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].
ⲁ̅ϯⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲫⲟⲓⲃⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲕⲉⲅⲭⲣⲉⲁⲓⲥ
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.
ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲛⲁⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ 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,
ⲅ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲣ ⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
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 ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁⲕϩ ϩⲁ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϯϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲕⲉⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
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.
ⲉ̅ⲙⲛ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲏⲉⲓ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲛⲉⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ
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.
ⲋ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲡ ϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
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.
ⲍ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲟⲩⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲣⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϯⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲁϩⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
8 I also send my greetings to Ampliatus, who is a dear friend because of his relationship with the Lord.
ⲏ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲙⲡⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
9 I also send my greetings to Urbanus, who works for Christ with us, and to my dear friend Stachys.
ⲑ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲧⲁⲭⲩⲥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ
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.
ⲓ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲡⲉⲗⲗⲏⲥ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲏⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ
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.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲕⲓⲥⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
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.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲩⲫⲱⲥⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲣⲩⲫⲁⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲡⲍⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲡ ϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
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].
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲟⲩⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ
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.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲥⲩⲅⲕⲣⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲫⲗⲉⲅⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲣⲙⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲟⲃⲁ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ
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.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲫⲓⲗⲟⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲟⲩⲗⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲗⲩⲙⲡⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ
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.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
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!
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
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 ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϭⲓⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲝⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ
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.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯⲣⲁϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
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.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲟⲩϣϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ
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.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲣ ⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲱⲥⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ
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].
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ
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.)
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲓϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲕⲟⲩⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅
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)
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ 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)
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ (aiōnios g166)
