Romans 13
1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
ⲁ̅ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲥⲉⲑⲏϣ.
2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
ⲃ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ.
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
ⲅ̅ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲭ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϯ ⲥⲏϥⲓ ϩⲓⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϭⲓ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
5 Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⳿ⲉϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ.
6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲱϯ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲫⲱϣⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ.
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
ⲍ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲱϯ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲁϯϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲁϥϫⲉⲕ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
ⲑ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲕⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩϫⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏϯ.
10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law.
ⲓ̅ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
11 And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲓⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ.
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲉⲣϫⲉⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲓϧⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲁ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ.
14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof.]
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ
