Romans 13
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.
1ⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈⲐⲎϢ.
2Therefore he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.
2ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲀϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲐⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲈϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ
3For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the authority,
3ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲨϨⲞϮ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲬⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚϮⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
4for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.
4ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲞϮ ⲚⲀⲤⲈⲢⲪⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚϮⲤⲎϤⲒ ϨⲒⲔⲎ ⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲤϬⲒⲘⲠϢⲒϢ ⲘⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ.
5Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.
5ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲈϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
6For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing.
6ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲰϮ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲪⲰϢⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲈⲨⲘⲎⲚ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϨⲰⲂ
7Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
7ⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲰϮ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲰϮ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲀϮϨⲞϮ ⲘⲪⲀ ϮϨⲞϮ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ.
8Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
8ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲬⲀ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲀϤϪⲈⲔ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
9For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
9ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲔϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲒ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲀⲨϪⲎⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲢⲎϮ.
10Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
10ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲤⲈⲢⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲤϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.
11Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲚⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
12The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.
12ⲀⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲔⲞⲠⲦⲒⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϮ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲞⲠⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ.
13Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.
13ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲚϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲂⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϪⲈⲢϪⲈⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲒϦⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲀⲒⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲰϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲬⲞϨ.
14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
14ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲞⲒ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ϦⲀ ϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ.
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