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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.
1Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained 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.
2Therefore he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.
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 the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the authority,
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 a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.
5ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⳿ⲉϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ.
5Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.
6ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲱϯ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲫⲱϣⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ.
6For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing.
7ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲱϯ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲁϯϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ.
7Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
8⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲁϥϫⲉⲕ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
8Owe no one anything, except to love one another; 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.
9For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
10ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
10Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore 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.
11Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us 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 far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s 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’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.
14ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ
14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
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