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To all in Rome who are dear to God and have been called to become Christ’s People, from Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, who has been called to become an Apostle, and has been set apart to tell God’s Good News.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϢϤ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ
This Good News God promised long ago through his Prophets in the sacred Scriptures,
concerning his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord; who, as to his human nature, was descended from David,
4 ⲇ̅ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲐⲎϢ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ.
but, as to the spirit of holiness within him, was miraculously designated Son of God by his resurrection from the dead.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ
Through him we received the gift of the Apostolic office, to win submission to the Faith among all nations for the glory of his Name.
And among these nations are you — you who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲘⲎ ⲚⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ϮϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲤⲈϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ about you all, because the report of your faith is spreading throughout the world.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈϮϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ⲚϮⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲒⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ
God, to whom I offer the worship of my soul as I tell the Goodness of his Son, is my witness how constantly I mention you when I pray,
asking that, if he be willing, I may some day at last find the way open to visit you.
For I long to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift and so give you fresh strength —
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚϨⲎ ⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲰⲒ ϨⲰ.
or rather that both you and I may find encouragement in each other’s faith.
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.
I want you to know, Brothers, that I have many times intended coming to see you — but until now I have been prevented — that I might find among you some fruit of my labours, as I have already among the other nations.
I have a duty to both the Greek and the Barbarian, to both the cultured and the ignorant.
And so, for my part, I am ready to tell the Good News to you also who are in 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 Good News; it is the power of God which brings Salvation to every one who believes in Christ, to the Jew first, but also to the Greek.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎ ⲒϤⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
For in it there is a revelation of the Divine Righteousness resulting from faith and leading on to faith; as Scripture says — ‘Through faith the righteous man shall find Life.’
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϤⲚⲀϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲐⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ
So, too, there is a revelation from Heaven of the Divine Wrath against every form of ungodliness and wickedness on the part of those men who, by their wicked lives, are stifling the Truth.
This is so, because what can be known about God is plain to them; for God himself has made it plain.
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 ever since the creation of the universe God’s invisible attributes — his everlasting power and divinity — are to be seen and studied in his works, so that men have no excuse; (aïdios g126)
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲰⲤ ⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲞⲨⲀⲦⲔⲀϮ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
because, although they learned to know God, yet they did not offer him as God either praise or thanksgiving. Their speculations about him proved futile, and their undiscerning minds were darkened.
Professing to be wise, they showed themselves fools;
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϢⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϨⲀⲖⲀϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲦⲈⲂⲚⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϬⲀⲦϤⲒ.
and they transformed the Glory of the immortal God into the likeness of mortal man, and of birds, and beasts, and reptiles.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲠϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎ ⲒⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
Therefore God abandoned them to impurity, letting them follow the cravings of their hearts, till they dishonoured their own bodies;
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)
for they had substituted a lie for the truth about God, and had reverenced and worshiped created things more than the Creator, who is to be praised for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϦⲢⲎ ⲒⲈϨⲀⲚⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲚϢⲰϢ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲦⲞⲨⲪⲨⲤⲒⲔⲎ ⲚⲬⲢⲎⲤⲒⲤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲠⲀⲢⲀ ⲪⲨⲤⲒⲤ.
That, I say, is why God abandoned them to degrading passions. Even the women among them perverted the natural use of their bodies to the unnatural;
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.
while the men, disregarding that for which women were intended by nature, were consumed with passion for one another. Men indulged in vile practices with men, and incurred in their own persons the inevitable penalty for their perverseness.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲈⲬⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
Then, as they would not keep God before their minds, God abandoned them to depraved thoughts, so that they did all kinds of shameful things.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲈⲨⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲞⲚⲎⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲪⲐⲞⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲒ ϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ.
They revelled in every form of wickedness, evil, greed, vice. Their lives were full of envy, murder, quarrelling, treachery, malice.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲬⲀⲤⲔⲈⲤ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲖⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮϢⲰϢ ⲚϬⲀⲤⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲢⲈϤϨⲒⲠϨⲞ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲞⲨⲒⲞϮ.
They became back-biters, slanderers, impious, insolent, boastful. They devised new sins. They disobeyed their parents.
They were undiscerning, untrustworthy, without natural affection or pity.
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.
Well aware of God’s decree, that those who do such things deserve to die, not only are they guilty of them themselves, but they even applaud those who do them.
