2 Corinthians 12
1 It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast, but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
ⲁ̅ⲈϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϮⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈϪⲒⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
2 I know a man in Christ who was caught up into the third heaven fourteen years ago—whether in the body, I don’t know, or whether out of the body, I don’t know; God knows.
ⲃ̅ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲀϪⲈⲚ ⲒⲆ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲒⲦⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲖⲈⲘ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϢⲀ ϮⲘⲀϨⲄϮ ⲘⲪⲈ.
3 I know such a man (whether in the body, or outside of the body, I don’t know; God knows),
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲒⲦⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ
4 how he was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
ⲇ̅ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϨⲞⲖⲘⲈϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲆⲒⲤⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤϢⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
5 On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.
ⲉ̅ⲀⲒⲚⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲚϮⲚⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲀⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϢⲰⲚⲒ.
6 For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no man may think more of me than that which he sees in me or hears from me.
ⲋ̅ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚϮⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϮϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲒⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
7 By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, a thorn in the flesh was given to me: a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.
ⲍ̅ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲚⲤⲈⲢⲂⲈⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮⲔⲈϨ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲀϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
8 Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
ⲏ̅ⲀⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲚϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ.
9 He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲔⲎⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲦⲀϪⲞⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲤϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎⲤ ϤⲢⲀⲚⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϢⲰⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲒϪⲰⲒ.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
ⲓ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲘⲀϮ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲰϢ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲰⲄⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ϢⲀⲒϪⲈⲘⲚⲞⲘϮ.
11 I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for I am in no way inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲤⲨⲚⲒⲤⲦⲀⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲒϬⲢⲞϨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞⲦⲈⲂ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲖⲒ
12 Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty works.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϪⲞⲘ.
13 For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲢⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲢⲞϢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲬⲀ ⲠⲀⲒϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
14 Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲘⲀϨⲄ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲒⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲀϨⲢⲞϢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲔⲰϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲤⲀⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲞϮ ⲚⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ.
15 I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϮϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈϬⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϬⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲤⲈⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϨⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ.
16 Even so, I myself didn’t burden you. But you might say that being crafty, I caught you with deception.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲤⲦⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨⲢⲄⲞⲤ ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲞϤ.
17 Did I take advantage of you by anyone of those whom I have sent to you?
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲘⲎ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
18 I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Didn’t we walk in the same spirit? Didn’t we walk in the same steps?
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲒϮϨⲞ ⲈⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲈⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲘⲎⲦⲒ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲀⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲘⲎ ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲀⲦⲤⲒ ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲀⲦⲤⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈ.
19 Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲔⲈ ϪⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲰⲦ.
20 For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire, that perhaps there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,
ⲕ̅ϮⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲬⲞϨ ⲒⲈ ϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲒⲈ ϢⲈⲢϢⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀⲖⲀⲖⲒⲀ ⲒⲈ ⲬⲀⲤⲔⲈⲤ ⲒⲈ ϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲒⲈ ϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
21 that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness, sexual immorality, and lustfulness which they committed.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲐⲈⲂⲒⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀⲈⲢϨⲎⲂⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲰϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲒϤ.
