< 1 Corinthians 3 >

1 And I, brethren, have not been able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly; as to babes in Christ.
ⲁ̅⳿Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.̅.
2 I have given you milk to drink, not meat, for ye have not yet been able, nor indeed are ye yet able;
ⲃ̅ⲁⲓ⳿ⲧⲥⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ.
3 for ye are yet carnal. For whereas [there are] among you emulation and strife, are ye not carnal, and walk according to man?
ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
4 For when one says, I am of Paul, and another, I of Apollos, are ye not men?
ⲇ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲟⲩⲭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
5 Who then is Apollos, and who Paul? Ministering servants, through whom ye have believed, and as the Lord has given to each.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ.
6 I have planted; Apollos watered; but God has given the increase.
ⲋ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲧⲱϫⲓ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲁϥ⳿ⲧⲥⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫϯ ⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁⲓⲁⲓ.
7 So that neither the planter is anything, nor the waterer; but God the giver of the increase.
ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲧⲱϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲧⲥⲟ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲑⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲁⲓ.
8 But the planter and the waterer are one; but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
ⲏ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲱϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲟ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
9 For we are God's fellow-workmen; ye are God's husbandry, God's building.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲓⲉⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
10 According to the grace of God which has been given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation, but another builds upon it. But let each see how he builds upon it.
ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲧⲉⲕⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲓⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲕⲱⲧ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ.
11 For other foundation can no man lay besides that which [is] laid, which is Jesus Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲑⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ.
12 Now if any one build upon [this] foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲛⲁⲙⲏⲓ ⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
13 the work of each shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare [it], because it is revealed in fire; and the fire shall try the work of each what it is.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲉⲑ- ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉ.
14 If the work of any one which he has built upon [the foundation] shall abide, he shall receive a reward.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲭⲉ.
15 If the work of any one shall be consumed, he shall suffer loss, but he shall be saved, but so as through [the] fire.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
16 Do ye not know that ye are [the] temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwells in you?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
17 If any one corrupt the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲉϥ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ.
18 Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲥⲟϫ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲉ. (aiōn g165)
19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, He who takes the wise in their craftiness.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲟϫ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲃ.
20 And again, [The] Lord knows the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ.
21 So that let no one boast in men; for all things are yours.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉ.
22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or [the] world, or life, or death, or things present, or things coming, all are yours;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲕⲏⲫⲁ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ.
23 and ye [are] Christ's, and Christ [is] God's.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲫⲁ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ.

< 1 Corinthians 3 >