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1 ⲁ̅ ϢⲀⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ.
Or do ye not know, my Brethren.-(for I am speaking to them that know the law, )- that the law hath dominion over a man, as long as he is alive?
2 ⲃ̅ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ϦⲀ ϨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ⲀⲤⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ.
Just as a woman, by the law, is bound to her husband, as long as he is alive: but if her husband should die, she is freed from the law of her husband.
3 ⲅ̅ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈϨⲀⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈϨⲀⲒ.
And if, while her husband is alive, she should adhere to another man, she would become an adulteress: but if her husband should die, she is freed from the law; and would not be an adulteress though joined to another man.
4 ⲇ̅ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
And now, my brethren, ye also have become dead to the law, by the body of Messiah; that ye might be joined to another, even to him who arose from the dead; and might yield fruits unto God.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲠϮⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ.
For while we were in the flesh, the emotions of sin which are by the law, were active in our members, that we should bear fruits unto death.
6 ⲋ̅ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤϦⲀⲒ.
But now we are absolved from the law, and are dead to that which held us in its grasp: that we might henceforth serve in the newness of the spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲠⲒⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϮⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ.
What shall we say then? Is the law sin?, Far be it. For I had not learned sin, except by means of the law: for I had not known concupiscence, had not the law said, Thou shalt not covet:
8 ⲏ̅ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ.
and by this commandment, sin found occasion, and perfected in me all concupiscence: for without the law, sin was dead.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ Ⲁ- ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲰⲚϦ.
And I, without the law, was alive formerly; but when the commandment came, sin became alive, and I died;
10 ⲓ̅ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ.
and the commandment of life was found by me to be unto death.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϦⲞⲐⲂⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ.
For sin, by the occasion which it found by means of the commandment, seduced me; and thereby slew me.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ
Wherefore, the law is holy; and the commandment is holy, and righteous, and good.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ.
Did that which is good, therefore, become death to me? Far be it. But sin, that it might be seen to be sin, perfected death in me by means of that good law; that sin might the more be condemned, by means of the commandment.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
For we know, that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, and sold to sin.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϮⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈϮⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
For what I am doing, I know not: and what I would, I do not perform; but what I hate, that I do.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
And if I do what I would not, I testify of the law, that it is right.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
And then, it is no more I who do that thing; but sin, which dwelleth in me.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤⲬⲎ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
For I know, that in me, (that is, in my flesh, ) good dwelleth not: because, to approve the good, is easy for me; but to do it, I am unable.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲠⲈϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
For I do not perform the good, which I would perform; but the bad, which I would not perform, that I do perform.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
And if I do what I would not, it is not I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϮϪⲒⲘⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϤⲬⲎ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲒ.
I find therefore a law coinciding with my conscience, which assenteth to my doing good, whereas evil is near to me.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ϮϮⲘⲀϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϦⲞⲨⲚ.
For I rejoice in the law of God, in the interior man.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϮⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤϦⲎⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲬ ⲘⲀⲖⲰⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
But I see another law in my members, which warreth against the law of my conscience, and maketh me a captive to the law of sin which existeth in my members
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲠⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ.
O, a miserable man, am I! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲎⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲎ ⲦⲘⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲆⲈ ϮⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
I thank God; by means of our Lord Jesus Messiah I shall be rescued. [ (Romans 7:26) Now, therefore, in my conscience, I am a servant of the law of God; but in my flesh, I am a servant of the law of sin. ]