Romans 16
1 Herewith I introduce our sister Phoebe to you, who is a servant of the Church at Cenchreae,
ⲁ̅ϯⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲫⲟⲓⲃⲏ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲕⲉⲅⲭⲣⲉⲁⲓⲥ
2 that you may receive her as a fellow Christian in a manner worthy of God's people, and may assist her in any matter in which she may need help. For she has indeed been a kind friend to many, including myself.
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 Greetings to Prisca and Aquila my fellow labourers in the work of Christ Jesus--
ⲅ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲣ ⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
4 friends who have endangered their own lives for mine. I am grateful to them, and not I alone, but all the Gentile Churches also.
ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁⲕϩ ϩⲁ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϯϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲕⲉⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
5 Greetings, too, to the Church that meets at their house. Greetings to my dear Epaenetus, who was the earliest convert to Christ in the province of Asia;
ⲉ̅ⲙⲛ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲏⲉⲓ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲛⲉⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ
6 to Mary who has laboured strenuously among you;
ⲋ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲡ ϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
7 and to Andronicus and Junia, my countrymen, who once shared my imprisonment. They are of note among the Apostles, and are Christians of longer standing than myself.
ⲍ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲟⲩⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲣⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϯⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲁϩⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
8 Greetings to Ampliatus, dear to me in the Lord;
ⲏ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲙⲡⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
9 to Urban, our fellow labourer in Christ, and to my dear Stachys.
ⲑ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲧⲁⲭⲩⲥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ
10 Greetings to Apella, that veteran believer; and to the members of the household of Aristobulus.
ⲓ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲡⲉⲗⲗⲏⲥ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲏⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ
11 Greetings to my countryman, Herodion; and to the believing members of the household of Narcissus.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲕⲓⲥⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
12 Greetings to those Christian workers, Tryphaena and Tryphosa; also to dear Persis, who has laboured strenuously in the Lord's work.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲩⲫⲱⲥⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲣⲩⲫⲁⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲡⲍⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲡ ϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
13 Greetings to Rufus, who is one of the Lord's chosen people; and to his mother, who has also been a mother to me.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲟⲩⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ
14 Greetings to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and to the brethren associated with them;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲥⲩⲅⲕⲣⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲫⲗⲉⲅⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲣⲙⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲟⲃⲁ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ
15 to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister and Olympas, and to all God's people associated with them.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲫⲓⲗⲟⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲟⲩⲗⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲗⲩⲙⲡⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ
16 Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the Churches of Christ send greetings to you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲥⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
17 But I beseech you, brethren, to keep a watch on those who are causing the divisions among you, and are leading others into sin, in defiance of the instruction which you have received; and habitually to shun them.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
18 For men of that stamp are not bondservants of Christ our Lord, but are slaves to their own appetites; and by their plausible words and their flattery they utterly deceive the minds of the simple.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϭⲓⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲝⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ
19 Your fidelity to the truth is everywhere known. I rejoice over you, therefore, but I wish you to be wise as to what is good, and simple-minded as to what is evil.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯⲣⲁϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
20 And before long, God the giver of peace will crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you!
ⲕ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲟⲩϣϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ
21 Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, and so do my countrymen Lucius, Jason and Sosipater.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲣ ⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲱⲥⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ
22 I, Tertius, who write this letter, send you Christian greetings.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ
23 Gaius, my host, who is also the host of the whole Church, greets you. So do Erastus, the treasurer of the city, and Quartus our brother.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲓϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲕⲟⲩⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ
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25 To Him who has it in His power to make you strong, as declared in the Good News which I am spreading, and the proclamation concerning Jesus Christ, in harmony with the unveiling of the Truth which in the periods of past Ages remained unuttered, (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 has now been brought fully to light, and by the command of the God of the Ages has been made known by the writings of the Prophets among all the Gentiles to win them to obedience to the faith-- (aiōnios g166)
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ (aiōnios g166)
