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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚϮϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲀⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ.
1I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit
2ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲎ Ⲧ.
2that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
3ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲐⲎⲘⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲤⲨⲚⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ
3For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh
4ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲢⲀⲎⲖⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲘⲚⲈ ⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲰϢ.
4who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;
5ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ⲀⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ.
5of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.
6ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
6But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel that are of Israel.
7ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲦⲈⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲈϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲈⲨⲈⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲀⲔ.
7Neither, because they are Abraham’s offspring, are they all children. But, “your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac.”
8ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲞⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲢⲞϪ.
8That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as heirs.
9ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲀ ⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲢⲀ.
9For this is a word of promise: “At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.”
10ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲔⲈⲈⲢⲈⲂⲈⲔⲔⲀ ⲈⲀⲤϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲀⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ.
10Not only so, but Rebekah also conceived by one, by our father Isaac.
11ⲈⲘⲠⲀⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲞⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲒⲈ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲀϢⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ.
11For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,
12ⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲀⲨϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ.
12it was said to her, “The elder will serve the younger.”
13ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲎⲤⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲤⲦⲰϤ.
13Even as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
14ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϬ ⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ.
14What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!
15ϤϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲦϦⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈϮⲚⲀϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ.
15For he said to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
16ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲠⲈⲦϬⲞϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ.
16So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
17ⲤϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲘⲪⲀⲢⲀⲰ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲪⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
17For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
18ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ϢⲀϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ϢⲀϤⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲚϢⲰⲦ.
18So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
19ⲬⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ϤϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞϬ ⲚⲒ.
19You will say then to me, “Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?”
20ⲘⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲄⲈ ⲰⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲎ ⲈⲢⲈϢ ⲠⲒⲘⲞⲚⲔ ϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲚⲔϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲀⲔⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
20But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”
21ϢⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲈⲢⲀⲘⲈⲨⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰϢⲈⲘ ⲢⲰ ⲈⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨϢⲰϢ.
21Or hasn’t the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?
22ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲘ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
22What if God, willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,
23ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
23and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory—
24ⲈⲦⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
24us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
25ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲤⲒⲈ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲤ.
25As he says also in Hosea, “I will call them ‘my people,’ which were not my people; and her ‘beloved,’ who was not beloved.”
26ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ.
26“It will be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”
27ⲎⲤⲀⲎⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲖ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲦⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲈⲤⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲠⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲈϤⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ.
27Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant who will be saved;
28ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤϢⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
28for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
29ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲤⲀⲎⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲠⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲀⲂⲀⲰⲐ ⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚⲚⲀⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲄⲞⲘⲞⲢⲢⲀ.
29As Isaiah has said before, “Unless the Lord of Armies had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.”
30ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲨⲦⲀϨⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
30What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn’t follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
31ⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲪⲞϨ ⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
31but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn’t arrive at the law of righteousness.
32ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲨϬⲒϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ
32Why? Because they didn’t seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
33ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲬⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲒⲰⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ.
33even as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.”
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