< Titus 1 >

1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲫⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: (aiōnios g166)
ⲃ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲫϯ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
3 But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:
ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.
4 To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.
5 For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:
ⲉ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲥⲟϫⲡⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲑⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ.
6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
7 For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:
ⲍ̅⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲩⲑⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯⲧⲉⲛϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲏϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:
ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲅ⳿ⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.
9 Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers.
ⲑ̅ⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲓⲛ.
10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ.
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲟϣϥ.
12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲕⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲉϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ.
13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣϥⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲫⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
15 All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲥⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ.
16 They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲉϫⲱⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲟⲣⲉⲃ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϯⲙⲁϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ

< Titus 1 >