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From Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, who has been called to become an apostle, and has been set apart to tell God’s good news.
This good news God promised long ago through his prophets in the sacred scriptures,
concerning his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord; who, as to his human nature, was descended from David,
4 ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲑⲏϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪.
but, as to the spirit of holiness within him, was miraculously designated Son of God by his resurrection from the dead.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ.
Through him we received the gift of the apostolic office, to win submission to the faith among all nations for the glory of his name.
And among these nations are you – you who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.
7 ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
To all in Rome who are dear to God and have been called to become Christ’s people, may God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.
8 ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ϯϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲥⲉϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because the report of your faith is spreading throughout the world.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉϯϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ.
God, to whom I offer the worship of my soul as I tell the goodness of his Son, is my witness how constantly I mention you when I pray,
asking that, if he be willing, I may some day at last find the way open to visit you.
For I long to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift and so give you fresh strength –
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲱⲓ ϩⲱ.
or rather that both you and I may find encouragement in each other’s faith.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ϯⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϯ ⲥⲟⲃϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
I want you to know, my friends, that I have many times intended coming to see you – but until now I have been prevented – that I might find among you some fruit of my labours, as I have already among the other nations.
I have a duty to both the Greek and the barbarian, to both the cultured and the ignorant.
And so, for my part, I am ready to tell the good news to you also who are in Rome.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϯϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ.
For I am not ashamed of the good news; it is the power of God which brings salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first, but also to the Greek.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
For in it there is a revelation of the divine righteousness resulting from faith and leading on to faith; as scripture says – “Through faith the righteous will find life.”
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϭⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲑⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ.
So, too, there is a revelation from heaven of the divine wrath against every form of ungodliness and wickedness on the part of those people who, by their wicked lives, are stifling the truth.
This is so, because what can be known about God is plain to them; for God himself has made it plain.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲉⲩⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ. (aïdios g126)
For ever since the creation of the universe God’s invisible attributes – his everlasting power and divinity – are to be seen and studied in his works, so that people have no excuse; (aïdios g126)
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁⲧⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
because, although they learned to know God, yet they did not offer him as God either praise or thanksgiving. Their speculations about him proved futile, and their undiscerning minds were darkened.
Professing to be wise, they showed themselves fools;
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲃⲓⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϭⲁⲧϥⲓ.
and they transformed the glory of the immortal God into the likeness of mortal humans, and of birds, and beasts, and reptiles.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱϣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏ ⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
Therefore God abandoned them to impurity, letting them follow the cravings of their hearts, until they dishonoured their own bodies;
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ. (aiōn g165)
for they had substituted a lie for the truth about God, and had reverenced and worshiped created things more than the Creator, who is to be praised for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏ ⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲱϣ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲫⲩⲥⲓⲕⲏ ⳿ⲛⲭⲣⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ.
That, I say, is why God abandoned them to degrading passions. Even the women among them perverted the natural use of their bodies to the unnatural;
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯⲫⲩⲥⲓⲕⲏ ⳿ⲛⲭⲣⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁⲩⲣⲱⲕϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲩⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲃⲓⲉ ⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
while the men, disregarding that for which women were intended by nature, were consumed with passion for one another. Men indulged in vile practices with men, and incurred in their own persons the inevitable penalty for their perverseness.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ.
Then, as they would not keep God before their minds, God abandoned them to depraved thoughts, so that they did all kinds of shameful things.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲭ ⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ.
They revelled in every form of wickedness, evil, greed, vice. Their lives were full of envy, murder, quarrelling, treachery, malice.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲭⲁⲥⲕⲉⲥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϣⲱϣ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲓ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϯ.
They became back-biters, slanderers, impious, insolent, boastful. They devised new sins. They disobeyed their parents.
They were undiscerning, untrustworthy, without natural affection or pity.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉϯⲙⲁϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ
Well aware of God’s decree, that those who do such things deserve to die, not only are they guilty of them themselves, but they even applaud those who do them.
