Romans 3
1 What, then, [is] the superiority of the Jew? Or what the profit of the circumcision?
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ.
2 Much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God;
ⲃ̅ⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
3 for what, if certain were faithless? Will their faithlessness make the faithfulness of God useless?
ⲅ̅ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲣ̅ⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲅⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
4 Let it not be! And let God become true, and every man false, according as it has been written: “That You may be declared righteous in Your words, and may overcome in Your being judged.”
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ· ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲗ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲅ̅ϫⲣⲟ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈·
5 And if our unrighteousness establishes God’s righteousness, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (I speak after the manner of a man.)
ⲉ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲉⲛϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ. ⲙⲏ ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ
6 Let it not be! Since how will God judge the world?
ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ.
7 For if the truth of God in my falsehood abounded more to His glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?
ⲍ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲛⲧⲁϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁϩⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲥⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲱⲥ ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
8 And not, as we are spoken evil of, and as certain affirm us to say, “We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?” Whose judgment is righteous.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ.
9 What, then? Are we better? Not at all! For we charged before both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛϭⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲛⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
10 according as it has been written: “There is none righteous, not even one;
ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ
11 there is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
12 All went out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ.
13 Their throat [is] an opened grave; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of cobras [is] under their lips—
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ. ⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲕⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲗⲁⲥ. ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲁⲛⲉⲩⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ.
14 whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲥⲓϣⲉ.
15 Their feet [are] swift to shed blood.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
16 Ruin and misery [are] in their ways.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ.
17 And a way of peace they did not know.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ̅.
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛ̅ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ·
19 And we have known that as many things as the Law says, to those in the Law it speaks, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to God;
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲱⲙ. ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
20 for this reason by works of law will no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.
ⲕ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓ̅ⲟ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
21 And now apart from law the righteousness of God has been revealed, testified to by the Law and the Prophets,
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϫⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
22 and the righteousness of God [is] through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and on all those believing—for there is no difference,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God—
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
24 being declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that [is] in Christ Jesus,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲩⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓ̅ⲟ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
25 whom God set forth [as] a propitiatory covering, through faith in His blood, for the showing forth of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the former sins in the forbearance of God—
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ. ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅
26 for the showing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who [is] of the faith of Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅·
27 Where then [is] the boasting? It was excluded; by what law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith:
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲉⲣⲱϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲡⲁⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥ(ⲧⲓⲥ) ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
28 therefore we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
29 [Is He] only the God of Jews, and not also of nations?
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲛ̅ⲕⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉϩⲉ ⲡⲁⲛ̅ⲕⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ.
30 Yes, also of nations; since [there is] one God who will declare righteous circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
ⲗ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
31 Do we then make law useless through faith? Let it not be! Indeed, we establish law.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲅⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
