Romans 7
1 Or don’t you know, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man for as long as he lives?
ⲁ̅ϢⲀⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϤⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ.
2 For the woman that has a husband is bound by law to the husband while he lives, but if the husband dies, she is discharged from the law of the husband.
ⲃ̅ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ϦⲀ ϨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ⲀⲤⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ.
3 So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she would be called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is joined to another man.
ⲅ̅ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈϨⲀⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘϨⲎ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲀⲤϢⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈϨⲀⲒ.
4 Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might produce fruit to God.
ⲇ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law worked in our members to bring out fruit to death.
ⲉ̅ⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲠϮⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ.
6 But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
ⲋ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲀⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤϦⲀⲒ.
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn’t have known sin except through the law. For I wouldn’t have known coveting unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.”
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϪⲞϤ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲠⲒⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϮⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ϪⲈ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲔⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ.
8 But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
ⲏ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲠⲈ.
9 I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.
ⲑ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲦϬⲚⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ Ⲁ- ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲰⲚϦ.
10 The commandment which was for life, this I found to be for death;
ⲓ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ.
11 for sin, finding occasion through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϦⲞⲐⲂⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ.
12 Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, righteous, and good.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ
13 Did then that which is good become death to me? May it never be! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, was producing death in me through that which is good; that through the commandment sin might become exceedingly sinful.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ.
14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under sin.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲀⲦⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲢⲔⲒⲔⲞⲤ ⲈⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
15 For I don’t understand what I am doing. For I don’t practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϮⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈϮⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
16 But if what I don’t desire, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
17 So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing that which is good.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤⲬⲎ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
19 For the good which I desire, I don’t do; but the evil which I don’t desire, that I practice.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲠⲈϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
20 But if what I don’t desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
ⲕ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲒⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
21 I find then the law that, while I desire to do good, evil is present.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϮϪⲒⲘⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϤⲬⲎ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲒ.
22 For I delight in God’s law after the inward person,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϮϮⲘⲀϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϦⲞⲨⲚ.
23 but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϮⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲔⲈⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤϦⲎⲔ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲈⲬ ⲘⲀⲖⲰⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
24 What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲠⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ.
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s law, but with the flesh, sin’s law.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲎⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀϨⲎ ⲦⲘⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲆⲈ ϮⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
