ⲚⲒⲢⲰⳘⲈⲞⲤ 6
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ.
1What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
2May it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?
3ϢⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ.
3Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
4ⲀⲨⲔⲰⲤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ.
4We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
5ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲰϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲔⲈⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ.
5For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;
6ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲀⲨⲀϢϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϪⲈ.
6knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.
7ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲘⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
7For he who has died has been freed from sin.
8ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲚ.
8But if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him,
9ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϤⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲘⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲈⲢϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ.
9knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over him!
10ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲰⲚϦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϤⲰⲚϦ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
10For the death that he died, he died to sin one time; but the life that he lives, he lives to God.
11ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ.
11Thus consider yourselves also to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
12ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲨⲢⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈϤⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ.
12Therefore don’t let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
13ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲞⲠⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲀⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲞⲠⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
13Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
14ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲈⲢϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ.
14For sin will not have dominion over you, for you are not under law, but under grace.
15ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ.
15What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be!
16ϢⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
16Don’t you know that when you present yourselves as servants and obey someone, you are the servants of whomever you obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?
17ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲎⲠ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲂⲰ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
17But thanks be to God that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were delivered.
18ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
18Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness.
19ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϮⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ.
19I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh; for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification.
20ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
20For when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.
21ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦϦⲀⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ.
21What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
22ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲈⲠⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲠⲈ.
22But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life.
23ⲚⲒⲞⲮⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ.
23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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