1 ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲥⲉⲑⲏϣ .
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.
2 ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϯ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲉⲛϯⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁϥϯ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲉⲛⲡⲓⲑⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϯ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ
Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.
3 ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲛϯⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,
4 ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛϯⲥⲏϥⲓ ϩⲓⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϭⲓⲙⲡϣⲓϣ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ .
for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn't bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.
5 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲉϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲑⲃⲉϯⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ .
Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
6 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲱϯ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲫⲱϣⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲉⲩⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ
For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God's service, attending continually on this very thing.
7 ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲱϯ ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲱϯ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲁϯϩⲟϯ ⲙⲫⲁ ϯϩⲟϯ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ .
Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.
8 ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲁϥϫⲉⲕ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
9 ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏϯ .
For the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not give false testimony,' 'You shall not covet,'
10 ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲫⲏ ⲣⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ .
Love doesn't harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
11 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ .
Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
12 ⲁⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲓⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ .
The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let's therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let's put on the armor of light.
13 ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲉⲣϫⲉⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲑⲓϧⲓ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲥⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ .
Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.
14 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁϯⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ .
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.