1 Corinthians 6

1 Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲈⲢⲦⲞⲖⲘⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲦⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈϬⲒϨⲀⲠ ϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ.

2 Don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

ⲃ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮ ϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲀ ⲚϮϨⲀⲠ.

3 Don’t you know that we will judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?

ⲅ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ⲄⲈ ϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲂⲒⲞⲤ.

4 If then you have to judge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who are of no account in the assembly?

ⲇ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲂⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲎϢ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲦϨⲈⲘⲤⲰⲞⲨ.

5 I say this to move you to shame. Isn’t there even one wise man among you who would be able to decide between his brothers?

ⲉ̅ⲈⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲪⲒⲞ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲈⲢⲆⲒⲀⲔⲢⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ.

6 But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers!

ⲋ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲞⲚ ⲈϤϬⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ.

7 Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

ⲍ̅ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ϨⲞⲖⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲤⲈϤⲰϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ.

8 No, but you yourselves do wrong and defraud, and that against your brothers.

ⲏ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦϤⲰϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ.

9 Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,

ⲑ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲞⲢⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲢⲈϤϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲀⲖⲀⲔⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲢⲈϤⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲰⲞⲨⲦ.

10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit God’s Kingdom.

ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲢⲈϤⲐⲒϦⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲢⲈϤϮϢⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲢⲈϤϨⲰⲖⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ.

11 Some of you were such, but you were washed. You were sanctified. You were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲔⲈ ⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀ ⲚⲈⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲔⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ.

12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are expedient. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be brought under the power of anything.

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲜⲈⲤⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲜⲈⲤⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲚⲈϢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ.

13 “Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods,” but God will bring to nothing both it and them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲒϦⲢⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚϮⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϦⲢⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϤⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲚϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ.

14 Now God raised up the Lord, and will also raise us up by his power.

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲘ.

15 Don’t you know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be!

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲀⲰⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲀⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲞⲢⲚⲎ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ

16 Or don’t you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, “The two”, he says, “will become one flesh.”

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲎ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲂ ⲈⲨⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.

17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ.

18 Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲪⲰⲦ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ϤⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲠⲞⲢⲚⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.

19 Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,

ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲰⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ.

20 for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

ⲕ̅ⲀⲨϢⲈⲠ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲦⲒⲘⲎ ⲘⲀⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ.