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1 ⲁ̅ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲉⲓⲛ
So now I say, God did not reject His people, did He? Of course not! Why I myself am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin!
2 ⲃ̅ ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ϩⲏⲗⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁϥⲥⲙⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel saying:
3 ⲅ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲣϣⲱⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲱϫⲡ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ
“Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to take my life!”
But what does the divine response say to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
Even so then at this present time, there is a remnant according to an election by grace.
Now if by grace, it is no longer from works; otherwise the grace is no longer grace. But if from works, it is no longer grace; otherwise the work is no longer work.
What then? What Israel is seeking, this it did not obtain; but the election did obtain it, while the rest were dulled.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϣⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ
Just as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that were not to see and ears that were not to hear, to this very day.”
9 ⲑ̅ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲩⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ
And David says: “Let their table be made into a snare and into a trap, into a stumbling block and into a retribution to them.
Let their eyes be darkened so as not to see, and their back always be bowed down.”
So now I say, surely they have not stumbled so as to fall [and stay fallen]? Of course not! Rather, through their transgression the salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.
Now if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss riches for the nations, how much more their fulfillment!
So I am speaking to you Gentiles (inasmuch as I am ‘apostle to the Gentiles’, I magnify my ministry),
if somehow I can provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲩⲧⲥⲧⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲣϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
For if their being rejected means reconciliation for the world, what will their restoration be but life from the dead?
Now if the ‘firstfruit’ is holy, so is the whole batch; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛϫⲓⲧϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϭⲕ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲕⲛⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲃⲱ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ
Now if some of the branches were broken off, while you, being a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them, and with them have become a partaker of the root and the rich sap of the cultivated olive,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϥⲓ ϩⲁ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲧⲉⲧϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ
do not boast against those branches (since if you do boast—it is not you who support the root but the root you).
You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.”
Granted. Because of unbelief they were broken off, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but fear!
Because if God did not spare the natural branches, perhaps He will not spare you either!
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϭⲱ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲁⲁⲧⲕ
So consider the kindness and severity of God: upon those who fell, severity; but toward you, kindness, if you continue in that kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.
And even they, if they do not persist in the unbelief, will be grafted back in, because God has the power to graft them in again.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲁⲧⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛϫⲓⲧϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϭⲕ ⲉⲩⲃⲱ ⲛϫⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲙ ⲡⲟⲥⲱ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲣⲱ ⲛⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟϭ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲃⲱ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
For if you were cut out of a wild by nature olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲉⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
Brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant of this ‘mystery’ (so that you not be conceited): hardening has come upon Israel in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲛϥⲕⲧⲉⲙⲙⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ
And so all Israel will be saved, just as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn ungodliness away from Jacob;
this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins.”
On the one hand, regarding the Gospel, they are enemies because of you; on the other, regarding the election, they are beloved on account of the forefathers.
Because God's gracious gifts and calling are irrevocable.
For just as you also were once disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy through their disobedience,
so also these have now been disobedient that through the mercy shown to you they also may be shown mercy.
Yes, God has given everyone over to disobedience so that He might show mercy to all. (eleēsē g1653)
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲱ ⲡϣⲓⲕ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲉϣⲙⲉϣⲧ ⲛϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲉϣⲛⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ
Oh, the depth of the riches of God's wisdom and knowledge! How unsearchable His judgments and untraceable His ways!
Because “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”
Or “Who has ever given to Him and has to be repaid?”
