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9:1	ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲙϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ϩⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ .	ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ.	my anokouremhe an my anokouapostolos an my m̀peinav èiysous penċois my ǹθōten an pe pahōb xen p̀ċois.	Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven't I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren't you my work in the Lord?
9:2	ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ . ⲧⲉⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ .	Ⲓⲥϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ. Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ. Ⲧ̀ⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ.	Isjeanokouapostolos an ǹhankōouni. Alla anokouai nōten. T̀sfragis ġar ǹtam̀ntapostolos ǹθōten pe xen p̀ċois.	If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
9:3	ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ .	Ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ.	Ɵai te taapologia ǹnetanakrine m̀moi.	My defense to those who examine me is this.
9:4	ⲙⲏ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲓⲥⲱ .	Ⲙⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲓ ⲥⲱ.	My mmontaǹteksousia ǹouōm hi sō.	Have we no right to eat and to drink?
9:5	ⲙⲏ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲕⲉⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲏⲫⲁⲥ .	Ⲙⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲏⲫⲁⲥ.	My mmontaǹteksousia èθrevsōni ǹs·himi ouahs ǹsōn ǹf̀ryti ǹǹkeapostolos nem ǹs̀nyou ǹp̀ċois ouoh kyfas.	Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
9:6	ϫⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲛⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲣϩⲱⲃ .	Ϣⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ.	Ṡanm̀mon anok mmavatt nem barnabas mmontaǹteksousia m̀mav eṡtemerhōb.	Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?
9:7	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁϥⲣⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲯⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ . ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ . ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟϩⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ .	Ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲯⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ. Ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ. Ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟ̀ϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲱϯ.	Nim pe eṡafermatoi xen nefopsōnion mminmmof èneh. Nim pe ṡaftōċe ǹouma ǹeloole ǹtefṡtemouōm ǹpefkarpos. Nim pe ṡafmoni ǹouòhi ǹtefṡtemouōm ǹpeferōti.	What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and doesn't eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and doesn't drink from the flock's milk?
9:8	ⲙⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ . ⲏ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ .	Ⲙⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲣⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ. Ⲓⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ.	My kata rōmi areigō ǹnai. Ie merep̀kenomos je nai.	Do I speak these things according to the ways of men? Or doesn't the law also say the same thing?
9:9	ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲧⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓ . ⲙⲏ ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ	Ϥ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲧⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲉϥϩⲉⲓ. Ⲙⲏ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ	F̀s̀xyout ġar xen p̀nomos ǹmōisys je ǹnekṡvtoumasi efhei. My p̀rōouṡ ǹf̀nouti pe xa nehōou	For it is written in the law of Moses, 'You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.' Is it for the oxen that God cares,
9:10	ϫⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ . ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϩϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥⲕⲁⲓ ⲉⲥⲕⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ .	ϣⲁⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲛ. Ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥϧⲏⲧϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥ̀ϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲭⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲥⲭⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ. Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ.	ṡanefgō m̀mos eθvytn. Etavsxytf ġar eθvytn je s̀ṡe èpetskai èskai èjen ouhelpis. Ouoh pet·hi èjen ouhelpis èθrefmeteṡe.	or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.
9:11	ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϫⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ . ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱϩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ .	Ⲓⲥϫⲉⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϫⲟ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ. Ⲓⲥϫⲉⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱⲥϧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲛ.	Isjeànon ango nōten ǹǹp̀nevmatikon ouniṡti pe. Isjeànon petnaōsx ǹnetensarkikon.	If we sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your fleshly things?
9:12	ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲭⲣⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛϥⲓ ϩⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .	Ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲭⲣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉⲛϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.	Isje ouon hankōouni meteṡe èteteneksousia n houo ċe an ànon alla m̀penkrō ǹpaieksousia alla arenfai xahōb niven hina ǹnenti ǹouċrop ǹte p̀evangelion ǹpix̀ristos.	If others partake of this right over you, don't we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Good News of Christ.
9:13	ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲡⲣⲡⲉ . ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲣⲟϥⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲡⲱϣ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ .	Ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ ⲡ̀ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ. Ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲣⲟϥⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲫⲱϣ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ.	Ǹtetensōoun an je neterhōb èǹrpyve evouōm èvol xen na p̀erfei. Netsroft èp̀θisiastyrion eṡavfōṡ ègōou nem p̀θisiastyrion.	Don't you know that those who serve around sacred things eat from the things of the temple, and those who wait on the altar have their portion with the altar?
9:14	ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲟϣⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ .	Ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲑⲁϣⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲱⲛϧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.	Ɵai te f̀ryti èta p̀ċois θaṡs ǹnettaṡeoeiṡ ǹpevangelion eōnx èvol ǹpevangelion.	Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News.
9:15	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ . ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ . ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩⲛⲁϣⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ .	Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲭⲣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ. Ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧ. Ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲡⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩⲛⲁϣⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ.	Anok ḋe m̀peikrō ǹlaav ǹnai. Etaisehnai ḋe an je evèṡōpi ǹpairyti ǹxyt. Nanes ġar nyi èθramou èhotepaṡouṡou ète m̀mon laavnaṡθrefṡōpi efṡouit.	But I have used none of these things, and I don't write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void.
9:16	ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ . ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ .	Ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. Ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲡ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ.	Aiṡanevangelize ġar ǹouṡouṡou nyi an pe. Ouhtor ġar èroi p ouoi ġar nyi pe aiṡanṡtemevangelize.	For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me, if I don't preach the Good News.
9:17	ⲉϣϫⲉⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉⲕⲉ . ⲉϣϫⲉⲛϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ .	Ⲓⲥϫⲉⲁⲣⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲭⲉ. Ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ̀ⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ.	Isjearehnai ḋe eiìri ǹfai ouontyi m̀mav ǹouveke. Isjeǹtehnai ḋe an eie etavtanhout èouoikonomia.	For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.
9:18	ⲁϣ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲃⲉⲕⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛϫⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ .	Ⲁϣ ϭⲉ ⲫⲉ ⲡⲁⲃⲉⲭⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲧⲁⲭⲁⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛ̀ϫⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲑⲣⲁⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.	Aṡ ċe fe paveke hina pe eievangelize takapevangelion ǹoueṡ ǹgo èvol èrof eṡtemθraìri ǹpahtor xen p̀evangelion.	What then is my reward? That, when I preach the Good News, I may present the Good News of Christ without charge, so as not to abuse my authority in the Good News.
9:19	ⲉⲓⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲣⲙϩⲉ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲓⲁⲁⲧ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ .	Ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲓⲁⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀.	Eioi ġar ǹremhe xen hōb niven aiait ǹvōk ǹouon niven je eiètihyv ǹp̀houò.	For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
9:20	ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ . ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲓϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ .	Ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ. Ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲣⲉⲓϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛ̀ⲧⲉϯϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.	Aiṡōpi ǹnioudai hōs ioudai je eiètihyv ǹnioudai. Aiṡōpi ǹnetxa p̀nomos hōs areixa p̀nomos eǹtetiṡop an anok xa p̀nomos je eiètihyv ǹnetxa p̀nomos.	To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law;
9:21	ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ .	Ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ. Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲉⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.	Aiṡōpi ǹnanomos hōs anomos eanokouanomos an ǹf̀nouti. Alla eanokoueǹnomos ǹpix̀ristos je eiètihyv ǹnanomos.	to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.
9:22	ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛϭⲱⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ϭⲱⲃ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲛϭⲱⲃ . ⲁⲓⲣⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ .	Ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϭⲱⲃ ϩⲱⲥ ϭⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϭⲱⲃ. Ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩϫⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ.	Aiṡōpi ǹǹċōb hōs ċōb je eiètihyv ǹǹċōb. Aiersmot nim nem ouon niven hina pantōs eiètoujehoine.	To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
9:23	ⲉⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ .	Ⲉⲓⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ.	Eiìri ḋe ǹnai tyrou eθve p̀evangelion je eièṡōpi naf ǹkoinōnos.	Now I do this for the sake of the Good News, that I may be a joint partaker of it.
9:24	ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲡⲏⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲟ .	Ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲫⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲫⲏⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥϭⲓ ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲗⲟⲙ ⲫⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲟ.	Ǹtetensōoun an je netfyt xen p̀·s̀taḋion sefyt men tyrou ouai ḋe pe ṡafċi p̀k̀lom fōt ǹpairyti je etetnetaho.	Don't you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.
9:25	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ . ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ .	Ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲱ ⲙⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲗⲟⲙ ⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ. Ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ.	Ouon ḋe niven etaġōnize ṡafenkrateve m̀mof èhōb niven nō men je evèċi ǹouk̀lom eṡaftako. Ànon ḋe ǹouattako.	Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
9:26	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ⲉⲓⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ . ⲉⲓⲡⲩⲕⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲓϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲣ .	Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ⲉⲓⲫⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ. Ⲉⲓⲡⲩⲕⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉⲓϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲏⲣ.	Anok ċe eifyt ǹpairyti hōs xen ouhōp an. Eipikteve ǹpairyti hōs eneareihiouì an èpàyr.	I therefore run like that, as not uncertainly. I fight like that, as not beating the air,
9:27	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲱϥⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ . ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ .	Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲱϥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϯⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲃⲱⲕ. Ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲉⲓⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ.	Alla tiōfe ǹpasōma tiìri m̀mof ǹvōk. Mypōs eitaṡeoeiṡ ǹhankōouni taṡōpi anok ǹgoout.	but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

Provenance

title: 1 Corinthians 9 — sahidica.1corinthians
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidica.1corinthians", document 1Cor_09
licence: Sahidica © 2000-2006 J Warren Wells — free electronic editions with the full title and copyright credited; print needs permission; SCRIPTORIUM: academic use only (LICENCES.md §2.1, Q-6 ruled 2026-09-09: included, credited, never printed)
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attribution: Sahidica: A New Edition of the New Testament in Sahidic Coptic. © 2000-2006 J Warren Wells. Free electronic editions may be distributed as long as the full title and copyright information are included. Via Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (www.sahidica.org). NOT FOR PRINT: print editions need written permission from the editor (LICENCES.md §2.1).
annotation: segmentation checked · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 3.0.0, 2019-09-30)
file: Bible/New Testament/I Corinthians/09.sahidic.scriptorium-gold.L0.txt
title: 1 Corinthians 9 — sahidica.1corinthians — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 09.sahidic.scriptorium-gold.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidica.1corinthians", document 1Cor_09)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sahidica: A New Edition of the New Testament in Sahidic Coptic. © 2000-2006 J Warren Wells. Free electronic editions may be distributed as long as the full title and copyright information are included. Via Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (www.sahidica.org). NOT FOR PRINT: print editions need written permission from the editor (LICENCES.md §2.1).
annotation: segmentation checked · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 3.0.0, 2019-09-30)
generated by: tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier a, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: tokens=335
file: Bible/New Testament/I Corinthians/09.sahidic.scriptorium-gold.L1.txt
title: 1 Corinthians 9 — sahidica.1corinthians — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 09.sahidic.scriptorium-gold.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sahidica: A New Edition of the New Testament in Sahidic Coptic. © 2000-2006 J Warren Wells. Free electronic editions may be distributed as long as the full title and copyright information are included. Via Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (www.sahidica.org). NOT FOR PRINT: print editions need written permission from the editor (LICENCES.md §2.1).
annotation: segmentation checked · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 3.0.0, 2019-09-30)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/New Testament/I Corinthians/09.sahidic.scriptorium-gold.L2.txt
what it is: DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
lines: 27 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: World English Bible (WEB) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidica.1corinthians, 1Cor_09 (27 lines)

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1 Corinthians 9 — sahidica.1corinthians. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidica.1corinthians", document 1Cor_09. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/new-testament/i-corinthians/09.sahidic.scriptorium-gold/. Sahidica: A New Edition of the New Testament in Sahidic Coptic. © 2000-2006 J Warren Wells. Free electronic editions may be distributed as long as the full title and copyright information are included. Via Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (www.sahidica.org). NOT FOR PRINT: print editions need written permission from the editor (LICENCES.md §2.1).

What the layers are

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.

L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).

L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.