< 1 Corinthians 2 >

1 When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲒⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲀⲒⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
ⲃ̅ⲘⲠⲒϮϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲀϢϤ.
3 I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
ⲅ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲈⲚⲀϢⲰϤ ⲀⲒⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
4 My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲀϤϦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ.
5 that your faith wouldn’t stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
ⲉ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
6 We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown, yet a wisdom not of this world nor of the rulers of this world who are coming to nothing. (aiōn g165)
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ. (aiōn g165)
7 But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory, (aiōn g165)
ⲍ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲐⲀϢⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚ. (aiōn g165)
8 which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory. (aiōn g165)
ⲏ̅ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲤ ⲈⲚⲈⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀⲈϢ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ. (aiōn g165)
9 But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”
ⲑ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲂⲀⲖ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲘⲀϢϪ ⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ.
10 But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
ⲓ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϬⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲄⲀⲢ ϤϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
11 For who among men knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God except God’s Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
12 But we received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ.
13 We also speak these things, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲚⲈⲢⲤⲨⲚⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ.
14 Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him; and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲒⲮⲨⲬⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲀϤϢⲈⲠ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲞϪ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ.
15 But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is to be judged by no one.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲰⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϢⲀϤϦⲈⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϢϦⲈⲦϦⲰⲦϤ.
16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord that he should instruct him?” But we have Christ’s mind.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞϤ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚ.

< 1 Corinthians 2 >