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1 ⲁ̅ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲉϥϯϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲕⲩⲙⲃⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲙⲛ ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ

If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.

3 ⲅ̅ ⲕⲁⲛⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϯⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ

If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burnt, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.

4 ⲇ̅ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲥϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲥⲣⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲉⲥⲕⲱϩ ⲙⲉⲥⲣⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

5 ⲉ̅ ⲙⲉⲥⲁⲥⲭⲩⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲉⲥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲙⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ

doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;

6 ⲋ̅ ⲙⲉⲥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ

doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

7 ⲍ̅ ϣⲁⲥϥⲓ ϩⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲁⲥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲁⲥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲁⲥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.

8 ⲏ̅ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲉⲥϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲗⲟ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

9 ⲑ̅ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ

For we know in part and we prophesy in part;

10 ⲓ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ

but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.

11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲣⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲛⲛⲁ ⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.

12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲃ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟ ϩⲓ ϩⲟ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲡⲉⲉⲓϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.