| Vers | Coptic: Bohairic NT | English: King James Version |
| 1 | ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲒⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲂⲒⲈ ⲄⲈⲢⲈ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ. | This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. |
| 2 | ⲀⲒϪⲞⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲘⲀϨⲤⲞⲠ ⲂⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲘⲀϨⲄ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ϮⲚⲀϮⲀⲤⲞ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ. | I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare: |
| 3 | ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲦⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲀⲚ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ. | Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you. |
| 4 | ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨⲀϢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎ ⲤⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϤⲞⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲚⲈⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ. | For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you. |
| 5 | ⲀⲢⲒⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲢⲒⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲀⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲞⲤ. | Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? |
| 6 | ϮⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ. | But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. |
| 7 | ⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲬⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲞⲤ. | Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. |
| 8 | ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ. | For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. |
| 9 | ⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲢⲰ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲂϮ. | For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection. |
| 10 | ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϮ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲒⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘⲒⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲔⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲨϢⲞⲢϢⲈⲢ ⲀⲚ. | Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction. |
| 11 | ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲤⲞⲂϮ ϪⲈⲘⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲀⲢⲒ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲀⲢⲒ ϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈϤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ. | Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. |
| 12 | ⲀⲢⲒⲀⲤⲠⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲪⲒ ⲈⲤⲞⲨⲀⲂ. | Greet one another with an holy kiss. |
| 13 | ⲤⲈϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ | All the saints salute you. |
| 14 | The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. |