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What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?
Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.
For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ· ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲗ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲅ̅ϫⲣⲟ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈·
God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲉⲛϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ. ⲙⲏ ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ
But if our unrighteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ.
and why not (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛϭⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲛⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲁⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
What then? are we in worse case than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin;
as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;
There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;
They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable; There is none that doeth good, no, not so much as one:
Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Their feet are swift to shed blood;
Destruction and misery are in their ways;
And the way of peace have they not known:
There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲱⲙ. ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:
20 ⲕ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓ̅ⲟ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for through the law [cometh] the knowledge of sin.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϫⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ
even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction;
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ. ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅
whom God set forth [to be] a propitiation, through faith, by his blood, to shew his righteousness, because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God;
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅·
for the shewing, [I say], of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in Jesus.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲉⲣⲱϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲡⲁⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥ(ⲧⲓⲥ) ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith.
We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
Or is God [the God] of Jews only? is he not [the God] of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also:
30 ⲗ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.
Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish the law.
