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1ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
2Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.
3ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲣϥ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
3For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?
4⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿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 ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ.
5But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
6⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
6May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?
7ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲥⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿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 ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ 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 ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿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 ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
10As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.
11⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲫϯ.
11There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.
12ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲭ͞ⲣⲥ̅ ⳿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.”
13ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲃⲱⲃⲓ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ.
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 ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲓ.
14“Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
15ⲥⲉⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
15“Their feet are swift to shed blood.
16⳿ⲡϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
16Destruction and misery are in their ways.
17ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ.
17The way of peace, they haven’t known.”
18ϯϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ.
18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲑⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⳿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 ⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ 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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ 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 ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
23for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
24ⲉⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
24being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
25ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
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 ⲁⲩⲙⲁ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
28We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
29ϣⲁⲛ ⲫϯ 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 ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ 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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