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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
2 ⲃ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal; (aiōnios g166)
3 ⲅ̅ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ. ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ̈
but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ. ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ·
to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲁⲁⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲏⲧⲏ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;
6 ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲉⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲉⲛⲥⲉϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲛⲁ ⲏ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ·
if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.
7 ⲍ̅ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲩϭⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲛⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϣⲥϥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓ̈ϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲗⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not selfwilled, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
but given to hospitality, a lover of good, soberminded, just, holy, temperate;
holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.
10 ⲓ̅ ϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲡⲣⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲉϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ.
For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉϣⲧⲙ̅ⲣⲱⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲏⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲗⲟϥ.
whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲉⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ. ϩⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲥϥ̅ ⲛⲉ.
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are alway liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.
This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲛⲉⲧϫⲁϩⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲉϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲟⲟϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ.
To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲥⲉϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲥⲉⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅. ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.
They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
