Romans 13
1 Let every soul be subject to the authorities that are above [him]. For there is no authority except from God; and those that exist are set up by God.
ⲁ̅ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲥⲉⲑⲏϣ.
2 So that he that sets himself in opposition to the authority resists the ordinance of God; and they who [thus] resist shall bring sentence of guilt on themselves.
ⲃ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ.
3 For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil [one]. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise [what is] good, and thou shalt have praise from it;
ⲅ̅ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲭ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
4 for it is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou practisest evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϯ ⲥⲏϥⲓ ϩⲓⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϭⲓ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
5 Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only on account of wrath, but also on account of conscience.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⳿ⲉϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ.
6 For on this account ye pay tribute also; for they are God's officers, attending continually on this very thing.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲱϯ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲫⲱϣⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ.
7 Render to all their dues: to whom tribute [is due], tribute; to whom custom, custom; to whom fear, fear; to whom honour, honour.
ⲍ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲱϯ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲁϯϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ.
8 Owe no one anything, unless to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲁϥϫⲉⲕ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
9 For, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not lust; and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
ⲑ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲕⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏϯ.
10 Love works no ill to its neighbour; love therefore [is the] whole law.
ⲓ̅ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
11 This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that we should be aroused out of sleep; for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
12 The night is far spent, and the day is near; let us cast away therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲓⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
13 As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲉⲣϫⲉⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲓϧⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲁ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ.
14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not take forethought for the flesh to [fulfil its] lusts.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ
