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1 ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲠϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?
2 ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢϤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?
4 ⲇ̅ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲔⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϮ ϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ
But if our unrighteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)
6 ⲋ̅ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
7 ⲍ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϨⲰ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ϢⲀⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲠϨⲀⲠ.
and why not (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
What then? are we in worse case than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin;
10 ⲓ̅ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ
as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲔⲀϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲀⲨⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦϢⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable; There is none that doeth good, no, not so much as one:
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲘϨⲀⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲎⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲞⲨϢⲂⲰⲂⲒ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲖⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲐⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϨⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲪⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲀϢⲒ.
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲤⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲈⲪⲈⲚ ⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲠϦⲞⲘϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
Destruction and misery are in their ways;
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ.
And the way of peace have they not known:
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϮϨⲞϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ.
There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲰϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲐⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:
20 ⲕ̅ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ.
because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for through the law [cometh] the knowledge of sin.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲄⲀⲢ ϢⲞⲠ
even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction;
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϢⲀⲦ ⲘⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲈⲨⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲒⲚϪⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲰϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲬⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲬ ⲰⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϨⲢⲎ ⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ
whom God set forth [to be] a propitiation, through faith, by his blood, to shew his righteousness, because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God;
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲤϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
for the shewing, [I say], of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in Jesus.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲘⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲰϤ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲀϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲠ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ϢⲀⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀϨⲀ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ.
Or is God [the God] of Jews only? is he not [the God] of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also:
30 ⲗ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ.
if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢϤ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ.
Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish the law.

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