Romans 13:4

ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲓⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ. ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ.

Sahidic Coptic New Testament, ed. by G. W. Horner

In The King James Version

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

In Context

3ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅.

5ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ. ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲕⲉⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ.

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