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1 ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲱ̅ ⲱ̅ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ. ϩⲙ̅ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲕϭⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲕ. ⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ·
Therefore you have nothing to say in your own defence, whoever you are who set yourself up as a judge. In judging others you condemn yourself, for you who set yourself up as a judge do the very same things.
And we know that God’s judgment falls unerringly on those who do them.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲱ̅ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
You who judge those that do such things and yet are yourself guilty of them – do you suppose that you of all people will escape God’s judgment?
4 ⲇ̅ ϫⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲟⲭⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ.
Or do you think lightly of his abundant kindness, patience, and forbearance, not realising that his kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
5 ⲉ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲕⲛ̅ϣⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Hard-hearted and impenitent as you are, you are storing up for yourself wrath on the day of wrath, when God’s justice as a judge will be revealed;
for he will give to everyone what their actions deserve.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓ̅ⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
To those who, by perseverance in doing good, aim at glory, honour, and all that is imperishable, he will give immortal life; (aiōnios g166)
while as to those who are factious, and disobedient to truth but obedient to evil, wrath and anger, distress and despair,
9 ⲑ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲗⲱϫϩ̅ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ⲧⲁⲡⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲛⲓⲛ.
will fall on every human being who persists in wrongdoing – on the Jew first, but also on the Greek.
But there will be glory, honour, and peace for everyone who does right – for the Jew first, but also for the Greek,
since God shows no partiality.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
All who, when they sin, are without Law will also perish without Law; while all who, when they sin, are under Law, will be judged as being under Law.
It is not those who hear the words of a Law that are righteous before God, but it is those who obey it that will be pronounced righteous.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲫⲩⲥⲉⲓ ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ.
When Gentiles, who have no Law, do instinctively what the Law requires, they, though they have no Law, are a Law to themselves;
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ. ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲩⲅⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲏ̅ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ̅.
for they show the demands of the Law written on their hearts; their consciences corroborating it, while in their thoughts they argue either in self-accusation or, it may be, in self-defence –
on the day when God passes judgment on people’s inmost lives, as the good news that I tell declares that he will do through Christ Jesus.
But, perhaps, you bear the name of “Jew,” and are relying on Law, and boast of belonging to God, and understand his will,
and, having been carefully instructed from the Law, have learned to appreciate the finer moral distinctions.
Perhaps you are confident that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in the dark, an instructor of the unintelligent,
and a teacher of the childish, because in the Law you possess the outline of all knowledge and truth.
Why, then, you teacher of others, don’t you teach yourself? Do you preach against stealing, and yet steal?
Do you forbid adultery, and yet commit adultery? Do you loathe idols, and yet plunder temples?
Boasting, as you do, of your Law, do you dishonour God by breaking the Law?
For, as scripture says – “The Gentiles insult God’s name because of you”!
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲣ̅ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲉⲕⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ.
Circumcision has its value, if you are obeying the Law. But, if you are a breaker of the Law, your circumcision is no better than uncircumcision.
If, then, an uncircumcised man pays regard to the requirements of the Law, won’t he, although not circumcised, be regarded by God as if he were?
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ. ⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲁⲥϫⲉⲕⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
Indeed, the person who, owing to his birth, remains uncircumcised, and yet scrupulously obeys the Law, will condemn you, who, for all your written Law and your circumcision, are yet a breaker of the Law.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ.
For a man who is only a Jew outwardly is not a real Jew; nor is outward bodily circumcision real circumcision. The real Jew is the person who is a Jew in soul;
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲏⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟʾ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
and the real circumcision is the circumcision of the heart, a spiritual and not a literal thing. Such a person wins praise from God, though not from people.
