Romans 13
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
1ⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈⲐⲎϢ.
2Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
2ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲀϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲐⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲈϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ
3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
3ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲨϨⲞϮ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚϮⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
4For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
4ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲞϮ ⲚⲀⲤⲈⲢⲪⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚϮⲤⲎϤⲒ ϨⲒⲔⲎ ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲤϬⲒⲘⲠϢⲒϢ ⲘⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ.
5Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
5ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲈϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
6This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
6ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲰϮ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲈⲨⲘⲎⲚ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϨⲰⲂ
7Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
7ⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲰϮ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲰϮ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲀϮϨⲞϮ ⲘⲪⲀ ϮϨⲞϮ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ.
8Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
8ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲬⲀ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲀϤϪⲈⲔ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
9The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
9ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲒ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲀⲨϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲢⲎϮ.
10Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
10ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲤⲈⲢⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲤϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲚⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
12The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
12ⲀⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲔⲞⲠⲦⲒⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϮ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲞⲠⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ.
13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
13ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲚϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲂⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϪⲈⲢϪⲈⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲒϦⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲀⲒⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲰϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲬⲞϨ.
14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
14ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲞⲒ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ϦⲀ ϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ.
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