Romans 16
1 [By means of this letter] I am introducing and recommending to you our fellow believer Phoebe, [who will be taking this letter to you]. She is a deacon in the congregation in Cenchrea [city].
ⲁ̅ϯϯϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲓⲃⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲉⲛⲭⲣⲉⲉⲥ.
2 [I request that] you receive her because of her relationship with the Lord. [You should do that because] those who are God’s people ought to receive [their fellow believers]. [I am also requesting] that you help her [by giving her] [EUP] whatever she needs, because she has helped many people, including me.
ⲃ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲧⲟⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲭ ⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲡⲉⲙⲏⲓ ϩⲱ.
3 Tell Priscilla and [her husband] Aquila that I (send greetings to/am thinking fondly of) them. They worked with me for Christ Jesus,
ⲅ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲩⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
4 and they were even willing to die [IDM] in order [to save] my life. It is not only I who thank them [for helping me], but the people in all [HYP] the non-Jewish congregations also [thank them for saving my life].
ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ.
5 Also tell the congregation [that meets] in their house that I (send my greetings to/am thinking fondly of) them. Tell my dear friend Epaenetus the same thing. He is the first man in Asia [province] who [believed] in Christ.
ⲉ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
6 Tell Mary, who has worked hard [for Christ] in order to [help] you, that I (send my greetings to/am thinking fondly of) her.
ⲋ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
7 Tell the same thing to Andronicus and [his wife] Junia (OR, and [his sister] Junia) who are my fellow Jews and who were also [previously] in prison with me. They are well-known/respected (OR, respected by the) apostles, and they became Christians before I did.
ⲍ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛ⳿ⲇⲣⲟⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲟⲩⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏ ⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲓⲛ ⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
8 I also send my greetings to Ampliatus, who is a dear friend because of his relationship with the Lord.
ⲏ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲙ⳿ⲡⲗⲓⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
9 I also send my greetings to Urbanus, who works for Christ with us, and to my dear friend Stachys.
ⲑ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲥⲧⲁⲭⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ.
10 I also send my greetings to Apelles, whom Christ has approved [because Apelles successfully endured trials]. Tell the [believers] who [live in the house] of Aristobulus that I send my greetings to them.
ⲓ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲡⲉⲗⲗⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
11 Also tell Herodion, who is my fellow Jew, that I send my greetings to him. Tell the same thing to those who [live in the house] of Narcissus who belong to the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲏⲣⲱⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲣⲕⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
12 Tell the same thing to Tryphaena and [her sister] Tryphosa, who work hard for the Lord. I also send my greetings to Persis. [We all] love her and she has worked very hard for the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲣⲓⲫⲱⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲣⲩⲫⲱⲥⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲟⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲇⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
13 Tell Rufus, who is an outstanding Christian, that I send my greetings to him. [Tell the same thing to] his mother, [who has treated me as though] I [were her son] [MET].
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲱⲓ ϩⲱ ⲧⲉ.
14 Tell Asyncritus and Phlegon and Hermes and Patrobas and Hermas and the fellow believers who [meet] with them that I am sending my greetings to them.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲥⲩⲛ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲗⲏⲅⲟⲛⲧ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲣⲙⲏ ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲟⲃⲁ ⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
15 I also send my greetings to Philologus, to [his wife] Julia (OR, [his sister] Julia), to Nereus and his sister, and to Olympas, and to all God’s people who [meet] with them.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲩⲗⲟⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲟⲩⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲩⲙⲡⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
16 Greet one another affectionately, but in a pure way, [when you gather together]. The [believers in] all the Christian congregations [HYP] [in this area (send their] greetings to/say they are thinking fondly of) you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲫⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏ ⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
17 My fellow believers, I exhort you that you beware of those people who are causing divisions among you and who cause people to turn away [from God] [MTY] [because they teach things that] are contrary to the message [about Christ] that you have learned (OR, that others taught you). Keep away from such people!
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲉⲕ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
18 They do not serve our Lord Christ! On the contrary, they only want to satisfy their own desires [MTY]! Also, by all the eloquent things that they say [DOU] they deceive those people who do not realize [that their teaching is false].
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩϫⲓⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ.
19 [Believers] everywhere know that you have paid attention to [the good message about Christ], with the result that I rejoice about you. But I also want you to be wise, [with the result that you do] what is good. I also want you to avoid doing what is evil.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϯⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϯⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
20 [If you avoid people who teach what is false], what will [soon happen] [MET] [will be as though] God, who causes us to be peaceful, will be crushing Satan under your feet! [I pray that] our Lord Jesus will continue to act kindly towards you.
ⲕ̅ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
21 Timothy, who works with me, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, who are my fellow Jews, [want you to know that they are] (sending their greetings to/thinking fondly of) you.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲱⲥⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ.
22 I, Tertius, [one who belongs to] the Lord, [also want you to know] that I am (sending my greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. [I am writing this letter as Paul tells me what to write for him].
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϯϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲥϧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
23 I, [Paul], am staying in the house of Gaius, and the whole congregation [here meets] in his house. He [also wants you to know] that he is (sending his greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. Erastus, the treasurer of [this] city, also [wants you to know that] he is (sending his greetings to/thinking fondly of) you. Our fellow believer Quartus also (sends his greetings to you./says he is thinking fondly of you.)
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲟⲩⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲏⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲝⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ ⲡⲋⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.
25 As [I] proclaim [the good message about] Jesus Christ, [I tell about God], the one who is able to strengthen you [spiritually]. I also proclaim the [truth] that was not revealed {which [God] did not reveal} in all previous ages/times (aiōnios g166)
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲏ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
26 but which has now been {which [he] has now} revealed. [I, along with others, have proclaimed] what the prophets wrote [about Christ]. We are doing what the eternal God commanded [us(exc)/me to do]. We want [people in] all ethnic groups to know [Christ] so that they can believe [in him] and obey [him]. (aiōnios g166)
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲓϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. (aiōnios g166)
27 [I desire that by] Jesus Christ [enabling us, we] will forever praise the one who alone is God, who alone is [truly] wise. (May it be so!/Amen!) (aiōn g165)
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲏ ϯⲥⲱⲛⲓ (aiōn g165)
