1 Corinthians 3

1 And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly — as to babes in Christ;

ⲁ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.

2 with milk I fed you, and not with meat, for ye were not yet able, but not even yet are ye now able,

ⲃ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲥⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ.

3 for yet ye are fleshly, for where [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not fleshly, and in the manner of men do walk?

ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲕⲱϩ ϩⲓϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ.

4 for when one may say, 'I, indeed, am of Paul;' and another, 'I — of Apollos;' are ye not fleshly?

ⲇ̅ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ.

5 Who, then, is Paul, and who Apollos, but ministrants through whom ye did believe, and to each as the Lord gave?

ⲉ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ. ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ·

6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth;

ⲋ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲥⲟ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ.

7 so that neither is he who is planting anything, nor he who is watering, but He who is giving growth — God;

ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧⲧⲥⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ.

8 and he who is planting and he who is watering are one, and each his own reward shall receive, according to his own labour,

ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲥⲟ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲉ. ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ·

9 for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are.

ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲃⲣ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.

10 According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master-builder, a foundation I have laid, and another doth build on [it],

ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲧⲉⲕⲧⲱⲛ· ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϭⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲱⲧ ⲉϫⲱⲥ. ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ.

11 for other foundation no one is able to lay except that which is laid, which is Jesus the Christ;

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲕⲁⲕⲉⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.

12 and if any one doth build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw —

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ. ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ. ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ. ϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲉ. ϩⲉⲛϣⲉ. ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲟⲩⲉ.

13 of each the work shall become manifest, for the day shall declare [it], because in fire it is revealed, and the work of each, what kind it is, the fire shall prove;

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.

14 if of any one the work doth remain that he built on [it], a wage he shall receive;

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲕⲉ.

15 if of any the work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; and himself shall be saved, but so as through fire.

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ̅ ϥⲛⲁϯⲟⲥⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̅·

16 have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.

17 if any one the sanctuary of God doth waste, him shall God waste; for the sanctuary of God is holy, the which ye are.

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉ.

18 Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age — let him become a fool, that he may become wise, (aiōn g165)

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲝⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲥⲟϭ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ. (aiōn g165)

19 for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, 'Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'

ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲟϭ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲟⲧⲥ̅.

20 and again, 'The Lord doth know the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain.'

ⲕ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ

21 So then, let no one glory in men, for all things are yours,

ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ

22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things about to be — all are yours,

ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲕⲏⲫⲁ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲱⲛϩ̅. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲡⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉ.

23 and ye [are] Christ's, and Christ [is] God's.

ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ·