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1 ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛϯ ϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren’s sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
4 ⲇ̅ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲉⲙⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲱϣ.
who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ. (aiōn g165)
whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 ⲋ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
But [it is] not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel:
neither, because they are Abraham’s seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ.
That is, it is not the children of the flesh that are children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed.
For this is a word of promise, According to this season will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
And not only so; but Rebecca also having conceived by one, [even] by our father Isaac—
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲑⲁϣⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ.
for [the children] being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ.
it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
Even as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.
What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ϯ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϣⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧ ϧⲁ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ.
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲥϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲕ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲫ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ.
For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show in thee my power, and that my name might be published abroad in all the earth.
So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth.
Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he still find fault? For who withstandeth his will?
20 ⲕ̅ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲅⲉ ⲱ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉϣ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲕ ϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲛⲕϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣⲉⲙ ⲣⲱ ⳿ⲉⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲱϣ.
Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction:
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲱⲟⲩ.
and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,
[even] us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲱⲥⲓⲉ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲥ.
As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ.
And it shall be, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, There shall they be called sons of the living God.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲉ ⳿ⲧⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲓⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ.
And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved:
for the Lord will execute [his] word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲅⲟⲙⲟⲣⲣⲁ.
And, as Isaiah hath said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We had become as Sodom, and had been made like unto Gomorrah.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏ ⲓ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:
but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at [that] law.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿Ⲓ ⲁⲩϭⲓϭⲣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ.
Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ
even as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.
