1 Corinthians 4
1 So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants and stewards of God’s mysteries.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲡⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
2 Here, moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ϩⲛ ⲛⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by a human court. Yes, I don’t even judge my own self.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲏ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛϯⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ
4 For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
ⲇ̅ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲧⲙⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.
ⲉ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲑⲏⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
6 Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to think beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲃⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩⲁ
7 For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲙⲡⲕϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲣⲡⲕⲉϫⲓ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲙⲡⲕϫⲓ
8 You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you!
ⲏ̅ⲏⲇⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲏⲩ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁϫⲛⲧⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ
9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲁⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲁⲛⲁⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
10 We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲣⲥⲟϭ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲛⲥⲏϣ
11 Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲛϩⲕⲁⲉⲓⲧ ⲧⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲛⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲥⲉϯⲕⲗⲯ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲧⲛϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ
12 We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲛϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲛⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
13 Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲣϣϥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ
14 I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲛⲉⲉⲓϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ
15 For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, you don’t have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲇⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓϫⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
16 I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲛⲧⲛⲧⲏ ⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
17 Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϯϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ
18 Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲣϩⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲩϭⲟⲙ
20 For God’s Kingdom is not in word, but in power.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ
21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲧⲁⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ϫⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ
