Romans 3
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament
1What advantage then hath the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
1ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
3For what if some of them have not believed? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid.
3ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲣϥ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
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.
4⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
5But if our injustice commend the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust, who executeth wrath?
5ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ.
6(I speak according to man.) God forbid: otherwise how shall God judge this world?
6⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲫϯ 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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲥⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿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 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.
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 ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿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 ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
11⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲫϯ.
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 ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲭ͞ⲣⲥ̅ ⳿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.
13ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲃⲱⲃⲓ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ.
14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
14ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲓ.
15Their feet swift to shed blood:
15ⲥⲉⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
16Destruction and misery in their ways:
16⳿ⲡϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
17And the way of peace they have not known:
17ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ.
18There is no fear of God before their eyes.
18ϯϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿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.
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.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⳿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 ⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ 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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲡ.
23For all have sinned, and do need the glory of God.
23ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϣⲁⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
24Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption, that is in Christ Jesus,
24ⲉⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
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,
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.
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 ⳿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.
27Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
27ⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲁ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ.
28For we account a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.
28ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲡ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
29Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also.
29ϣⲁⲛ ⲫϯ 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 ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ 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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