Romans 7
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
1ϢⲀⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ.
2For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
2ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ϦⲀ ϨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ⲀⲤⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ.
3So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
3ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈϨⲀⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈϨⲀⲒ.
4Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
4ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
5For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
5ⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲠϮⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ.
6But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
6ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤϦⲀⲒ.
7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
7ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲠⲒⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϮⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ.
8But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
8ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ.
9For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
9ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ Ⲁ- ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲰⲚϦ.
10And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
10ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ.
11For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me .
11ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϦⲞⲐⲂⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ.
12Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
12ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ
13Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
13ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ.
14For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
14ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
15For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
15ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϮⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈϮⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
16If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
16ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
17Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
17ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
18For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
18ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤⲬⲎ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
19For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
19ⲠⲈϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
20Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
20ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
21I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
21ϮϪⲒⲘⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϤⲬⲎ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲒ.
22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
22ϮϮⲘⲀϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϦⲞⲨⲚ.
23But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
23ϮⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤϦⲎⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲬ ⲘⲀⲖⲰⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
24O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
24ⲠⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ.
25I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
25ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲎⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲎ ⲦⲘⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲆⲈ ϮⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
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