ⲚⲒⲢⲰⳘⲈⲞⲤ 1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called as an Apostle, separated for the Gospel of God,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϢϤ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ
which he had promised beforehand, through his Prophets, in the Holy Scriptures,
about his Son, who was made for him from the offspring of David according to the flesh,
4 ⲇ̅ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲐⲎϢ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ.
the Son of God, who was predestined in virtue according to the Spirit of sanctification from the resurrection of the dead, our Lord Jesus Christ,
5 ⲉ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ
through whom we have received grace and Apostleship, for the sake of his name, for the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles,
from whom you also have been called by Jesus Christ:
7 ⲍ̅ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲘⲎ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
To all who are at Rome, the beloved of God, called as saints. Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ϮϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲤⲈϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
Certainly, I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, first for all of you, because your faith is being announced throughout the entire world.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈϮϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ⲚϮⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ
For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit by the Gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I have kept a remembrance of you
always in my prayers, pleading that in some way, at some time, I may have a prosperous journey, within the will of God, to come to you.
For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you a certain spiritual grace to strengthen you,
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚϨⲎ ⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲰⲒ ϨⲰ.
specifically, to be consoled together with you through that which is mutual: your faith and mine.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ϮⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ϮⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
But I want you to know, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you, (though I have been hindered even to the present time) so that I might obtain some fruit among you also, just as also among the other Gentiles.
To the Greeks and to the uncivilized, to the wise and to the foolish, I am in debt.
So within me there is a prompting to evangelize to you also who are at Rome.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϮϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲨⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ.
For I am not ashamed of the Gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation for all believers, the Jew first, and the Greek.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎ ⲒϤⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
For the justice of God is revealed within it, by faith unto faith, just as it was written: “For the just one lives by faith.”
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϤⲚⲀϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲐⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven over every impiety and injustice among those men who fend off the truth of God with injustice.
For what is known about God is manifest in them. For God has manifested it to them.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲈⲨⲔⲀϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ. (aïdios g126)
For unseen things about him have been made conspicuous, since the creation of the world, being understood by the things that were made; likewise his everlasting virtue and divinity, so much so that they have no excuse. (aïdios g126)
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲰⲤ ⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲞⲨⲀⲦⲔⲀϮ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
For although they had known God, they did not glorify God, nor give thanks. Instead, they became weakened in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was obscured.
For, while proclaiming themselves to be wise, they became foolish.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϢⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϨⲀⲖⲀϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲦⲈⲂⲚⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϬⲀⲦϤⲒ.
And they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of flying things, and of four-legged beasts, and of serpents.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲠϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎ ⲒⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
For this reason, God handed them over to the desires of their own heart for impurity, so that they afflicted their own bodies with indignities among themselves.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲒⲂϮ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲠⲀⲢⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϢⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ. (aiōn g165)
And they exchanged the truth of God for a lie. And they worshipped and served the creature, rather than the Creator, who is blessed for all eternity. Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϦⲢⲎ ⲒⲈϨⲀⲚⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲚϢⲰϢ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲦⲞⲨⲪⲨⲤⲒⲔⲎ ⲚⲬⲢⲎⲤⲒⲤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲠⲀⲢⲀ ⲪⲨⲤⲒⲤ.
Because of this, God handed them over to shameful passions. For example, their females have exchanged the natural use of the body for a use which is against nature.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲔⲈϨⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲨⲬⲰ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲪⲨⲤⲒⲔⲎ ⲚⲬⲢⲎⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲀⲨⲢⲰⲔϨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚϨⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲠϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲈϬⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲞⲨⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
And similarly, the males also, abandoning the natural use of females, have burned in their desires for one another: males doing with males what is disgraceful, and receiving within themselves the recompense that necessarily results from their error.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲈⲬⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
And since they did not prove to have God by knowledge, God handed them over to a morally depraved way of thinking, so that they might do those things which are not fitting:
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲈⲨⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲞⲚⲎⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲪⲐⲞⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲒ ϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ.
having been completely filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness; full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, spite, gossiping;
30 ⲗ̅ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲬⲀⲤⲔⲈⲤ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲖⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮϢⲰϢ ⲚϬⲀⲤⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲢⲈϤϨⲒⲠϨⲞ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲞⲨⲒⲞϮ.
slanderous, hateful toward God, abusive, arrogant, self-exalting, devisers of evil, disobedient to parents,
foolish, disorderly; without affection, without fidelity, without mercy.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲤⲈϮⲘⲀϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
And these, though they had known the justice of God, did not understand that those who act in such a manner are deserving of death, and not only those who do these things, but also those who consent to what is done.
