< Romans 16 >
1 I NOW commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a deaconess of the church which is at Cenchrea:
ⲁ̅ϯϯϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲓⲃⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲛⲭⲣⲉⲉⲥ.
2 that ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that you assist her in every matter wherein she may have need of you: for she hath also been a succourer of many, and of me myself.
ⲃ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲧⲟⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲭ ⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲡⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϩⲱ.
3 Salute Priscilla and Aquila my fellow-labourers in Christ Jesus:
ⲅ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲩⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
4 (who for my life have laid down their own neck: to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles: )
ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ.
5 and the church which is in their house. Salute Epinetus my beloved, who is the first-fruits of Achaia unto Christ.
ⲉ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
6 Salute Mary, who laboured in many things to serve us.
ⲋ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
7 Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and fellow-prisoners, who are eminent among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
ⲍ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛ⳿ⲇⲣⲟⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲟⲩⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏ ⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲓⲛ ⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
8 Salute Amplias my beloved in the Lord.
ⲏ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲙ⳿ⲡⲗⲓⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
9 Salute Urban, our fellow-labourer in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.
ⲑ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲭⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ.
10 Salute Apelles the approved in Christ. Salute those who are of the family of Aristobulus.
ⲓ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲡⲉⲗⲗⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
11 Salute Herodion my kinsman. Salute those which belong to the family of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲏⲣⲱⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲣⲕⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
12 Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who have laboured hard in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who laboured much in the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲣⲓⲫⲱⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲣⲩⲫⲱⲥⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲟⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲇⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
13 Salute Rufus elect in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲱⲓ ϩⲱ ⲧⲉ.
14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Dermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲥⲩⲛ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲗⲏⲅⲟⲛⲧ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲣⲙⲏ ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲟⲃⲁ ⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
15 Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲩⲗⲟⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲟⲩⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲩⲙⲡⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
16 Salute one another with the holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲫⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
17 Now I beseech you, brethren, keep a sharp eye over those who cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine ye have learned, and turn away from them.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲉⲕ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
18 For such are not servants to our Lord Jesus Christ, but to their own belly; and by smooth speeches and flattering commendations deceive the hearts of the guileless.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩϫⲓⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ.
19 For your obedience is gone forth in report to all men. I rejoice therefore on your account: but I wish you to be wise indeed unto good, but harmless respecting evil.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϯⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
20 Now the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
ⲕ̅ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
21 There salute you Timothy, my fellow-labourer, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲱⲥⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ.
22 I Tertius, who have written this epistle, salute you in the Lord.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϯϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲥϧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
23 Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲟⲩⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ.
24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲏⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲝⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ ⲡⲋⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.
25 Now to him that is able to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, agreeable to the revelation of the mystery; which was concealed from all former ages, (aiōnios )
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲏ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios )
26 but is now made manifest, and by the prophetical scriptures, according to the commandment of the eternal God, notified to all the Gentiles to bring them to the obedience of faith: (aiōnios )
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲓϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. (aiōnios )
27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Written to the Romans, and sent by Phoebe, a deaconess of the church in Cenchrea. (aiōn )
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲏ ϯⲥⲱⲛⲓ (aiōn )