Romans 3
1 What special privilege, then, has a Jew? Or what benefit is to be derived from circumcision?
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ
2 The privilege is great from every point of view. First of all, because the Jews were entrusted with God's truth.
ⲃ̅ⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
3 For what if some Jews have proved unfaithful? Shall their faithlessness render God's faithfulness worthless?
ⲅ̅ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲣⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲅⲓ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
4 No, indeed; let us hold God to be true, though every man should prove to be false. As it stands written, "That Thou mayest be shown to be just in the sentence Thou pronouncest, and gain Thy cause when Thou contendest."
ⲇ̅ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲅϫⲣⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲕϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
5 But if our unrighteousness sets God's righteousness in a clearer light, what shall we say? (Is God unrighteous--I speak in our everyday language-- when He inflicts punishment?
ⲉ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
6 No indeed; for in that case how shall He judge all mankind?)
ⲋ̅ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ
7 If, for instance, a falsehood of mine has made God's truthfulness more conspicuous, redounding to His glory, why am I judged all the same as a sinner?
ⲍ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲓ ϭⲉ ⲥⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ
8 And why should we not say--for so they wickedly misrepresent us, and so some charge us with arguing--"Let us do evil that good may come"? The condemnation of those who would so argue is just.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ
9 What then? Are we Jews more highly estimated than they? Not in the least; for we have already charged all Jews and Gentiles alike with being in thraldom to sin.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
10 Thus it stands written, "There is not one righteous man.
ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ
11 There is not one who is really wise, nor one who is a diligent seeker after God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲛ ⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
12 All have turned aside from the right path; they have every one of them become corrupt. There is no one who does what is right--no, not so much as one."
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ
13 "Their throats resemble an opened grave; with their tongues they have been talking deceitfully." "The venom of vipers lies hidden behind their lips."
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲣⲕⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲁⲛⲉⲩⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ
14 "Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲥⲓϣⲉ
15 "Their feet move swiftly to shed blood.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲡⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
16 Ruin and misery mark their path;
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ
17 and the way to peace they have not known."
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ
18 "There is no fear of God before their eyes."
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲑⲟ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ
19 But it cannot be denied that all that the Law says is addressed to those who are living under the Law, in order that every mouth may be stopped, and that the whole world may await sentence from God.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
20 For on the ground of obedience to Law no man living will be declared righteous before Him. Law simply brings a sure knowledge of sin.
ⲕ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
21 But now a righteousness coming from God has been brought to light apart from any Law, both Law and Prophets bearing witness to it--
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϫⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
22 a righteousness coming from God, which depends on faith in Jesus Christ and extends to all who believe. No distinction is made;
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ
23 for all alike have sinned, and all consciously come short of the glory of God,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
24 gaining acquittal from guilt by His free unpurchased grace through the deliverance which is found in Christ Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲩⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
25 He it is whom God put forward as a Mercy-seat, rendered efficacious through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness-- because of the passing over, in God's forbearance, of the sins previously committed--
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ
26 with a view to demonstrating, at the present time, His righteousness, that He may be shown to be righteous Himself, and the giver of righteousness to those who believe in Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ
27 Where then is there room for your boasting? It is for ever shut out. On what principle? On the ground of merit? No, but on the ground of faith.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲉⲣⲱϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲁϣ ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ
28 For we maintain that it is as the result of faith that a man is held to be righteous, apart from actions done in obedience to Law.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
29 Is God simply the God of the Jews, and not of the Gentiles also? He is certainly the God of the Gentiles also,
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲏ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁ ⲛⲕⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲕⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ
30 unless you can deny that it is one and the same God who will pronounce the circumcised to be acquitted on the ground of faith, and the uncircumcised to be acquitted through the same faith.
ⲗ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲅⲥⲃⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
31 Do we then by means of this faith abolish the Law? No, indeed; we give the Law a firmer footing.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲅⲉⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
