1 Corinthians 12
1 Now about “spiritual gifts.” My brothers and sisters, I want to explain this to you.
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ
2 You know that when you were pagans, you were deceived, being led astray by worshiping idols who couldn't even speak.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ·
3 Let me make it clear to you: no one who speaks in the Spirit of God says, “Curse Jesus!” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord!” except by the Holy Spirit.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϯⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲑⲉⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
4 Now there are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but they come from the same Spirit.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲓⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ.
5 There are different kinds of ministries, but they come from the same Lord.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲓϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ.
6 There are different ways of working, but they come from the same God, who is at work in all of them.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲛ̅ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
7 The Spirit is given to each of us and is revealed for the good of all.
ⲍ̅ⲥⲉϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ.
8 One person is given by the Spirit the ability to speak words of wisdom. Another is given a message of knowledge by the same Spirit.
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϣⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ. ⲕⲉⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲓⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
9 Another receives the gift of strongly trusting in God by the same Spirit. Another receives gifts of healing from that one Spirit.
ⲑ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲓⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
10 Another is given the ability to perform miracles. Another receives the gift of prophecy. Another is given the gift of spiritual discernment. Another receives the ability to speak different languages while another is given the gift of interpreting languages.
ⲓ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ. ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ. ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲉ. ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲉ.
11 But all of these gifts are the work of the one and the same Spirit, sharing with each person as he alone chooses.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲡⲱϣ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ̅.
12 Just like the human body is one unit but has many parts—all the parts of the body even though there are many of them, make up one body—so is Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲉ. ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
13 For it was through one Spirit that we were all baptized into one body. It doesn't matter whether we are Jews or Greeks, slave or free—we all were given the one Spirit to drink.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲛⲓⲛ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ. ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲥⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
14 The body is not made of one part, but many parts.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲉ.
15 If the foot were to say, “Because I'm not a hand, I'm not part of the body,” would that make it not part of the body?
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ. ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲉ.
16 If the ear were to say, “Because I'm not an eye, I'm not part of the body,” would that make it not part of the body?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ. ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ.
17 If the whole body was an eye, how could you hear anything? If the whole body was an ear, how could you smell anything?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡϣⲁ.
18 But God has arranged each part in the body, every last one of them, placing them just as he wanted.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲙⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ̅.
19 If they were all the same part, what would happen to the body?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ.
20 However, since there are many parts, they make up the body.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁϩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ.
21 The eye can't tell the hand, “I don't need you,” or the head tell the feet, “I don't need you.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧϭⲓϫ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϯⲣ̅ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ⲁⲛ. ⲏ̅ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϯⲣ̅ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ.
22 Quite the opposite: some of those parts of the body that seem the most insignificant are the most essential.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ.
23 In fact those parts of the body we do not consider to be decent to reveal we “honor” more by covering them up—what is indecent we treat with greater modesty!
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲏϣ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲉⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲩⲥⲭⲩⲙⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ.
24 What's presentable doesn't need such covering up. God has so arranged the body that more honor is given to the parts that are less presentable.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣ̅ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲩⲛⲕⲉⲣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲁϥϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ.
25 This is so there wouldn't be any conflict within the body—the different parts should care equally for each other.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲱⲣϫ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ.
26 So when one part is suffering, all the other parts of the body suffer with it, and when one part is treated well, then all the other parts of the body are happy too!
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ·
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one makes up a part of it.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲙⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥ·
28 In the church, God has arranged first for some to be apostles, secondly for some to be prophets, thirdly teachers. Then there are those who perform miracles, those with healing gifts, those who can help others, those good at administration, and those who can speak different languages.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ. ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ. ⲟⲩϯⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ. ϩⲉⲛⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲉ. ϩⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲉ.
29 Not everyone is an apostle, or a prophet, or a teacher, or able to perform miracles.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲥⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
30 Not all have healing gifts, or the ability to speak languages, or to interpret languages.
ⲗ̅ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ. ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲉ. ⲙⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
31 But you should really want to have the most significant gifts. So now I will show you a far better way.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲟϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ.
