¹For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:

¹ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ..

²For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

²ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲛⲁ ϯ ⳿ⲁⲭⲁⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭ ⲟϩ ⲁϥϯⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ..

³Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:

³ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ..

⁴Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.

⁴ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲓ..

⁵Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

⁵ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲑⲉⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲛ..

⁶But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

⁶ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⲉϥⲥⲓϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲱⲥϧ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲓϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲱⲥϧ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ..

⁷Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

⁷ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ..

⁸And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

⁸ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱϣⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ..

⁹(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

⁹ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ..

¹⁰Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

¹⁰ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲓϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲥⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟ ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ..

¹¹Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

¹¹ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ..

¹²For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

¹²ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲫⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲡ ⲉⲥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ..

¹³Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

¹³⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ ⳿ϭⲛⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ..

¹⁴And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

¹⁴ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏ ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ..

¹⁵Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

¹⁵⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲇⲱⲣⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.