Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God,

ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲟⲣϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ

2 which He announced before through His prophets in holy writings,

ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲣⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ

3 concerning His Son—who has come of the seed of David according to the flesh,

ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ

4 who is marked out [as the] Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection from the dead—Jesus Christ our Lord;

ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟϣϥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ

5 through whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of His Name;

ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ

6 among whom are also you, the called of Jesus Christ;

ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲏⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϩⲙ ϩⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ

7 to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called holy ones: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

ⲍ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ

8 First, indeed, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world;

ⲏ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϯⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ

9 for God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of His Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,

ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲁϫⲛⲱϫⲛ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ

10 always in my prayers imploring, if by any means now at length I will have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come to you,

ⲓ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲡⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁϩⲓⲏ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ

11 for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that you may be established;

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϯⲟⲩⲉϣⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ

12 and that is, that I may be comforted together among you, through faith in one another, both yours and mine.

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲗⲥⲗ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲛⲧⲱⲓ

13 And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brothers, that many times I purposed to come to you—and was hindered until the present time—that some fruit I might have also among you, even as also among the other nations.

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲉⲓⲁⲧ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲉϣⲱϫⲡ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ

14 Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to thoughtless, I am a debtor,

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ

15 so, as much as in me is, I am ready also to you who [are] in Rome to proclaim good news,

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ

16 for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to everyone who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛϯϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ

17 For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it has been written: “And the righteous one will live by faith,”

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ

18 for the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven on all impiety and unrighteousness of men, holding down the truth in unrighteousness.

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲙ ⲙⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ

19 Because that which is known of God is revealed among them, for God revealed [it] to them,

ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ

20 for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead—to their being inexcusable; (aïdios g126)

ⲕ̅ⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲑⲏⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲱ (aïdios g126)

21 because, having known God they did not glorify [Him] as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,

ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲣⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲣⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ

22 professing to be wise, they were made fools,

ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲣⲥⲟϭ

23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.

ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲓ ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ϩⲓ ⲧⲃⲛⲏ ϩⲓ ϫⲁⲧϥⲉ

24 For this reason also God gave them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonor their bodies among themselves;

ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ

25 who changed the truth of God into the lie, and honored and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for all ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)

ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (aiōn g165)

26 Because of this God gave them up to dishonorable affections, for even their females changed the natural use into that against nature;

ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲏϣ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲉⲩⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ

27 and in like manner also the males having left the natural use of the female, burned in their longing toward one another; males with males working shame, and the repayment of their error that was fit, in themselves receiving.

ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲉϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲩⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲭⲩⲙⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧϣⲃⲉⲓⲱ ⲙⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ

28 And according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;

ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ

29 having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,

ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲩϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓ ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ϩⲓ ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ϩⲓ ⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲗⲁ ϩⲓ ϩⲱⲧⲃ ϩⲓ ϯⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲓ ⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ

30 evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

ⲗ̅ⲛⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲥⲕⲥ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲥⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱϣ ⲛϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲃⲁⲃⲉⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ

31 unintelligent, faithless, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful;

ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲓⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁ

32 who the righteous judgment of God having known—that those practicing such things are worthy of death—not only do them, but also have delight with those practicing them.

ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲥⲩⲛⲉⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ