Romans 13
1 Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.
ⲁ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲏϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
2 Therefore he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.
ⲃ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲛⲉⲧϯ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ
3 For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the authority,
ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅.
4 for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲓⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ. ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ.
5 Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ. ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲕⲉⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ.
6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯϣⲱⲙ. ϩⲉⲛⲗⲓⲧⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ
7 Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
ⲍ̅ϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡϣⲱⲙ. ⲡⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ. ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲧⲉ. ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ.
8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲁϥϫⲉⲕⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
ⲑ̅ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϩⲱⲧⲃ̅. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϣⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ.
10 Love does not harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
ⲓ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲣ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲥ. ⲡϫⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲡϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ.
12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉ. ⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ.
13 Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲥⲁⲛⲏⲩ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϫⲏⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϯϩⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϫⲱϩⲙ̅. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲱϩ.
14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϥⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ.
