Romans 13
1 Let euery soule be subiect vnto the higher powers: for there is no power but of God: and the powers that be, are ordeined of God.
ⲁ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲏϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
2 Whosoeuer therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist, shall receiue to themselues condemnation.
ⲃ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲧⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϯ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ
3 For Magistrates are not to be feared for good workes, but for euill. Wilt thou then bee without feare of the power? doe well: so shalt thou haue praise of the same.
ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ
4 For he is ye minister of God for thy wealth, but if thou do euill, feare: for he beareth not the sworde for nought: for he is the minister of God to take vengeance on him that doeth euill.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣ ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲥⲏ ϥⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
5 Wherefore ye must bee subiect, not because of wrath only, but also for conscience sake.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϣϣⲉ ⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲕⲉⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏ ⲥⲓⲥ
6 For, for this cause ye pay also tribute: for they are Gods ministers, applying themselues for the same thing.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϯϣⲱⲙ ϩⲉⲛⲗⲓⲧⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ
7 Giue to all men therefore their duetie: tribute, to whome yee owe tribute: custome, to whom custome: feare, to whome feare: honour, to whom ye owe honour.
ⲍ̅ϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲡⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲡⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ
8 Owe nothing to any man, but to loue one another: for he that loueth another, hath fulfilled the Lawe.
ⲏ̅ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲓ ⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲁϥϫⲉⲕ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steale, Thou shalt not beare false witnes, Thou shalt not couet: and if there be any other commandement, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, euen in this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.
ⲑ̅ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϣⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲉ
10 Loue doeth not euill to his neighbour: therefore is loue the fulfilling of the Lawe.
ⲓ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲥ ⲡϫⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
11 And that, considering the season, that it is now time that we should arise from sleepe: for now is our saluation neerer, then when we beleeued it.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ
12 The night is past, and the day is at hande, let vs therefore cast away the workes of darkenesse, and let vs put on the armour of light,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲉ ⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲕⲱ ϭⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲧⲛϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲛ ⲛⲛϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ
13 So that wee walke honestly, as in the day: not in gluttonie, and drunkennesse, neither in chambering and wantonnes, nor in strife and enuying.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲥⲁⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϫⲏⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϯϩⲉ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϫⲱϩⲙ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲱϩ
14 But put yee on the Lord JESUS CHRIST, and take no thought for the flesh, to fulfill the lustes of it.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϩⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϥⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ
