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What then shall we say that our father Abraham discovered, as a man?
If Abraham was really justified by works, he has a boast—but not before God.
So what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
Now to him who works, the pay is not counted as a gift but as an obligation.
But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁϫⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ
Just as David speaks of the blessing of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
“Blessed are they whose lawless deeds have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered up.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin!”
9 ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ϫⲛ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲕⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲡ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ
Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? Since we say that faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness,
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ϫⲛ ⲉϥϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉϥϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ
how then was it credited? After he was circumcised or while still uncircumcised? Not circumcised, but uncircumcised!
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲡⲥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness from his faith while still uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all those who believe while uncircumcised, in order that this righteousness may be credited to them also,
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ
and the father of the circumcised—not only those who are circumcised, but especially those who follow in the footsteps of the faith of our father Abraham while still uncircumcised.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲏ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
Now the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham, or his seed, through law, but through the righteousness of faith.
For if those who are of law are heirs, the faith is made empty and the promise has been invalidated;
because the law produces wrath, since where there is no law neither is there transgression.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ
For this reason it is of faith so that it may be according to grace, in order that the promise be guaranteed to all the seed—not only to those of law, but also to those of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all;
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ
just as it is written: “I have made you a father of many ethnic nations”—in the presence of Him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead and calls the nonexistent things as though they did exist.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
Contrary to hope, Abraham in hope believed, so as to become a father of many ethnic nations, according to what had been spoken: “So shall your seed be.”
And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (being about a hundred years old), or the deadness of Sarah's womb.
He did not waver at God's promise in unbelief; rather, he was strengthened by the faith, giving glory to God,
being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform
—that is why it was credited to him as righteousness.
Now it was not only for his sake that it was written that it was credited to him,
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, we who believe on Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
who was delivered up because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification.
