Romans 7
1 Knowe yee not, brethren, (for I speake to them that knowe the Lawe) that the Lawe hath dominion ouer a man as long as he liueth?
ⲁ̅ϣⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ.
2 For the woman which is in subiection to a man, is bound by the Lawe to the man, while he liueth: but if the man bee dead, shee is deliuered from the lawe of the man.
ⲃ̅ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϧⲁ ϩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲥⲥⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲕⲱⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ.
3 So then, if while the man liueth, she taketh another man, she shalbe called an adulteresse: but if the man be dead, she is free from the Law, so that shee is not an adulteresse, though shee take another man.
ⲅ̅ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙϩⲏ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉϩⲁⲓ.
4 So yee, my brethren, are dead also to the Law by ye body of Christ, that ye should be vnto an other, euen vnto him that is raised vp from the dead, that we should bring foorth fruite vnto God.
ⲇ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
5 For when we were in ye flesh, the affections of sinnes, which were by the Law, had force in our members, to bring foorth fruit vnto death.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲛϣⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϯⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ.
6 But now we are deliuered from the Lawe, he being dead in whom we were holden, that we should serue in newnesse of Spirite, and not in the oldnesse of the letter.
ⲋ̅ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲕⲱⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ.
7 What shall we say then? Is the Lawe sinne? God forbid. Nay, I knewe not sinne, but by the Lawe: for I had not knowen lust, except the Lawe had sayd, Thou shalt not lust.
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϯ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ.
8 But sinne tooke an occasion by ye commandement, and wrought in me all maner of concupiscence: for without the Lawe sinne is dead.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ.
9 For I once was aliue, without the Law: but when the commandement came, sinne reuiued,
ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲱⲛϧ.
10 But I died: and the same commandement which was ordeined vnto life, was found to be vnto me vnto death.
ⲓ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ.
11 For sinne tooke occasion by the commandement, and deceiued me, and thereby slewe me.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϧⲟⲑⲃⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ.
12 Wherefore the Lawe is holy, and that commandement is holy, and iust, and good.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ.
13 Was that then which is good, made death vnto me? God forbid: but sinne, that it might appeare sinne, wrought death in me by that which is good, that sinne might be out of measure sinfull by the commandement.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ.
14 For we knowe that the Law is spirituall, but I am carnall, solde vnder sinne.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲕⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
15 For I alow not that which I do: for what I would, that do I not: but what I hate, that do I.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϯⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
16 If I doe then that which I woulde not, I consent to the Lawe, that it is good.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ.
17 Nowe then, it is no more I, that doe it, but sinne that dwelleth in me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ.
18 For I know, that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to wil is preset with me: but I find no meanes to perform that which is good.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ.
19 For I doe not the good thing, which I would, but the euil, which I would not, that do I.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
20 Nowe if I do that I would not, it is no more I that doe it, but the sinne that dwelleth in me.
ⲕ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ.
21 I finde then that when I would doe good, I am thus yoked, that euill is present with me.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϯϫⲓⲙⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ.
22 For I delite in the Law of God, concerning the inner man:
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϯϯⲙⲁϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ.
23 But I see another Law in my members, rebelling against the Lawe of my minde, and leading me captiue vnto the lawe of sinne, which is in my members.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥϧⲏⲕ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
24 O wretched man that I am, who shall deliuer me from the body of this death!
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ.
25 I thanke God through Iesus Christ our Lord. Then I my selfe in my minde serue the Lawe of God, but in my flesh the lawe of sinne.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏ ⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲇⲉ ϯⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ
