Romans 14

1 Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings.

ⲁ̅ⲠⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲒⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ.

2 One man has faith to take all things as food: another who is feeble in faith takes only green food.

ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ϢⲀϤⲞⲨⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϮ.

3 Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval.

ⲅ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲈϢϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϮ ϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.

4 Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.

ⲇ̅ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲀϨⲈⲒ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ.

5 This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind.

ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.

6 He who keeps the day, keeps it to the Lord; and he who takes food, takes it as to the Lord, for he gives praise to God; and he who does not take food, to the Lord he takes it not, and gives praise to God.

ⲋ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϤϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.

7 For every man's life and every man's death has a relation to others as well as to himself.

ⲍ̅ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ.

8 As long as we have life we are living to the Lord; or if we give up our life it is to the Lord; so if we are living, or if our life comes to an end, we are the Lord's.

ⲏ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲘⲠϬ ⲤⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲚⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.

9 And for this purpose Christ went into death and came back again, that he might be the Lord of the dead and of the living.

ⲑ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲰⲚϦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ.

10 But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.

ⲓ̅ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ϨⲰⲔ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔϢⲰϢ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.

11 For it is said in the holy Writings, By my life, says the Lord, to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give worship to God.

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϮⲞⲚϦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲈⲖⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲈⲔⲰⲖϪ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.

12 So every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϤⲚⲀϮⲖⲞⲄⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.

13 Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲬ ⲀⲞⲨϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ.

14 I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean.

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈϤϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ϤϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ϤϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ.

15 And if because of food your brother is troubled, then you are no longer going on in the way of love. Do not let your food be destruction to him for whom Christ went into death.

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϦⲢⲈ ⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲒⲈ ⲔⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲀⲔⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲔϦⲢⲈ.

16 Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good:

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.

17 For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲰ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ.

18 And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϤⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.

19 So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.

ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲀ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲰⲦ ⲈⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.

20 Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.

ⲕ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲂⲈⲖ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϦⲢⲈ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϬⲢⲞⲠ.

21 It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.

ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲈⲘ ⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲈ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲀϬⲒϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.

22 The faith which you have, have it to yourself before God. Happy is the man who is not judged by that to which he gives approval.

ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲬⲀϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.

23 But he who is in doubt is judged if he takes food, because he does it not in faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.

ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲂⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠϨⲀⲠ ϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ.