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1 ⲁ̅ ⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ
Are ye ignorant, brethren, (for I speak to those knowing law, ) that law rules over a man as long as he lives?
2 ⲃ̅ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛϩⲁⲓ ⲥⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲓ
For the married woman is bound by law to her husband so long as he is alive; but if the husband should die, she is clear from the law of the husband:
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲛϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡϩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲣⲙϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ
so then, the husband being alive, she shall be called an adulteress if she be to another man; but if the husband should die, she is free from the law, so as not to be an adulteress, though she be to another man.
4 ⲇ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϯ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
So that, my brethren, ye also have been made dead to the law by the body of the Christ, to be to another, who has been raised up from among [the] dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ
For when we were in the flesh the passions of sins, which [were] by the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit to death;
6 ⲋ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ
but now we are clear from the law, having died in that in which we were held, so that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ
What shall we say then? [is] the law sin? Far be the thought. But I had not known sin, unless by law: for I had not had conscience also of lust unless the law had said, Thou shalt not lust;
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϫⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
but sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, wrought in me every lust; for without law sin [was] dead.
But I was alive without law once; but the commandment having come, sin revived, but I died.
And the commandment, which [was] for life, was found, [as] to me, itself [to be] unto death:
for sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew [me].
So that the law indeed [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϭⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲣϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ
Did then that which is good become death to me? Far be the thought. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death to me by that which is good; in order that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am fleshly, sold under sin.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϯⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
For that which I do, I do not own: for not what I will, this I do; but what I hate, this I practise.
But if what I do not will, this I practise, I consent to the law that [it is] right.
Now then [it is] no longer I [that] do it, but the sin that dwells in me.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ
For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, good does not dwell: for to will is there with me, but to do right [I find] not.
For I do not practise the good that I will; but the evil I do not will, that I do.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ
But if what I do not will, this I practise, [it is] no longer I [that] do it, but the sin that dwells in me.
I find then the law upon me who will to practise what is right, that with me evil is there.
For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man:
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ
but I see another law in my members, warring in opposition to the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which exists in my members.
O wretched man that I [am]! who shall deliver me out of this body of death?
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲏⲡ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲣⲁ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϯⲟ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ
I thank God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then I myself with the mind serve God's law; but with the flesh sin's law.
