< 1 Corinthians 9 >

1 Am I not an Apostle? am I not fre? have I not sene Iesus Christ oure lorde?
ⲁ̅ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ. ⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
2 Are not ye my worke in the lorde. Yf I be not an Apostle vnto other yet am I vnto you. For the seale of myne Apostleshippe are ye in the lorde.
ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲧⲉⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
3 Myne answer to them that axe me is this.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈.
4 Have we not power to eate and to drynke?
ⲇ̅ⲙⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲓⲥⲱ.
5 Ether have we not power to leade about a sister to wyfe as wel as other Apostles and as the brethren of the lorde and Cephas?
ⲉ̅ⲙⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲏⲫⲁⲥ.
6 Ether only I and Barnabas have not power this to do?
ⲋ̅ϫⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ.
7 who goeth a warfare eny tyme at his awne cost? who planteth a vynearde and eateth not of the frute? Who fedeth a flocke and eateth not of the mylke?
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁϥⲣ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲟⲯⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ. ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ.
8 Saye I these thinges after the manner of men? Or sayth not the lawe the same also?
ⲏ̅ⲙⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲏ̅ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈.
9 For it ys written in the lawe of Moses. Thou shall not mosell the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne. Doth God take thought for oxen?
ⲑ̅ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲧ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓ. ⲙⲏ ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ
10 Ether sayth he it not all to gedder for oure sakes? For oure sakes no doute this is written: that he which eareth shuld eare in hope: and that he which thressheth in hope shuld be parttaker of his hope.
ⲓ̅ϫⲛ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϩϥ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥⲕⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲥⲕⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ.
11 Yf we sowe vnto you spirituall thynges: is it a greate thynge yf we reepe youre carnall thynges
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϫⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱϩⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ.
12 Yf other be parttakers of this power over you? wherfore are not we rather. Neverthelesse we have not vsed this power: but suffre all thinges lest we shuld hynder the gospell of Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ⲭⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛϥⲓ ϩⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
13 Do ye not vnderstoder how that they which minister in the temple have their fyndynge of the temple? And they which wayte at the aulter are partakers with ye aultre?
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲣ̅ⲡⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲣⲟϥⲧ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲡⲱϣ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.
14 Even so also dyd ye lorde ordayne that they which preache ye gospell shuld live of the gospell.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲟϣⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.
15 But I have vsed none of these thinges. Nether wrote I these thinges that it shuld be so done vnto me. For it were better for me to dye the yt eny man shnld take this reioysinge from me
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ.
16 In that I preache the gospell I have nothinge to reioyce of. For necessite is put vnto me. Wo is it vnto me yf I preache not the gospell.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ.
17 If I do it with a good will I have a rewarde. But yf I do it agaynst my will an office is committed vnto me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉⲕⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ϩⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ.
18 What is my rewarde then? Verely that whe I preache the gospell I make the gospell of Christ fre yt I misvse not myne auctorite in ye gospel
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁϣ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲃⲉⲕⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛ̅ϫⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ·
19 For though I be fre from all men yet have I made my silfe servaunt vnto all men that I myght wynne the moo.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ.
20 Vnto the Iewes I became as a Iewe to winne ye Iewes. To the that were vnder the lawe was I made as though I had bene vnder the lawe to wynne the that were vnder the lawe.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲱⲥ ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
21 To them that were without lawe be ca I as though I had bene without lawe (whe I was not without lawe as perteyninge to god but vnder a lawe as concerninge Christ) to wynne the that were without lawe.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
22 To the weake became I as weake to wynne the weake. In all thinge I fassioned my silfe to all men to save at ye lest waye some.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲱⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ϭⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲱⲃ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ.
23 And this I do for the gospels sake that I might have my parte therof.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ·
24 Perceave ye not how that they which runne in a course runne all yet but one receaveth the rewarde. So runne that ye maye obtayne.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ. ⲥⲉⲡⲏⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥϫⲓⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ. ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲟ.
25 Euery man yt proveth masteryes abstaineth from all thinges. And they do it to obtayne a corruptible croune: but we to obtayne an vncorruptible croune:
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
26 I therfore so runne not as at an vncertayne thinge. So fyght I not as one yt beateth the ayer:
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲩⲕⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲓ̈ϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲣ.
27 but I tame my body and bringe it into subieccio lest after that I have preached to other I my silfe shuld be a castawaye.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲱϥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ. ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ·

< 1 Corinthians 9 >