Romans 3
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1What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
1ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲉⲃⲓ.
2Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.
2ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
3What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?
3ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲣϥ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
4Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
4⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
5But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
5ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ.
6Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world?
6⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
7However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
7ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲥⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
8Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
8ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ.
9What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.
9ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
10As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.
10ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
11There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.
11⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲫϯ.
12All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
12ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲭ͞ⲣⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
13ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲃⲱⲃⲓ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ.
14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
14ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲓ.
15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
15ⲥⲉⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
16ruin and misery lie in their wake,
16⳿ⲡϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
17and the way of peace they have not known.”
17ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ.
18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
18ϯϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ.
19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
19ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲑⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
20Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
20ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ.
21But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.
21ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
22And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
22ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲡ.
23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
23ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϣⲁⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
24and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
24ⲉⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
25God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
25ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ.
26He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
26ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.
27ⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲁ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ.
28For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
28ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲡ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
29Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
29ϣⲁⲛ ⲫϯ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁϩⲁ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.
30since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
30ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ.
31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
31ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲉⲣϥ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ
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