Romans 7
1 Are you ignorant, brothers—for to those knowing law I speak—that the law has lordship over the man as long as he lives?
ⲁ̅ϢⲀⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ.
2 For the married woman to the living husband has been bound by law, and if the husband may die, she has been free from the law of the husband;
ⲃ̅ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ϦⲀ ϨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ⲀⲤⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ.
3 so then, the husband being alive, she will be called an adulteress if she may become another man’s; and if the husband may die, she is free from the law, so as not to be an adulteress, having become another man’s.
ⲅ̅ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈϨⲀⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈϨⲀⲒ.
4 So that, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of the Christ, for your becoming another’s, who was raised up out of the dead, that we might bear fruit to God;
ⲇ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
5 for when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, that [are] through the Law, were working in our members, to bear fruit to death;
ⲉ̅ⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲠϮⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ.
6 and now we have ceased from the Law, that being dead in which we were held, so that we may serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter.
ⲋ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤϦⲀⲒ.
7 What, then, will we say? The Law [is] sin? Let it not be! But I did not know sin except through law, for also the covetousness I had not known if the Law had not said:
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲠⲒⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϮⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ.
8 “You will not covet”; and sin having received an opportunity, through the command, worked in me all covetousness—for apart from law sin is dead.
ⲏ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ.
9 And I was alive apart from law once, and the command having come, sin revived, and I died;
ⲑ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ Ⲁ- ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲰⲚϦ.
10 and the command that [is] for life, this was found by me for death;
ⲓ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ.
11 for sin, having received an opportunity, through the command, deceived me, and through it, slew [me],
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϦⲞⲐⲂⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ.
12 so that the Law, indeed, [is] holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ
13 That which is good then, has it become death to me? Let it not be! But sin, that it might appear sin, through the good, working death to me, that sin might become exceedingly sinful through the command.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ.
14 For we have known that the Law is spiritual, and I am fleshly, sold by sin;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
15 for that which I work, I do not acknowledge; for not what I will, this I practice, but what I hate, this I do.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϮⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈϮⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
16 And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the Law that [it is] good,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
17 and now it is no longer I that work it, but sin dwelling in me,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
18 for I have known that there does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present with me, and I do not find to work that which is right,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤⲬⲎ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
19 for the good that I will, I do not do; but the evil that I do not will, this I practice.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲠⲈϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
20 And if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that work it, but sin that is dwelling in me.
ⲕ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
21 I find, then, the law, that when I desire to do what is right, the evil is present with me,
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϮϪⲒⲘⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϤⲬⲎ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲒ.
22 for I delight in the Law of God according to the inward man,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϮϮⲘⲀϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϦⲞⲨⲚ.
23 and I behold another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin that [is] in my members.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϮⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤϦⲎⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲬ ⲘⲀⲖⲰⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
24 A wretched man I [am]! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ.
25 I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord; so then, I myself indeed serve the Law of God with the mind, and with the flesh, the law of sin.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲎⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲎ ⲦⲘⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲆⲈ ϮⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
