Romans 13
1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
ⲁ̅ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲥⲉⲑⲏϣ.
2 Therefore he who resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment.
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 the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from 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 it is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for it does not bear the sword in vain. It is God's servant to administer retribution on those who do what is wrong.
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 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of this retribution, but also as a matter of conscience.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⳿ⲉϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ.
6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God, concerned with this very thing.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲱϯ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲫⲱϣⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ.
7 Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.
ⲍ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲱϯ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲁϯϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ.
8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲁϥϫⲉⲕ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
9 For the commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not give false testimony," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You are to love your neighbor as yourself."
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 does not harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
ⲓ̅ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first 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 gone, and the day is near. Let us therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor 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 decently, as in the daytime; not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and lustful acts, and not in dissension and jealousy.
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 on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ
