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I tell the truth in Messiah. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,
that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Messiah for my brothers' sake, my physical relatives according to the flesh,
4 ⲇ̅ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡϣⲙϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ
who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises;
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (aiōn g165)
of whom are the patriarchs, and from whom is the Messiah, as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel.
Neither, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all children. But, "In Isaac will your descendants be called."
That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.
For this is what the promise said, "At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son."
And not only that, but Rebekah also had conceived by one, our father Isaac.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,
it was said to her, "The elder will serve the younger."
Even as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
What should we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Absolutely not.
For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲉⲛϩ ⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."
So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
You will say then to me, "Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?"
20 ⲕ̅ ⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
But who indeed are you, a human being, to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, "Why did you make me like this?"
Or hasn't the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲛⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉⲩⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ
What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made for destruction,
and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,
us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the non-Jews?
As he says also in Hosea, "I will call them which were not my people 'my people,' and her who was not loved, 'loved.'"
"It will be that in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' There they will be called 'children of the living God.'"
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲣⲑⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲱ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲱϫⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, "Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be kept safe.
For he will fulfill the word and decisively in righteousness, because the Lord will carry out the word decisively in the midst of the earth."
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ϣⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ
As Isaiah has said before, "Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah."
30 ⲗ̅ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲡⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉⲧ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
What should we say then? That the non-Jews, who did not follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.
Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱ ϩⲛ ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ
even as it is written, "Look, I am laying in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock to trip over; and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame."
