Galatians 3
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1Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly portrayed among you as crucified?
1ⲰⲚⲒⲀⲚⲞⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲄⲀⲖⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲂⲀⲤⲔⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤϦⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲀⲨⲀϢϤ.
2I just want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
2ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲈϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
3Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh?
3ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲎ ⲦⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ.
4Did you suffer so many things in vain, if it is indeed in vain?
4ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ϨⲒⲔⲎ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲔⲎ
5He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you and does miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
5ⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈϨⲀⲚϪⲞⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ϢⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ.
6Even so, Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.”
6ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲨⲞⲠⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
7Know therefore that those who are of faith are children of Abraham.
7ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ.
8The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.”
8ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϪⲈ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲔ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
9So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
9ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ.
10For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.”
10ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲠⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϤⲤϨⲞⲨⲞⲢⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀⲞϨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ.
11Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, “The righteous will live by faith.”
11ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
12The law is not of faith, but, “The man who does them will live by them.”
12ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲰⲚϦ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”
13ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀ ⲠⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϤⲤϨⲞⲨⲞⲢⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲈ.
14that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
14ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
15Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void or adds to it.
15ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲘⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϢⲞϢϤⲤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲀϢⲤ.
16Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring. He doesn’t say, “To descendants”, as of many, but as of one, “To your offspring”, which is Christ.
16ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤϪⲢⲞϪ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲔϪⲢⲞϪ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ.
17Now I say this: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.
17ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎ ⲔⲎ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲨⲖ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲚϤⲂⲰⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲰϢ.
18For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.
18ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲈ ϮⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰϢ.
19Then why is there the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.
19ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲬⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲤⲒⲤ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϪⲢⲞϪ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲰϢ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲀⲨⲐⲀϢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲦϪⲒϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲤⲒⲦⲎⲤ.
20Now a mediator is not between one, but God is one.
20ⲠⲒⲘⲈⲤⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ.
21Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.
21ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϦⲞ ⲞⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲚⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲈ.
22But the Scripture imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
22ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲀⲤϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ.
23But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
23ⲈⲘⲠⲀⲦⲈϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϢⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
24So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
24ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢϬⲀⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
25But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
25ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨϬⲀⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
26For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.
26ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
27For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
27ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲘⲤⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϮ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
28ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲂⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
29If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring and heirs according to promise.
29ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀ ⲠϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
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