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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲠϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
1What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
2ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
2Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.
3ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢϤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
3What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?
4ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲔⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϮ ϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
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.”
5ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ
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.
6ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
6Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world?
7ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϨⲰ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
7However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
8ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ϢⲀⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲠϨⲀⲠ.
8Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
9ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
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.
10ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ
10As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.
11ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲔⲀϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
11There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.
12ⲀⲨⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦϢⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
12All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
13ⲞⲨⲘϨⲀⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲎⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲞⲨϢⲂⲰⲂⲒ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲖⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲐⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϨⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲪⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
14ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲀϢⲒ.
14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
15ⲤⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲈⲪⲈⲚ ⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16ⲠϦⲞⲘϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
16ruin and misery lie in their wake,
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ.
17and the way of peace they have not known.”
18ϮϨⲞϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ.
18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲰϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲐⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
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.
20ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ.
20Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
21ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
21But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.
22ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲄⲀⲢ ϢⲞⲠ
22And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
23ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϢⲀⲦ ⲘⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24ⲈⲨⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲒⲚϪⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲰϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
24and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
25ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲬⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲬ ⲰⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϨⲢⲎ ⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ
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.
26ϦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲤϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
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.
27ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲘⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲰϤ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲀϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.
28ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲠ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
28For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
29ϢⲀⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀϨⲀ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ.
29Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
30ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ.
30since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
31ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢϤ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ.
31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
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