Romans 2
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1Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.
1ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲬⲚⲀϢⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲀⲚ ⲰⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲔϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲀⲔϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲔ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲰⲔ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ.
2We know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.
2ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
3Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?
3ⲬⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲰⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲬⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲔ ⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲬⲚⲀϢⲪⲰⲦ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
4Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
4ϢⲀⲚ ⲔⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲔⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ.
5But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God,
5ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲦⲚⲀϢⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲔϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲈⲘϨⲐⲎϤ ⲔϨⲒ ϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
6who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:”
6ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
7to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;
7ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ.
8but to those who are self-seeking and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath, indignation,
8ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲘⲀϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲐⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲨϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲂⲞⲚ
9oppression, and anguish on every soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
9ⲞⲨϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ.
10But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
10ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ.
11For there is no partiality with God.
11ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϬⲒϨⲞ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
12For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
12ⲚⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
13For it isn’t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
13ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ.
14(for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,
14ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲪⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲤⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
15in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)
15ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲦⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲤⲐⲈ.
16in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.
16ϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
17Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, rest on the law, glory in God,
17ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲔϮⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ϪⲈ ⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲔⲘⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
18know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
18ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲔⲈⲢⲔⲀⲐⲎⲔⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ
19and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
19ϨⲐⲎⲔ ⲬⲎ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ.
20a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth.
20ⲪⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲤⲀϦ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲐⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ
21You therefore who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach that a man shouldn’t steal, do you steal?
21ⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲔϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ
22You who say a man shouldn’t commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
22ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲠ ⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ.
23You who glory in the law, do you dishonor God by disobeying the law?
23ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲔϢⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
24For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written.
24ⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
25For circumcision indeed profits, if you are a doer of the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
25ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲦⲎ ⲤⲚⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲠⲈⲔⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
26If therefore the uncircumcised keep the ordinances of the law, won’t his uncircumcision be accounted as circumcision?
26ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲬⲒ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲞⲠⲤ ⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲒ
27Won’t those who are physically uncircumcised, but fulfill the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?
27ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲪⲨⲤⲒⲔⲎ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲤϪⲰⲔ ⲘⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲤⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲦⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ
28For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;
28ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
29but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.
29ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ.
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