2 Corinthians 3
1 Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you?
ⲁ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲧⲛⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ
2 You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men,
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲥⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
3 being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲉⲥⲥⲏϩ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲗⲁⲝ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲗⲁⲝ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ
4 Such confidence we have through Christ toward God,
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲛϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
6 who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲣⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ
7 But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face, which was passing away,
ⲍ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲥϣⲉⲧϣⲱⲧ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ
8 won’t service of the Spirit be with much more glory?
ⲏ̅ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ
9 For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.
ⲑ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲧϭⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲡⲟⲥⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲥⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ
10 For most certainly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.
ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ
11 For if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ
12 Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲛⲭⲣⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ
13 and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face so that the children of Israel wouldn’t look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉϣⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲑⲁⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ
14 But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲓϩⲃⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲥⲉϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
15 But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁ ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ
16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲗⲩⲙⲁ
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲥⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙϩⲉ
18 But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲉϥϭⲟⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁⲗ ⲧⲛϫⲓϩⲣⲃ ⲛϯϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ
