Romans 7
1 Or do you not know, brothers (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a person for 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 is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband.
ⲃ̅ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ϦⲀ ϨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ⲀⲤⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ.
3 So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she is called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress, though she is joined to another man.
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 Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Messiah, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we may 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 sinful passions which were through the law, worked in our members to bring forth fruit for death.
ⲉ̅ⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲠϮⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ.
6 But now we have been released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
ⲋ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤϦⲀⲒ.
7 What should we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not. However, I would not have known sin, except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness, unless the law had said, "Do not covet."
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 But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
ⲏ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ.
9 I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin became alive, and I died.
ⲑ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ Ⲁ- ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲰⲚϦ.
10 The commandment, which was for life, this I found to be for death;
ⲓ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ.
11 for sin, taking the opportunity through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϦⲞⲐⲂⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ.
12 Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ
13 Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Absolutely not. But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful.
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 know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under sin.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
15 For I do not know what I am doing. For I do not practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϮⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈϮⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
16 But if I do what I do not want to do, I agree with the law that it is good.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
17 So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For the desire is present in me, but the doing of the good is not.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤⲬⲎ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
19 For the good which I desire, I do not do; but the evil which I do not desire, that I practice.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲠⲈϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
20 But if what I do not desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells 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, to me, while I desire to do good, evil is present.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϮϪⲒⲘⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϤⲬⲎ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲒ.
22 For I delight in God's law in my inner being,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϮϮⲘⲀϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϦⲞⲨⲚ.
23 but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϮⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤϦⲎⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲬ ⲘⲀⲖⲰⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
24 What 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 Thanks be to God through Jesus (the) Messiah, our Lord. So then with the mind, I myself serve God's law, but with the flesh, the sin's law.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲎⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲎ ⲦⲘⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲆⲈ ϮⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
