< Romans 6 >

1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
ⲁ̅ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ.
2 May it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?
ⲃ̅ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
ⲅ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ.
4 We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
ⲇ̅ⲀⲨⲔⲰⲤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ.
5 For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;
ⲉ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲰϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲔⲈⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ.
6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.
ⲋ̅ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲀⲨⲀϢϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϪⲈ.
7 For he who has died has been freed from sin.
ⲍ̅ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲘⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
8 But if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him,
ⲏ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲚ.
9 knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over him!
ⲑ̅ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϤⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲘⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲈⲢϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ.
10 For the death that he died, he died to sin one time; but the life that he lives, he lives to God.
ⲓ̅ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲰⲚϦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϤⲰⲚϦ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
11 Thus consider yourselves also to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ.
12 Therefore don’t let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲨⲢⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈϤⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ.
13 Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲞⲠⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲀⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲚϦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲞⲠⲖⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
14 For sin will not have dominion over you, for you are not under law, but under grace.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲈⲢϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ.
15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be!
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ.
16 Don’t you know that when you present yourselves as servants and obey someone, you are the servants of whomever you obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲂⲰⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
17 But thanks be to God that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were delivered.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲎⲠ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲠⲒⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲂⲰ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
18 Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh; for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϮⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ.
20 For when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.
ⲕ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
21 What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦϦⲀⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ.
22 But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲈⲠⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲠⲈ. (aiōnios g166)
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (aiōnios g166)
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲒⲞⲮⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ. (aiōnios g166)

< Romans 6 >