Translate "all things work together for good to those who love God" into the Coptic language.

By CopticBot.ai (Coptic Space Inc.) · Last reviewed 2026-10-09

The translation of "All things work together for good to those who love God" into the Bohairic Coptic dialect is:

ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲥⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ

Pronunciation (Transliteration):

Hwb niben seerhwb ep-agathon nem ny et-mei m-Phnouti.

Vocabulary Breakdown:

• ϩⲱⲃ (Hwb): Thing, work, or matter (native Coptic).
• ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ (Niben): Every or all (native Coptic).
• ⲥⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ (Seerhwb): They work/cooperate.
• ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ (Ep-agathon): For the good (ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ is a Greek loanword).
• ⲛⲉⲙ (Nem): With/and (native Coptic).
• ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲓ (Ny et-mei): Those who love.
• ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ (m-Phnouti): God (native Coptic).

This verse from Romans 8:28 is central to our faith, as it reminds us that within the Coptic Orthodox life of prayer and the sacraments, God's grace (ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ) actively transforms every circumstance for the spiritual benefit of the faithful.