Romans 3
1 What then is the superiority of the Jew? Or what is the advantage of circumcision?
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲉⲃⲓ.
2 Much, every way. And first, because to them were intrusted the oracles of God.
ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
3 For if some of them have not believed, have they, by their not believing, made the faith of God inefficient?
ⲅ̅ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲣϥ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
4 Far be it: for God is veracious, and every man false: as it is written: That thou mightest be upright, in thy declarations; and be found pure, when they judge thee.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
5 But if our iniquity establish the rectitude of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous, when he inflicteth wrath? (I speak as a man.)
ⲉ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲓϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ.
6 Far from it. Otherwise how will God judge the world?
ⲋ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
7 But if the truth of God hath been furthered by my falsehood, to his glory; why am I then condemned as a sinner?
ⲍ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲥⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ.
8 Or shall we say as some have slanderously reported us to say: We will do evil things, that good results may come? The condemnation of such is reserved for justice.
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ.
9 What then, have WE the superiority, when we have before decided as to both Jews and Gentiles, that all of them are under sin?
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
10 As it is written: There is none righteous; no, no one:
ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
11 and none that understandeth; nor that seeketh after God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲫϯ.
12 They have all turned aside, together; and become reprobates. There is none that doeth good; no, not one.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲭ͞ⲣⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
13 Their throats are open sepulchres, and their tongues treacherous; and the venom of the asp is under their lips.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙϩⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲃⲱⲃⲓ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ.
14 Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲓ.
15 and their feet are swift to shed blood.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲥⲉⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
16 Destruction and anguish are in their paths:
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲡϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ.
17 and the path of peacefulness they have not known:
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ.
18 and the fear of God is not before their eyes.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϯϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ.
19 Now we know, that whatever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be guilty before God.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲑⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
20 Wherefore, by the deeds of the law, no flesh is justified before him: for, by the law, sin is known.
ⲕ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ.
21 But now, the righteousness of God without the law, is manifested; and the law and the prophets testify of it:
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
22 even the righteousness of God, which is by faith in Jesus Messiah, for every one, and on every one, that believeth in him: for there is no distinction;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲡ.
23 for they have all sinned, and failed of the glory of God.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϣⲁⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
24 And they are justified gratuitously, by grace, and by the redemption which is in Jesus Messiah;
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲩ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
25 whom God hath preconstituted a propitiation, by faith in his blood, because of our sins, which we before committed,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ.
26 in the space which God in his long suffering gave to us, for the manifestation of his righteousness at the present time; that he might be righteous, and might with righteousness justify him who is in the faith of our Lord Jesus Messiah.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲥϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
27 Where then is glorying? It is annihilated. By what law? by that of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲁ⳿ϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ.
28 We therefore conclude, that it is by faith a man is justified, and not by the works of the law.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲡ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲙⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
29 For, is he the God of the Jews only, and not of the Gentiles? Nay: of the Gentiles also.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ϣⲁⲛ ⲫϯ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁϩⲁ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.
30 Because there is, one God, who justifieth the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision by the same faith.
ⲗ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ.
31 Do, we then nullify the law by faith? Far be it. On the contrary, we establish the law.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲉⲣϥ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ
