< 1 Corinthians 13 >

1 If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
ⲁ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲒⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲞⲘⲦ ⲈϤⲤⲈⲚⲤⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲔⲨⲘⲂⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϤⲈϢⲖⲎⲖⲞⲨⲒ.
2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.
ⲃ̅ⲔⲀⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲈⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲔⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲖⲒ.
3 If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.
ⲅ̅ⲔⲀⲚ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϮ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲔⲈⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϮϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ.
4 Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,
ⲇ̅ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϢⲀⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϢⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖϪⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲬⲞϨ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲈⲢⲠⲈⲢⲠⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
5 doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
ⲉ̅ⲘⲠⲀⲤϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ.
6 doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
ⲋ̅ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϢⲀⲤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
ⲍ̅ϢⲀⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀⲤⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀⲤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.
ⲏ̅ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲒⲀ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲖⲞϪⲞⲨ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part;
ⲑ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ.
10 but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.
ⲓ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲦⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲠⲒⲀⲠⲞⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲈⲢⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲒⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲚⲚⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲖⲞⲨ.
12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲒⲀⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲚϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ϨⲞ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲦ.
13 But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲄ ⲤⲈⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϮϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲦⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.

< 1 Corinthians 13 >