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1ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲠϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
1Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?
2ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
2Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.
3ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢϤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
3For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?
4ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲔⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϮ ϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
4May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “that you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”
5ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ
5But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
6ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
6May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?
7ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϨⲰ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
7For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged 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 (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let’s do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.
9ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
9What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.
10ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ
10As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.
11ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲔⲀϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
11There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.
12ⲀⲨⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦϢⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
12They have all turned away. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so much as one.”
13ⲞⲨⲘϨⲀⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲎⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲞⲨϢⲂⲰⲂⲒ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲖⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲐⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϨⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲪⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
13“Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips.”
14ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲀϢⲒ.
14“Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
15ⲤⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲈⲪⲈⲚ ⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
15“Their feet are swift to shed blood.
16ⲠϦⲞⲘϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
16Destruction and misery are in their ways.
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ.
17The way of peace, they haven’t 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 things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.
20ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ.
20Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
21ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
21But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;
22ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲄⲀⲢ ϢⲞⲠ
22even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For 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.
24being 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
25whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;
26ϦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲤϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
26to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
27ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲘⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲰϤ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲀϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
27Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
28ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲠ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
28We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
29ϢⲀⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀϨⲀ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ.
29Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
30ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ.
30since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
31ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢϤ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ.
31Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.
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