Galatians 3
1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
ⲁ̅ⲱ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲫⲑⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϭϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲩ
2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲏ ⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
3 Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?
ⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ
4 Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?
ⲇ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲓⲕⲏ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲕⲏ
5 Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲭⲟⲣⲏⲅⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
6 So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
ⲋ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ
7 Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.
ⲍ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ
8 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
ⲏ̅ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲣⲡ ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
9 So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
ⲑ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ
10 All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
ⲓ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲁⲩ
11 Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
12 The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϣⲟⲡⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ϥⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲉ
14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲧⲓⲥ
15 Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲑⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ϩⲁϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉ
17 What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲣⲡ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲉ ⲙⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲧⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲥϥⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ
18 For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ
19 Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲉⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲟϣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲙⲉⲥⲓⲧⲏⲥ
20 A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲥⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ
21 Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϯ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
22 But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲁⲥⲥⲉⲩϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ
23 Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
24 So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲇⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
25 Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲁ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ϩⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲇⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ
26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲙⲛ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϩⲓ ϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲙϩⲉ ⲙⲛ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ
