, (the) faith, [the] hope, (the) love; but the great among these is [the] love.
Coptic: cοjι νσα tαγαπη χοh δε ενιπνατικον μαλλον δε hινα ντετενερπροφητευιν
English: Pursue after [the] love, but be zealous for the spiritual (gifts), but rather that ye may prophesy.
Coptic: πετσαjι kεν φλασ εfσαjι νεμ νιρωμι αν αλλα φt μμον hλι γαρ σωτεμ εροf kεν πιπνα jε fσαjι νhανμυστηριον
English: He who speaketh in (the) tongue is speaking not to the men but God; for no one heareth him: in the spirit, then, he speaketh mysteries.
Coptic: φη δε ετερπροφητευιν αfσαjι νεμ νιρωμι νουκωτ νεμ ουνομt νεμ ουθωτ νhητ
English: But he who prophesieth spoke to the men for an edification and a comfort and a consolation.
Coptic: πετσαjι kεν φλασ αfκωτ μμοf μμαυατf φη δε ετερπροφητευιν αfκωτ νουεκκλησια
English: He who speaketh in (the) tongue edified himself alone; but he who prophesieth edified a church.
Coptic: tουεs θηνου δε τηρου ερετενσαjι kεν hανλασ μαλλον δε hινα ντετενερπροφητευιν ναα πετερπροφητευιν δε εhοτε πετσαjι kεν φλασ σαβολ ιμητι ντεfερμενευιν hινα ντε tεκκλησια cι νουκωτ
English: But I wish you all to speak (lit. speaking) in tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: but greater is he who prophesieth than he who speaketh in (the) tongue, except he interpret, that the church may receive an edification.
Coptic: tνου δε νασνηου εsωπ αιsανι hαρωτεν εισαjι kεν hανλασ ου νhηου πεtνατηιf νωτεν αιsτεμσαjι νεμωτεν kεν ουcωρπ εβολ ιε kεν ουεμι ιε kεν ουπροφητια ιε kεν ουσβω
English: But now, my brethren, if I should come to you, speaking in tongues, what profit shall (lit. will) I give to you unless I speak to you in a revelation, or in [a] knowledge, or in a prophecy, or in a teaching?
Coptic: ομωσ νιατψυχη ευt ντουσμη ιτε ουσηβι νjω ιτε ουκυθαρα αυsτεμsιβt ντουσμη πωσ σεναεμι επετουjω μμοf ιε φη ετουερκυθαριζιν μμοf
English: Even the soulless things giving their voice, whether a pipe or a harp, unless they make distinction of their voice, how will they know that which is piped or that which is harped?
Coptic: κε γαρ εsωπ αρεsαν ουσαλπιγξ t νουσμη εσουονh εβολ αν νιμ εθναsσεβτωτf εππολεμοσ
English: For if a trumpet also should give a voice not manifest, who will prepare himself for (the) war?
Coptic: παιρηt hωτεν εβολ hιτεν φλασ εsωπ αρεsτεμjε ουσαjι εfουονh εβολ πωσ σεναεμι επετενjω μμοf τετενναsωπι γαρ ερετενσαjι επαηρ
English: Thus ye also through (the) tongue, if ye should not say a word manifest, how will they know that which ye say? For ye will be as speaking unto (the) air.
Coptic: ουον ουμηs νsλωλ νσμη kεν παικοσμοσ ουοh μμον hλι εfοι νατσμη
English: There are many sorts of voice in this world, and there is not anything being voiceless.
Coptic: εsωπ αιsτεμεμι ετjομ ντε tσμη tναsωπι ειοι μβαρβαροσ ντοτf μπετσαjι ουοh πετσαjι νεμηι fναsωπι εfοι μβαρβαροσ ντοτ
English: If I should not know (the) power of the voice, I shall (lit. will) be (a) barbarian for him who speaketh, and he who speaketh to me will be (a) barbarian for me.
Coptic: παιρηt νθωτεν hωτεν επιδη τετενοι νρεfχοh ννιπνατικον επκωτ ντε tεκκλησια κωt hινα ντετενερhουο
English: Thus ye also, since ye are zealous of the spiritual (gifts) unto (the) edification of the church, seek that ye may abound (in them).
Coptic: εθβεφαι πετσαjι kεν φλασ μαρεfτωβh hινα ντεfερμενευιν
English: Therefore he who speaketh in (the) tongue--let him pray that he may interpret.
Coptic: εsωπ γαρ αιsαντωβh kεν φλασ παπνα πεττωβh παhητ δε fοι νατουταh
English: For if I should pray in (the) tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my heart is unfruitful.
Coptic: ου jε πεtνααιf tνατωβh kεν πιπνα tνατωβh δε ον kεν πικεhητ tναερψαλιν kεν πιπνα tναερψαλιν δε ον kεν πικεhητ
English: What then shall (lit. will) I do? I shall pray in the spirit, but I shall pray in the heart also; I shall sing in the spirit, but I shall sing in the heart also.
Coptic: ιε μμον ακsανσμου kεν πιπνα πετjωκ μφμα μπιιδιωτησ εβολ πωσ fναjε πιαμην εhρηι εjεν πεκsεπhμοτ επιδη πετεκjω μμοf fεμι εροf αν
English: Or otherwise if thou shouldst bless in the spirit, he who filleth up (the) place of the unlearned, how will he say the Amēn upon thy thanksgiving, since that which thou sayest he knoweth it not?
Coptic: νθοκ γαρ μεν καλωσ κsεπhμοτ αλλα πικεουαι fκητ αν
English: For thou indeed givest thanks well, but the other one is not edified.
Coptic: tsεπhμοτ ντεν φt jε tσαjι kεν φλασ μαλλον εhοτερωτεν τηρου
English: I give thanks to God that I speak in (the) tongue more than ye all:
Coptic: αλλα tουωs εjε ε νσαjι kεν πακαt kεν tεκκλησια hινα νταερκατηχιν νhανκεχωουνι εhοτε ουθβα νσαjι kεν φλασ
English: but I wish to say five words in my understanding in the church, that I may instruct others, than ten thousand words in (the) tongue.
Coptic: νασνηου μπερεραλου kεν νετενκαt αλλα αριαλου kεν tκακια νhρηι δε kεν νετενκαt sωπι ερετενjηj εβολ
English: My brethren, be not children in your understandings: but be children in [the] malice, but in your understandings be of full (age).
Coptic: σσkηουτ γαρ hι φνομοσ jε kεν hανκελασ νεμ hανκεσφοτου tνασαjι νεμ παιλαοσ ουοh παιρηt ον ννουσωτεμ νσωι πεjε πcσ
English: For it is written in (the) law: 'In other tongues and in other lips I shall (lit. will) speak to this people; and thus also they shall not hearken to me, saith the Lord.'