ⲚⲒⲢⲰⳘⲈⲞⲤ 1
Paul a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϢϤ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ
separated unto the gospel of God, (which He had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures) concerning his Son,
who was of the seed of David according to the flesh,
4 ⲇ̅ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲐⲎϢ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ.
but powerfully declared to be the Son of God, according to the spirit of holiness, by his resurrection from the dead, even Jesus Christ our Lord;
5 ⲉ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ
by whom we have received grace and apostleship to preach the obedience of faith for his name's sake, to all nations;
among whom are ye also the called of 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 that are in Rome beloved of God, called and holy: grace be 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.
And first I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is celebrated through the whole 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 with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you always in my prayers,
intreating if I may now at length have a prosperous journey by the will of God, to come unto you.
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that you may be established:
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚϨⲎ ⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲰⲒ ϨⲰ.
that is to say, that being among you we may be comforted together by the faith of each, both yours 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.
And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I often purposed to come unto you, (but have been hindered hitherto) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the other Gentiles.
For I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to the learned and the unlearned:
therefore am I ready, as much as in me lies, to preach the gospel to you also that 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 of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, both Jew and Greek:
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎ ⲒϤⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
for the righteousness of God is therein revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live 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 against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who withhold the truth in unrighteousness;
for what is to be known of God is manifest among them, for God hath 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)
Inasmuch as from the first creation of the world, the invisible things of Him, even his eternal power and Godhead, are, if attended to, clearly seen in his works: (aïdios g126)
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲰⲤ ⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲞⲨⲀⲦⲔⲀϮ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
so that they are inexcusable; because having thus known God they glorified Him not as God, neither were they thankful; but were infatuated by their own reasonings, and their heart being void of understanding was darkened.
Pretending to be wise they Became fools:
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϨⲒⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϢⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϨⲀⲖⲀϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲦⲈⲂⲚⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϬⲀⲦϤⲒ.
and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for an image like to corruptible man, and birds, and beasts, and reptiles.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲠϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎ ⲒⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
Wherefore God also gave them up to impurity, in the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies 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)
who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature instead of the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϦⲢⲎ ⲒⲈϨⲀⲚⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲚϢⲰϢ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨϢⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲦⲞⲨⲪⲨⲤⲒⲔⲎ ⲚⲬⲢⲎⲤⲒⲤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲠⲀⲢⲀ ⲪⲨⲤⲒⲤ.
Therefore God gave them up to infamous passions: for even their women changed the natural use into that which is 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.
and the men likewise, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust to one another, men with men committing shame, and receiving in themselves the recompence of their error which they deserved.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲈⲬⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲀϤⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
And as they were not careful to acknowledge God, God gave them up to an undiscerning mind to do things that were not fit to be done:
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲈⲨⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲀⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲞⲚⲎⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲪⲐⲞⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲒ ϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ.
being filled with all injustice, lewdness, wickedness, covetousness, malignity; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and every evil habit; whisperers,
30 ⲗ̅ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲬⲀⲤⲔⲈⲤ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲖⲀⲖⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮϢⲰϢ ⲚϬⲀⲤⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲢⲈϤϨⲒⲠϨⲞ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲞⲨⲒⲞϮ.
slanderers, haters of God, injurious, haughty, proud, inventers of mischief, undutiful to parents, void of understanding,
covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, and unmerciful:
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.
who though they knew the just judgement of God, (that they who commit such practises are worthy of death) yet not only do these very things, but also countenance and encourage others in the practice of them.
