Romans 9
1 I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit
ⲁ̅ⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚϮϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲀⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ.
2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
ⲃ̅ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲎ Ⲧ.
3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh
ⲅ̅ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲐⲎⲘⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲤⲨⲚⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ
4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service, and the promises;
ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲢⲀⲎⲖⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲘⲚⲈ ⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲰϢ.
5 of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed for the ages (aiōn g165). Amen.
ⲉ̅ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ⲀⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ. (aiōn g165)
6 But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel that are of Israel.
ⲋ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
7 Neither, because they are Abraham’s offspring, are they all children. But, “your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac.”
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲚϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲦⲈⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲈϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲈⲨⲈⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲀⲔ.
8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as heirs.
ⲏ̅ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲞⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲢⲞϪ.
9 For this is a word of promise: “At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.”
ⲑ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲀ ⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲢⲀ.
10 Not only so, but Rebekah also conceived by one, by our father Isaac.
ⲓ̅ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲔⲈⲈⲢⲈⲂⲈⲔⲔⲀ ⲈⲀⲤϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲀⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ.
11 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,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲘⲠⲀⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲦⲞⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲒⲈ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲀϢⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲤⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ.
12 it was said to her, “The elder will serve the younger.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲦⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲐⲰϨⲈⲘ ⲀⲨϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲒϢϮ ⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ.
13 Even as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦϤ ⲎⲤⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲈⲤⲦⲰϤ.
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϬ ⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ.
15 For he said to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϤϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲚⲀϢⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲦϦⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈϮⲚⲀϢⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ.
16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲀ ⲠⲈⲦϬⲞϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ.
17 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.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲤϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲘⲪⲀⲢⲀⲰ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲪⲒⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲀⲢⲀⲚ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
18 So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ϢⲀϤⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ϢⲀϤⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲚϢⲰⲦ.
19 You will say then to me, “Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲬⲚⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ϤϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞϬ ⲚⲒ.
20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”
ⲕ̅ⲘⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲄⲈ ⲰⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲎ ⲈⲢⲈϢ ⲠⲒⲘⲞⲚⲔ ϪⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲚⲔϤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲀⲔⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
21 Or has not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲈⲢⲀⲘⲈⲨⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰϢⲈⲘ ⲢⲰ ⲈⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨϢⲰϢ.
22 What if God, willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲘ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦ ⲈⲠⲦⲀⲔⲞ.
23 and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory—
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
24 us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϨⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
25 As he says also in Hosea, “I will call them ‘my people,’ which were not my people; and her ‘beloved,’ who was not beloved.”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲤⲒⲈ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲤ.
26 “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.’”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ.
27 Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant who will be saved;
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲎⲤⲀⲎⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲖ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲦⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲈⲤⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲠⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲈϤⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ.
28 for he will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤϢⲰⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
29 As Isaiah has said before, “Unless the Lord of Armies had left us a seed, we would have become like Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.”
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲤⲀⲎⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲠⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲀⲂⲀⲰⲐ ⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲤⲞⲆⲞⲘⲀ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚⲚⲀⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲄⲞⲘⲞⲢⲢⲀ.
30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who did not follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
ⲗ̅ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲨⲦⲀϨⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
31 but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at the law of righteousness.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲒⲤⲖ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲪⲞϨ ⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
32 Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲨϬⲒϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ
33 even as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.”
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ϪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲬⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲒⲰⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚⲒ ⲚϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲈⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ.
