Romans 7
1 Or are ye ignorant, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over the man for as long a time as he lives?
ⲁ̅ϣⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ.
2 For the woman under authority to the living husband has been bound by law, but if the husband should die, she has been released from the law of the husband.
ⲃ̅ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϧⲁ ϩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲥⲥⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲕⲱⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ.
3 So then, of the living husband, she will be called an adulteress if she becomes to another man, but if the husband should die, she is free from the law, for her not to be an adulteress having become to another man.
ⲅ̅ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ.
4 Therefore, my brothers, ye also became dead to the law through the body of Christ in order for ye to become to another, to him who was raised from the dead, so that we would bear fruit to God.
ⲇ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
5 For when we were in the flesh, the passions of the sins were working in our body-parts (through the law) in order to bear fruit to death.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϯⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ.
6 But now we have been released from the law, having died to what we were held, so as for us to serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of a document.
ⲋ̅ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲕⲱⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ.
7 What will we say then? The law is sin? May it not happen! Yet I did not know sin except through law. For likewise I would not have known lust, if the law did not say, Thou shall not covet.
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϯ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ.
8 But sin, having taken opportunity through the commandment, wrought in me every evil desire, for apart from law sin is dead.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ.
9 And I was alive once apart from law, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲱⲛϧ.
10 And I found to me, the commandment being for life, this is for death.
ⲓ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ.
11 For sin, having taken opportunity through the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϧⲟⲑⲃⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ.
12 So the law is indeed holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ.
13 Has therefore what is good become death to me? May it not happen! Instead, it is sin, so that it might be revealed, sin working death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment sin might become sinful to extreme.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ.
14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, having been sold under sin.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
15 For I do not understand what I do, for I do not do this that I want, but what I hate, this I do.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϯⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
16 But if I do this that I do not want, I agree with the law that it is good.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ.
17 But now I no longer perform it, but the sin dwelling in me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ.
18 For I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, for to will is present in me, but to do the good, I find not.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ.
19 For I do not do good that I want, instead, wrong that I do not want, this I do.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
20 But if I do this that I do not want, I no longer perform it, but sin dwelling in me.
ⲕ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ.
21 Consequently I find the law in my wanting to do good, that evil is present in me.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϯϫⲓⲙⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ.
22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inner man,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϯϯⲙⲁϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ.
23 but I see a different law in my body-parts, warring against the law of my mind, and taking me captive in the law of sin, which is in my body-parts.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥϧⲏⲕ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
24 I am a wretched man. Who will rescue me out of the body of this death?
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ.
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then, I of myself in the mind indeed serve a law of God, but in the flesh a law of sin.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏ ⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲇⲉ ϯⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ
