1 Corinthians 9
1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren’t you my work in the Lord?
ⲁ̅ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
2 If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
ⲃ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϮⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲞⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲪⲢⲀⲄⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
3 My defense to those who examine me is this:
ⲅ̅ⲦⲀⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ.
4 Have we no right to eat and to drink?
ⲇ̅ⲘⲎ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲰ.
5 Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
ⲉ̅ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲎⲪⲀ.
6 Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?
ⲋ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ.
7 What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and doesn’t eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and doesn’t drink from the flock’s milk?
ⲍ̅ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤ ⲚⲞⲮⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤϬⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲀϨⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈϢⲀϤⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲢⲰϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞϨⲒ.
8 Do I speak these things according to the ways of men? Or doesn’t the law also say the same thing?
ⲏ̅ⲘⲎ ⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ϤϪⲰ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ.
9 For it is written in the law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.” Is it for the oxen that God cares,
ⲑ̅ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϮ ⲤⲀⲬⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲈ ⲈϤϨⲒ ⲘⲎ ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲖⲒⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ
10 or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.
ⲓ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲎ ⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲬⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈϬⲒ.
11 If we sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your fleshly things?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲤⲒϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲰⲤϦ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲚ.
12 If others partake of this right over you, don’t we yet more? Nevertheless we didn’t use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Good News of Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲬⲢⲀⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲈⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϮ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
13 Don’t you know that those who serve around sacred things eat from the things of the temple, and those who wait on the altar have their portion with the altar?
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲎⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲪⲰϢ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲰⲞⲨϢⲒ.
14 Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲐⲰϢ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
15 But I have used none of these things, and I don’t write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲢⲬⲢⲀⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤϦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈⲘⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ϢⲞⲨⲰϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
16 For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about, for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me if I don’t preach the Good News.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲰⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲦⲈⲘϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ.
17 For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϨⲚⲎⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϮ ⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲈϨⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
18 What then is my reward? That when I preach the Good News, I may present the Good News of Christ without charge, so as not to abuse my authority in the Good News.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀϢ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲂⲈⲬⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲒϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲬⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲀϬⲚⲈ ⲦⲀⲠⲀⲚⲎ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲬⲢⲀⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ.
19 For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲒⲀⲒⲦ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ.
20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law;
ⲕ̅ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲬⲎ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
21 to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
22 To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ.
23 Now I do this for the sake of the Good News, that I may be a joint partaker of it.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϮⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
24 Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, so that you may win.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲞϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲦⲀⲆⲒⲞⲚ ⲤⲈϬⲞϪⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϢⲀϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲂⲀⲒ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ϬⲞϪⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲞ.
25 Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲄⲰⲚⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ϢⲀϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
26 I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air,
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮϬⲞϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϮϮ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲒϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲎⲢ.
27 but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲰϤⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲀⲒϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘⲦ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲞⲤ.
