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?
1ⲱ ⲛⲓⲁⲛⲟⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲃⲁⲥⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ 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 ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
3Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh?
3ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲏ ⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ.
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 ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ.
6Even so, Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.”
6ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
7Know therefore that those who are of faith are children of Abraham.
7ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ.
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 ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
9So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
9ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟϩⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ.
11Now that no man is justified by the law before God is evident, for, “The righteous will live by faith.”
11ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
12The law is not of faith, but, “The man who does them will live by them.”
12ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿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,”
13Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉ.
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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ 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.
15ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲙⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ 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 ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ 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 ⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲑⲏ ⲕⲏ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲩ̅ⲗ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲃⲱⲗ ⳿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 ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿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 ϣⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲑⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲥⲓⲧⲏⲥ.
20Now a mediator is not between one, but God is one.
20ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲥⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ 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.
21⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ 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 ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲁⲥ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ.
23But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
23ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ 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 ⳿ⲉⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
25But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
25ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲭⲏ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩϭⲁⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
26For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.
26⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
27For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
27⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲙⲥⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ 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.
28⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
29If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring and heirs according to promise.
29ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
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