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Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to real knowledge.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
For they, failing to understand God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to God's righteousness.
Now for everyone who believes into righteousness, Christ is the end of the law
—Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”
6 ⲋ̅ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ
But the righteousness that is from faith speaks like this: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)
“or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). (Abyssos g12)
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
So what does it say? “The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the message of faith that we proclaim):
9 ⲑ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲕⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ
That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
Because with the heart one believes into righteousness, and with the mouth one promises into salvation.
Because the Scripture says: “Everyone who believes on Him will never be put to shame”;
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
because there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call upon Him;
because: “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓϣ
How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe on Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone proclaiming it?
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲩⲧⲙϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ
And how will they proclaim unless they are sent? As it is written: “How timely is the arrival of those who bring good news of peace, of those who announce the good things.”
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ
(However, they did not all obey the gospel; because Isaiah says: “Lord, who has believed our message?”)
So, the faith is from a message, and that message is by the Word of God.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁ ⲁⲣⲏϫⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ
But I say, did they really not hear? Indeed yes: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, and their spoken words to the ends of the inhabited world.”
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁϯⲕⲱϩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁϯⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉϫⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ
Again I say, did Israel really not know? First Moses says: “I will provoke you to jealousy by a non-nation, I will move you to anger by a senseless nation.”
20 ⲕ̅ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ
But Isaiah is so bold as to say: “I was found by those who were not seeking me; I was revealed to those who were not asking for me.”
But concerning Israel he says: “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
