< Galatians 2 >

1 Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.
ⲁ̅ⲒⲦⲀ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲒⲆ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲈ ⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
2 I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.
ⲃ̅ⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲬⲰ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈϮϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲤⲀⲠⲤⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ.
3 But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
ⲅ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲔⲈ ⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲂⲎⲦϤ
4 This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,
ⲇ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲢ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲀⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ
5 to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue with you.
ⲉ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϬⲚⲈ ϪⲰϤ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
6 But from those who were reputed to be important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,
ⲋ̅ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϤϢⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲀϤϬⲒ ϨⲞ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲞⲨⲀϨ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
7 but to the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the Good News for the uncircumcised, even as Peter with the Good News for the circumcised—
ⲍ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲈⲪⲀ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
8 for he who worked through Peter in the apostleship with the circumcised also worked through me with the Gentiles—
ⲏ̅ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ϨⲰ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
9 and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲎⲪⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲦⲨⲖⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲀⲨϮ ⲆⲈⲜⲒⲀ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎ ⲢϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
10 They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do.
ⲓ̅ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲀⲒϤ.
11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲔⲎⲪⲀⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬ ⲒⲀ ⲀⲒϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲚϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ϨⲞ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲄⲒⲚⲰⲤⲔⲒⲚ ⲠⲈ.
12 For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲈϢⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϨⲈⲚϤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲪⲞⲢϪϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
13 And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲔⲈⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ.
14 But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲎ ⲒⲚⲔⲎⲪⲀⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲔⲞⲚϦ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲈⲔⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
15 “We, being Jews by nature and not Gentile sinners,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲪⲨⲤⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲒⲘⲎϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ.
17 But if while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ.
18 For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲂⲞⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈϮⲔⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϮⲈⲢⲤⲨⲚⲒⲤⲦⲀⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲦⲎⲤ.
19 For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲨⲀϢⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.
ⲕ̅ϮⲞⲚϦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ϤⲞⲚϦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈϮⲞⲚϦ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲒⲰⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ.
21 I don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚϮⲚⲀϢⲈϢ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲒⲚϪⲎ.

< Galatians 2 >