Romans 3
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1What advantage then hath the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
1ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲠϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
2Much every way. First indeed, because the words of God were committed to them.
2ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
3For what if some of them have not believed? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid.
3ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢϤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
4But God is true; and every man a liar, as it is written, That thou mayest be justified in thy words, and mayest overcome when thou art judged.
4ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲔⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϮ ϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
5But if our injustice commend the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust, who executeth wrath?
5ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ
6(I speak according to man.) God forbid: otherwise how shall God judge this world?
6ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
7For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?
7ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϨⲰ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
8And not rather (as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we say) let us do evil, that there may come good? whose damnation is just.
8ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ϢⲀⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲠϨⲀⲠ.
9What then? Do we excel them? No, not so. For we have charged both Jews, and Greeks, that they are all under sin.
9ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
10As it is written: There is not any man just.
10ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ
11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
11ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲔⲀϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
12All have turned out of the way; they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good, there is not so much as one.
12ⲀⲨⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦϢⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have dealt deceitfully. The venom of asps is under their lips.
13ⲞⲨⲘϨⲀⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲎⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲞⲨϢⲂⲰⲂⲒ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲖⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲐⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϨⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲪⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
14ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲀϢⲒ.
15Their feet swift to shed blood:
15ⲤⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲈⲪⲈⲚ ⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
16Destruction and misery in their ways:
16ⲠϦⲞⲘϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
17And the way of peace they have not known:
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ.
18There is no fear of God before their eyes.
18ϮϨⲞϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ.
19Now we know, that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be made subject to God.
19ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲰϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲐⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
20Because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him. For by the law is the knowledge of sin.
20ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ.
21But now without the law the justice of God is made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.
21ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
22Even the justice of God, by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all and upon all them that believe in him: for there is no distinction:
22ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲄⲀⲢ ϢⲞⲠ
23For all have sinned, and do need the glory of God.
23ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϢⲀⲦ ⲘⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
24Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption, that is in Christ Jesus,
24ⲈⲨⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲒⲚϪⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲰϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
25Whom God hath proposed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to the shewing of his justice, for the remission of former sins,
25ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲬⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲬ ⲰⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϨⲢⲎ ⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ
26Through the forbearance of God, for the shewing of his justice in this time; that he himself may be just, and the justifier of him, who is of the faith of Jesus Christ.
26ϦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲤϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
27Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
27ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲘⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲰϤ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲀϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
28For we account a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.
28ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲠ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
29Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also.
29ϢⲀⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀϨⲀ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ.
30For it is one God, that justifieth circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
30ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ.
31Do we, then, destroy the law through faith? God forbid: but we establish the law.
31ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢϤ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ.
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