ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲒⲞⲤ Ⲁ ̅ 7
Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
But, because of fornication, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
A husband should fulfill his obligation to his wife, and a wife should also act similarly toward her husband.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ. ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲟ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ.
It is not the wife, but the husband, who has power over her body. But, similarly also, it is not the husband, but the wife, who has power over his body.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϥⲉϭⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲃ̅ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲣ̅ϥⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ.
So, do not fail in your obligations to one another, except perhaps by consent, for a limited time, so that you may empty yourselves for prayer. And then, return together again, lest Satan tempt you by means of your abstinence.
But I am saying this, neither as an indulgence, nor as a commandment.
7 ⲍ̅ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲕⲉⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
For I would prefer it if you were all like myself. But each person has his proper gift from God: one in this way, yet another in that way.
But I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them, if they would remain as they are, just as I also am.
But if they cannot restrain themselves, they should marry. For it is better to marry, than to be burned.
But to those who have been joined in matrimony, it is not I who commands you, but the Lord: a wife is not to separate from her husband.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϭⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ. ⲏ̅ ⲛⲥ̅ϩⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ·
But if she has separated from him, she must remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband should not divorce his wife.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϯϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϭⲱ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲗⲟ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ.
Concerning the rest, I am speaking, not the Lord. If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.
And if any woman has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce her husband.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲛ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through the believing wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through the believing husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, whereas instead they are holy.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲱⲣϫ̅. ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲡⲱⲣϫ̅. ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲏ̅ ⲧⲥⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁϩⲙⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart. For a brother or sister cannot be made subject to servitude in this way. For God has called us to peace.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲁϣⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲏ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ.
And how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲓⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉϣⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ. ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉϯⲧⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ.
However, let each one walk just as the Lord has distributed to him, each one just as God has called him. And thus do I teach in all the churches.
Has any circumcised man been called? Let him not cover his circumcision. Has any uncircumcised man been called? Let him not be circumcised.
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; there is only the observance of the commandments of God.
Let each and every one remain in the same calling to which he was called.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲁⲕ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲭⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ.
Are you a servant who has been called? Do not be concerned about it. But if you ever have the ability to be free, make use of it.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲗⲉⲩⲑⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ. ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲡⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ.
For any servant who has been called in the Lord is free in the Lord. Similarly, any free person who has been called is a servant in Christ.
You have been bought with a price. Do not be willing to become the servants of men.
Brothers, let each one, in whatever state he was called, remain in that state with God.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ϯϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
Now, concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord. But I give counsel, as one who has obtained the mercy of the Lord, so as to be faithful.
Therefore, I consider this to be good, because of the present necessity: that it is good for a man to be such as I am.
Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be freed. Are you free of a wife? Do not seek a wife.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲉⲡⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯϯⲥⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅·
But if you take a wife, you have not sinned. And if a virgin has married, she has not sinned. Even so, such as these will have the tribulation of the flesh. But I would spare you from this.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲟⲗⲕ̅ ⲡⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩ.
And so, this is what I say, brothers: The time is short. What remains of it is such that: those who have wives should be as if they had none;
and those who weep, as though they were not weeping; and those who rejoice, as if they were not rejoicing; and those who buy, as if they possessed nothing;
and those who use the things of this world, as if they were not using them. For the figure of this world is passing away.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ϯⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲛⲧϥ̅ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϥϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ.
But I would prefer you to be without worry. Whoever is without a wife is worried about the things of the Lord, as to how he may please God.
But whoever is with a wife is worried about the things of the world, as to how he may please his wife. And so, he is divided.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲡⲏϣ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϫⲓϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈.
And the unmarried woman and the virgin think about the things that are of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit. But she who is married thinks about the things that are of the world, as to how she may please her husband.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲗⲱ ⲉϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲧⲥⲁⲛⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϭⲓⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ
Furthermore, I am saying this for your own benefit, not in order to cast a snare over you, but toward whatever is honest and whatever may provide you with the ability to be without hindrance, so as to worship the Lord.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲥⲣ̅ⲛⲟϭ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧ(ϣ)ϣⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲁϥ ⲛϥ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲓ.
But if any man considers himself to seem dishonorable, concerning a virgin who is of adult age, and so it ought to be, he may do as he wills. If he marries her, he does not sin.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ.
But if he has decided firmly in his heart, and he does not have any obligation, but only the power of his free will, and if he has judged this in his heart, to let her remain a virgin, he does well.
And so, he who joins with his virgin in matrimony does well, and he who does not join with her does better.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲡϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛϩ̅. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲥ. ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
A woman is bound under the law for as long as her husband lives. But if her husband has died, she is free. She may marry whomever she wishes, but only in the Lord.
40 ⲙ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲧⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϭⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲁⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ. ϯϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ·
But she will be more blessed, if she remains in this state, in accord with my counsel. And I think that I, too, have the Spirit of God.
