Romans 1
1 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle, set apart to proclaim God's Good News,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲟⲣϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
2 which God had already promised through His Prophets in Holy Writ, concerning His Son,
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲣⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
3 who, as regards His human descent, belonged to the posterity of David,
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ
4 but as regards the holiness of His Spirit was decisively proved by His Resurrection to be the Son of God--I mean concerning Jesus Christ our Lord,
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟϣϥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
5 through whom we have received grace and Apostleship in His service in order to win men to obedience to the faith, among all Gentile peoples,
ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ
6 among whom you also, called, as you have been, to belong to Jesus Christ, are numbered:
ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲏⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϩⲙ ϩⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
7 To all God's loved ones who are in Rome, called to be saints. May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
8 First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for what He has done for all of you; for the report of your faith is spreading through the whole world.
ⲏ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϯⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
9 I call God to witness--to whom I render priestly and spiritual service by telling the Good News about His Son-- how unceasingly I make mention of you in His presence,
ⲑ̅ⲡⲁⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲁϫⲛⲱϫⲛ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ
10 always in my prayers entreating that now, at length, if such be His will, the way may by some means be made clear for me to come to you.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲡⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁϩⲓⲏ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ
11 For I am longing to see you, in order to convey to you some spiritual help, so that you may be strengthened;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϯⲟⲩⲉϣⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
12 in other words that while I am among you we may be mutually encouraged by one another's faith, yours and mine.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲗⲥⲗ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲛⲧⲱⲓ
13 And I desire you to know, brethren, that I have many a time intended to come to you--though until now I have been disappointed--in order that among you also I might gather some fruit from my labours, as I have already done among the rest of the Gentile nations.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲉⲓⲁⲧ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲉϣⲱϫⲡ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
14 I am already under obligations alike to Greek-speaking races and to others, to cultured and to uncultured people:
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
15 so that for my part I am willing and eager to proclaim the Good News to you also who are in Rome.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ
16 For I am not ashamed of the Good News. It is God's power which is at work for the salvation of every one who believes--the Jew first, and then the Gentile.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛϯϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ
17 For in the Good News a righteousness which comes from God is being revealed, depending on faith and tending to produce faith; as the Scripture has it, "The righteous man shall live by faith."
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
18 For God's anger is being revealed from Heaven against all impiety and against the iniquity of men who through iniquity suppress the truth. God is angry:
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲙ ⲙⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ
19 because what may be known about Him is plain to their inmost consciousness; for He Himself has made it plain to them.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
20 For, from the very creation of the world, His invisible perfections--namely His eternal power and divine nature--have been rendered intelligible and clearly visible by His works, so that these men are without excuse. (aïdios g126)
ⲕ̅ⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲑⲏⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲱ (aïdios g126)
21 For when they had come to know God, they did not give Him glory as God nor render Him thanks, but they became absorbed in useless discussions, and their senseless minds were darkened.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲣⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲣⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
22 While boasting of their wisdom they became utter fools,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲣⲥⲟϭ
23 and, instead of worshipping the imperishable God, they worshipped images resembling perishable man or resembling birds or beasts or reptiles.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲓ ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ϩⲓ ⲧⲃⲛⲏ ϩⲓ ϫⲁⲧϥⲉ
24 For this reason, in accordance with their own depraved cravings, God gave them up to uncleanness, allowing them to dishonour their bodies among themselves with impurity.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
25 For they had bartered the reality of God for what is unreal, and had offered divine honours and religious service to created things, rather than to the Creator--He who is for ever blessed. Amen. (aiōn g165)
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (aiōn g165)
26 This then is the reason why God gave them up to vile passions. For not only did the women among them exchange the natural use of their bodies for one which is contrary to nature, but the men also,
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲏϣ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲉⲩⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ
27 in just the same way--neglecting that for which nature intends women--burned with passion towards one another, men practising shameful vice with men, and receiving in their own selves the reward which necessarily followed their misconduct.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲉϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲩⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲭⲩⲙⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧϣⲃⲉⲓⲱ ⲙⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
28 And just as they had refused to continue to have a full knowledge of God, so it was to utterly worthless minds that God gave them up, for them to do things which should not be done.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ
29 Their hearts overflowed with all sorts of dishonesty, mischief, greed, malice. They were full of envy and murder, and were quarrelsome, crafty, and spiteful.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲩϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓ ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ϩⲓ ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ϩⲓ ⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲗⲁ ϩⲓ ϩⲱⲧⲃ ϩⲓ ϯⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲓ ⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ
30 They were secret backbiters, open slanderers; hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful; inventors of new forms of sin, disobedient to parents, destitute of common sense,
ⲗ̅ⲛⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲥⲕⲥ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲥⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱϣ ⲛϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲃⲁⲃⲉⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ
31 faithless to their promises, without natural affection, without human pity.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲓⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁ
32 In short, though knowing full well the sentence which God pronounces against actions such as theirs, as things which deserve death, they not only practise them, but even encourage and applaud others who do them.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲥⲩⲛⲉⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
