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1 ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ϯϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ. ⲉⲥⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲁⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
I am speaking the truth in Christ, it is no lie. My conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit that I have deep sorrow
and incessant anguish in my heart.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅
For I was on the point of praying to be accursed from Christ on behalf of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ̈ⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲥⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ.
For they are Israelites; to them belong the sonship, the Shekinah glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law; the service of the temple, and the promises;
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ϣⲁⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ· (aiōn g165)
theirs are the patriarchs, and of them, as concerning the flesh, is Christ, who is over all, God, blessed forever, Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲓⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϩⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ.
It is not, however, as though God’s word had failed! For they are not all Israel who have sprung from Israel;
7 ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ.
they are not all children of Abraham because they are Abraham’s descendants. The promise was, In Isaac shall thy posterity be called.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ.
That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as his posterity.
For thus is the word of promise, According to this season I will come, and Sarah shall bear a son.
And not only so, but when Rebecca was pregnant by our forefather Isaac, though one man was the father of both children,
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲡⲟⲟⲩ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ. ⲏ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
and even though they were still unborn, and had done nothing either good or bad, in order that the purpose of God might stand according to election, not of works, but of Him who called,
it was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger.
As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
What shall we say then? that there is injustice with God? No indeed.
His words to Moses are. I will have mercy on whom I choose to have mercy; I will have compassion on whom I choose to have compassion.
So then it is not a question of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲕ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲛϩ̅ⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲕ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, It is for this very purpose that I have raised you up, To show in you my power, And to proclaim my name far and wide, in all the earth.
So then he has mercy on whom he will, and whom he will, he hardens.
Then you will say to me. "Why does he still go on finding fault? Who can withstand his will?"
20 ⲕ̅ ⲱ̅ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
"Nay, but who are you, O man, that replies to God? Shall the thing formed say unto him who formed it, "Why did you do me like this?"
Or has not the potter power over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for noble, and another for ignoble uses?
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ. ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉⲩⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
But what if God, while intending to show forth his wrath, and to make known his power, yet endured, with much long-suffering, vessels of wrath, fitted to destruction?
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ.
And what if he thus purposed to make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory?
Now such are we whom he has called, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the Gentiles.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲱⲥⲏⲉ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ.
As he also said in Hosea. Those who were not my people I will call "my people," And her "beloved" who was not beloved;
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲥ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅.
And in that very spot where it was told them, "You are not my people," There they shall be called "Sons of the living God."
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲏ̅ⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲣ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲱϫⲡ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈.
And in regard to Israel, Isaiah exclaims. Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sands of the sea, it is but a remnant of those who shall be saved;
for the Lord will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲏ̅ⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ϣⲱϫⲡ̅ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ. ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ.
Even as in an earlier passage, Isaiah says, Except the Lord of Sabbath had us some few descendants, we should have become like Sodom, and should have fared like Gomorrah.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲡⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
What then shall we say? That Gentiles who never pursed righteousness have overtaken it, even the righteousness of faith?
But that the descendants of Israel, who were in pursuit of a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law?
And why? Because they sought it not by faith, but thought to gain it by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ.
even as it is written. Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; but he that believes on Him shall not be put to shame.
