Romans 14
1 Accept those who are still struggling to trust in God, and don't get into arguments over personal opinions.
ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ.
2 One person may believe they can eat anything, while another whose trust is weak only eats vegetables.
ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϯ.
3 Those who eat anything must not look down on those who won't, and those who won't eat must not criticize those who do—for God has accepted them both.
ⲅ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲉϣϥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲫϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
4 What right do you have to judge someone else's servant? It's their own master who decides whether they are right or wrong. With the Lord's help they will be able to take their stand for right.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥ⳪ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲟϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ.
5 Some people consider some days more important than others, while others consider each day the same. Everyone should be completely convinced in their own minds.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϯϩⲁⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
6 Those who respect a special day do so for the Lord; and those who eat without worrying do so for the Lord since they give thanks to God; while those who avoid eating certain things do so for the Lord, and they also give thanks to God.
ⲋ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲠ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲛ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
7 None of us live for ourselves, or die for ourselves.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ.
8 If we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord—so whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
ⲏ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲙⲡϭ̅ ⲥ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲁ Ⲡ⳪.
9 This was the reason Christ died and came back to life—so that he could be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
ⲑ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱⲛϧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ.
10 So why do you criticize your fellow-believer? Why do you despise your fellow-believer? For all of us will stand before God's throne of judgment.
ⲓ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲕϣⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
11 For the Scriptures say, “‘As surely as I am alive,’ the Lord says, ‘Every knee shall bow before me, and every tongue will declare that I am God.’”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲗⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲕⲱⲗϫ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
12 So every one of us will have to explain ourselves to God.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
13 Therefore let's not judge each other anymore, but decide to do this instead—we won't put obstacles in the way of fellow-believers, or cause them to fall.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲙⲁϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲭ ⲁ ⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ.
14 I'm certain—persuaded by the Lord Jesus—that nothing in itself is ceremonially unclean. But if someone considers it to be unclean, to them it is unclean.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉϥϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲑⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥ ϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⳿ϥϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
15 If your fellow-believer is hurt by you over matters of food, then you're no longer behaving in a loving way. Don't destroy someone for whom Christ died by the food you choose to eat.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕ⳿ϧⲣⲉ.
16 Don't let the good things you do be misrepresented—
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ.
17 for God's kingdom is not about eating and drinking, but about living right, having peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲥϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲱ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲥϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
18 Anyone who serves Christ in this way pleases God, and is appreciated by others.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
19 So let's pursue the path of peace, and find ways to encourage each other.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
20 Don't destroy the work of God with arguments over food. Everything is clean—but it would be wrong to eat and offend others.
ⲕ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲃⲉⲗ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲡ.
21 It's better not to eat meat or drink wine or anything else that would cause your fellow-believer to stumble.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲉ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁ ϭⲓϭⲣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
22 What you personally believe is between you and God. Happy are those who don't condemn themselves for doing what they think is right!
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
23 But if you have doubts whether it's right or wrong to eat something, then you shouldn't, because you're not convinced it's right. Whatever isn't based on conviction is sin.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲃ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉ
