Romans 2
1 Therefore you are without excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.
ⲁ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲬⲚⲀϢⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲀⲚ ⲰⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲈⲔϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲀⲔϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲔ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲰⲔ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ.
2 Now we know that the judgment of God is in accordance with truth against those who practice such things.
ⲃ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
3 And do you think this, you who judge those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?
ⲅ̅ⲬⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲰⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲬⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲔ ⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲬⲚⲀϢⲪⲰⲦ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
4 Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
ⲇ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲔⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲔⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲬⲢⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ.
5 But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are storing up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
ⲉ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲦⲚⲀϢⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲔϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲈⲘϨⲐⲎϤ ⲔϨⲒ ϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϬⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲘⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪϮ
6 who "will pay back to everyone according to their works:"
ⲋ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
7 to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality -- everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)
ⲍ̅ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (aiōnios g166)
8 But to those who are self-seeking, and do not obey the truth, but obey wickedness -- wrath and anger,
ⲏ̅ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲘⲀϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲐⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲨϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲂⲞⲚ
9 affliction and distress, on every human being who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ.
10 But glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ.
11 For there is no partiality with God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϬⲒϨⲞ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
12 For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲀⲔⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲐⲘⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ.
14 For when the non-Jews who do not have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲪⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲤⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
15 since they show the work of the law written on their hearts, their conscience bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲦⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲤⲐⲈ.
16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of people, according to my gospel, by Messiah Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
17 But if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law, and boast in God,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲔϮⲢⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ϪⲈ ⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲔⲘⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
18 and know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲔⲈⲢⲔⲀⲐⲎⲔⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ
19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϨⲐⲎⲔ ⲬⲎ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲂⲈⲖⲖⲈⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ.
20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth.
ⲕ̅ⲪⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲤⲀϦ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲐⲘⲞⲢⲪⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ
21 You therefore who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲔϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲔϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ
22 You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who detest idols, do you rob temples?
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲔⲞⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲠ ⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ.
23 You who boast in the law, do you, by disobeying the law, dishonor God?
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲔϢⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
24 For because of you the name of God is blasphemed among the nations, just as it is written.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
25 For circumcision indeed profits, if you are a doer of the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲦⲎ ⲤⲚⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲠⲈⲔⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
26 If therefore the uncircumcised keep the requirements of the law, won't his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision?
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲬⲒ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲞⲠⲤ ⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲒ
27 Won't the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲪⲨⲤⲒⲔⲎ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲈⲤϪⲰⲔ ⲘⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲤⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲦⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ
28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, by the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from people, but from God.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ.
