Romans 9
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
1ⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚϮϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲀⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ.
2That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
2ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲎ Ⲧ.
3For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
3ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲐⲎⲘⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲤⲨⲚⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ
4Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God , and the promises;
4ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲢⲀⲎⲖⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲘⲚⲈ ⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲰϢ.
5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came , who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
5ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ⲀⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ.
6Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
6ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
7Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
7ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲦⲈⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲈϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲈⲨⲈⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲀⲔ.
8That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
8ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲞⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲢⲞϪ.
9For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
9ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲀ ⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲢⲀ.
10And not only this ; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;
10ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲔⲈⲈⲢⲈⲂⲈⲔⲔⲀ ⲈⲀⲤϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲀⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ.
11(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
11ⲈⲘⲠⲀⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲞⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲒⲈ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲀϢⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ.
12It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
12ⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲀⲨϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ.
13As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
13ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲎⲤⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲤⲦⲰϤ.
14What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
14ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϬ ⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ.
15For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
15ϤϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲦϦⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈϮⲚⲀϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ.
16So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
16ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲠⲈⲦϬⲞϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ.
17For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
17ⲤϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲘⲪⲀⲢⲀⲰ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲪⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
18Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy , and whom he will he hardeneth.
18ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ϢⲀϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ϢⲀϤⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲚϢⲰⲦ.
19Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
19ⲬⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ϤϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞϬ ⲚⲒ.
20Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it , Why hast thou made me thus?
20ⲘⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲄⲈ ⲰⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲎ ⲈⲢⲈϢ ⲠⲒⲘⲞⲚⲔ ϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲚⲔϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲀⲔⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
21Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
21ϢⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲈⲢⲀⲘⲈⲨⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰϢⲈⲘ ⲢⲰ ⲈⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨϢⲰϢ.
22What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
22ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲘ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
23And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
23ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
24Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
24ⲈⲦⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
25As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
25ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲤⲒⲈ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲤ.
26And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
26ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ.
27Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
27ⲎⲤⲀⲎⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲖ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲦⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲈⲤⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲠⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲈϤⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ.
28For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
28ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤϢⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
29And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
29ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲤⲀⲎⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲠⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲀⲂⲀⲰⲐ ⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚⲚⲀⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲄⲞⲘⲞⲢⲢⲀ.
30What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
30ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲨⲦⲀϨⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
31But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
31ⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲪⲞϨ ⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
32Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
32ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲨϬⲒϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ
33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
33ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲬⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲒⲰⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ.
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