1 Corinthians 4
1 Let men this wyse esteme vs eve as the ministers of Christ and disposers of ye secretes of God.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲁⲣ(ⲉ)ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲡⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
2 Furthermore it is requyred of the disposers that they be founde faithfull.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
3 With me is it but a very smal thinge that I shuld be iudged of you ether of (mans daye) No I iudge not myn awne selfe.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲏ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ϯⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ.
4 I know nought by my selfe: yet am I not therby iustified. It is the Lorde that iudgeth me.
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲁϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈. ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
5 Therfore iudge no thinge before the tyme vntill the Lorde come which will lighten thinges that are hyd in darcknes and ope the counsels of the hertes. And then shall every man have prayse of God.
ⲉ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲑⲏⲡ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
6 These thinges brethre I have described in myn awne person and Apollos for youre sakes that ye myght learne by vs that no man coute of him selfe beyonde that which is above written: that one swell not agaynst another for eny mans cause.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲃⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲁ.
7 For who preferreth the? What hast thou that thou hast not receaved? Yf thou have receaved it why reioysest thou as though thou haddest not receaved it?
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ. ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲙⲡⲕ̅ϫⲓⲧϥ̅. ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲕⲣ̅ⲡⲕⲉϫⲓ. ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲙⲡⲕ̅ϫⲓ.
8 Now ye are full: now ye are made rych: ye raygne as kinges with out vs: and I wold to god ye dyd raygne that we might raygne with you.
ⲏ̅ⲏⲇⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲏⲩ. ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ. ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̅.
9 Me thinketh that God hath set forth vs which are Apostles for the lowest of all as it were me appoynted to deeth. For we are a gasyngestocke vnto the worlde and to ye angels and to men.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲁⲛⲁⲧⲏⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
10 We are foles for Christes sake and ye are wyse thorow Christ. We are weake and ye are stroge. Ye are honorable and we are despised.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲥⲟϭ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ϭⲟⲟⲃ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲣ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲏϣ
11 Eve vnto this daye we honger and thyrst and are naked and are boffetted wt fistes and have no certayne dwellinge place
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ. ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲕⲁⲉⲓⲧ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲃⲉ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ. ⲥⲉϯⲕⲗⲯ̅ ⲉϫⲱⲛ. ⲧⲛ̅ϣⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲱⲣ.
12 and laboure workinge with oure awne hondes. We are revysed and yet we blesse. We are persecuted and suffer it.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟⲥⲉ. ⲉⲛⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲡⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
13 We are evyll spoken of and we praye. We are made as it were the filthynes of the worlde the ofscowringe of all thinges even vnto this tyme.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲣ̅ϣϥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ.
14 I write not these thinges to shame you: but as my beloved sonnes I warne you.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲉⲓϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ.
15 For though ye have ten thousande instructours in Christ: yet have ye not many fathers. In Christ Iesu I have begotten you thorowe ye gospell.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲇⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲡⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.
16 Wherfore I desyre you to folowe me.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
17 For this cause have I sent vnto you Timotheus which is my deare sonne and faithfull in the Lorde which shall put you in remembrauce of my wayes which I have in Christ eve as I teache every where in all congregacios.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉϯϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ.
18 Some swell as though I wolde come no more at you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ
19 But I will come to you shortely yf God will: and will knowe not ye wordes of the which swell but ye power:
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲣ̅ϩⲛⲁϥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲩϭⲟⲙ.
20 for ye kyngdome of God is not in wordes but in power.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ.
21 What will ye? Shall I come vnto you with a rodde or els in love and in the sprete of mekenes?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅. ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ϫⲛ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ.
