2 Corinthians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
ⲁ̅ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲬⲀⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ.
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
ⲃ̅ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
ⲅ̅ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
4 who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
ⲇ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲚϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ.
5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.
ⲉ̅ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲤⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘϮ.
6 But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.
ⲋ̅ⲒⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲤⲈⲐⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲚ.
7 Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so you are also of the comfort.
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲔⲀⲨϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈϮⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘϮ.
8 For we do not desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia: that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.
ⲏ̅ⲚϮⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀⲨϨⲢⲞϢ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲘ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲈⲰⲚϦ.
9 Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
ⲑ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈϨⲐⲎⲚ ⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ
10 who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver, on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us,
ⲓ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲘⲀⲒⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲒ ⲞⲚ ϤⲚⲀⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ.
11 you also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift given to us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on your behalf.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϨⲞ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦϨⲀⲢⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ.
12 For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲎ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲆⲈ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
13 For we write no other things to you than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end—
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ϢⲀ ϦⲀⲈ.
14 as also you acknowledged us in part—that we are your boasting, even as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲠⲞⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲰⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
15 In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀϨⲂ.
16 and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲞⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ.
17 When I therefore planned this, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be the “Yes, yes” and the “No, no?”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲒⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲀⲒⲒⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲤⲒⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈϮⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀϨⲀ ⲀϨⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
18 But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not “Yes and no.”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦϤ.
19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲠⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲒⲖⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
20 For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen”, to the glory of God through us.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲒⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎ ⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ.
21 Now he who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God,
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ.
22 who also sealed us and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲎⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲚϨⲎ Ⲧ.
23 But I call God for a witness to my soul, that to spare you, I did not come to Corinth.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲮⲨⲬⲎ ϪⲈ ⲈⲒϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲞⲤ.
24 We do not control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
