Romans 3
1 What is then the preferment of the Iewe? or what is the profite of circumcision?
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ
2 Much euery maner of way: for chiefly, because vnto them were of credite committed the oracles of God.
ⲃ̅ⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
3 For what, though some did not beleeue? shall their vnbeliefe make the faith of God without effect?
ⲅ̅ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲣⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲅⲓ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, and euery man a lyar, as it is written, That thou mightest be iustified in thy words, and ouercome, when thou art iudged.
ⲇ̅ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲅϫⲣⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲕϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
5 Now if our vnrighteousnes comend the righteousnes of God, what shall we say? Is God vnrighteous which punisheth? (I speake as a man.)
ⲉ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
6 God forbid: els how shall God iudge ye world?
ⲋ̅ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ
7 For if the veritie of God hath more abounded through my lye vnto his glorie, why am I yet condemned as a sinner?
ⲍ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲓ ϭⲉ ⲥⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ
8 And (as we are blamed, and as some affirme, that we say) why doe we not euil, that good may come thereof? whose damnation is iust.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ
9 What then? are we more excellent? No, in no wise: for we haue alreadie prooued, that all, both Iewes and Gentiles are vnder sinne,
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no not one.
ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ
11 There is none that vnderstandeth: there is none that seeketh God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲛ ⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
12 They haue all gone out of the way: they haue bene made altogether vnprofitable: there is none that doeth good, no not one.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ
13 Their throte is an open sepulchre: they haue vsed their tongues to deceit: the poyson of aspes is vnder their lippes.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲣⲕⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲁⲛⲉⲩⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲥⲓϣⲉ
15 Their feete are swift to shead blood.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲡⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
16 Destruction and calamity are in their waies,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ
17 And ye way of peace they haue not knowen.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ
18 The feare of God is not before their eies.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲑⲟ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ
19 Now we know that whatsoeuer ye Lawe saieth, it saieth it to them which are vnder ye Law, that euery mouth may bee stopped, and all the world be subiect to the iudgement of God.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
20 Therefore by the woorkes of the Lawe shall no flesh be iustified in his sight: for by the Lawe commeth the knowledge of sinne.
ⲕ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
21 But nowe is the righteousnesse, of God made manifest without the Lawe, hauing witnes of the Lawe and of the Prophets,
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϫⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
22 To wit, the righteousnesse of God by the faith of Iesus Christ, vnto all, and vpon all that beleeue.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ
23 For there is no difference: for all haue sinned, and are depriued of the glorie of God,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
24 And are iustified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Iesus,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲩⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a reconciliation through faith in his blood to declare his righteousnes, by the forgiuenesse of the sinnes that are passed,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ
26 Through the patience of God, to shewe at this time his righteousnesse, that hee might be iust, and a iustifier of him which is of the faith of Iesus.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ
27 Where is then the reioycing? It is excluded. By what Lawe? of woorkes? Nay: but by the Lawe of faith.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲉⲣⲱϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲁϣ ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ
28 Therefore we conclude, that a man is iustified by faith, without the workes of the Lawe.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
29 God, is he the God of the Iewes onely, and not of the Gentiles also? Yes, euen of the Gentiles also.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲏ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲛⲕⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲕⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ
30 For it is one God, who shall iustifie circumcision of faith, and vncircumcision through faith.
ⲗ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲅⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
31 Doe we then make the Lawe of none effect through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the Lawe.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲅⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
