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1ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲥⲉⲑⲏϣ.
1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
2ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ.
2Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
3ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲭ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
4ⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϯ ⲥⲏϥⲓ ϩⲓⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϭⲓ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
4For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
5ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⳿ⲉϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ.
5Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
6ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲱϯ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲫⲱϣⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ.
6This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
7ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲱϯ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲁϯϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ.
7Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
8⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲁϥϫⲉⲕ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
8Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
9ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲕⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏϯ.
9The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
10ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
10Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
11ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
12ⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲓⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
12The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
13ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲉⲣϫⲉⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲓϧⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲁ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ.
13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
14ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ
14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
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