< Romans 3 >

1 Then what more belongs to the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲠϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
2 Much every way. For indeed, in the first place, the oracles of God were committed unto them.
ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
3 For what if some did not believe? whether will their unbelief destroy the faith of God?
ⲅ̅ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲎ ⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢϤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
4 it could not be so: but let God be true, and every man a liar; as indeed it has been written, In order that you may be justified in your words, and shall prevail, in your judgment.
ⲇ̅ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲔⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϬⲢⲞ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϮ ϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
5 But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust administering wrath? I speak according to a man.
ⲉ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲤ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ
6 It could not be so: then how will God judge the world?
ⲋ̅ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ.
7 And if the truth of God through my falsehood abounded unto His glory, why am I still judged as a sinner?
ⲍ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϨⲰ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
8 are we not indeed thus traduced, and as some say we speak, that, Let us do evil in order that good may come? whose condemnation is just.
ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ϢⲀⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲠϨⲀⲠ.
9 Then what? are we the better? By no means: for we have proven already that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin;
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
10 as has been written, There is no one good, not one:
ⲓ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ
11 there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks out God;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲔⲀϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
12 all have gone away, they have all together become unprofitable; there is no one who is doing good, there is not one.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲨⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦϢⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲘϨⲀⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲎⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲞⲨϢⲂⲰⲂⲒ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲬⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲖⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲐⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϨⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲪⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲀϢⲒ.
15 Whose feet are swift to shed blood:
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲤⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲈⲪⲈⲚ ⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
16 destruction and misery are in their ways:
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲠϦⲞⲘϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
17 and they have not known the way of peace.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ.
18 The fear of God is not before their eyes.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϮϨⲞϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ.
19 But we know that so many things as the law speaks, it says to those under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may become guilty before God.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲰϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲐⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
20 Therefore no flesh shall be justified by works of law: for through law there is a perfect knowledge of sin.
ⲕ̅ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ.
21 And now the righteousness of God without law has been made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
22 but the righteousness of God through faith of Jesus Christ is unto all who believe: for there is no difference,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲄⲀⲢ ϢⲞⲠ
23 for all sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϢⲀⲦ ⲘⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
24 being freely justified by his grace, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus:
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲨⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲒⲚϪⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤⲰϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
25 whom God sent forth an expiation through faith in his blood, unto the manifestation of His righteousness through the remission of the sins which are passed,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲬⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲬ ⲰⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϨⲢⲎ ⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ
26 in the forbearance of God; unto the manifestation of his righteousness at the present time, so that he is just, and justifying him who is of the faith of Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϦⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲤϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲐⲘⲀⲒⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
27 Then where is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? of works? No; but by the law of faith.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲀϤⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲘⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲈⲢⲰϤ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲀϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
28 For we conclude that a man is justified by faith without works of law.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲠ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲘⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
29 Whether is he the God of the Jews only? is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yea, also of the Gentiles:
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀϨⲀ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ.
30 truly there is one God, who will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.
ⲗ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ.
31 Then do we make void the law through faith? It could not be so: but we establish the law.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲔⲈⲢϤ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ.

< Romans 3 >