< 2 Timothy 2 >

1 You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
2 The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
ⲃ̅ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲭⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ.
3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
4 No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϭⲗⲉⲙⲗⲱⲙϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲛϧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲟⲕϥ.
5 Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned unless he has competed by the rules.
ⲉ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥϭⲓ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲙⲟⲥ.
6 The farmer who labors must be the first to get a share of the crops.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲟⲥⲓ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ.
7 Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.
ⲍ̅ⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ Ⲡ⳪ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
8 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the offspring of David, according to my Good News,
ⲏ̅ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.
9 in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God’s word isn’t chained.
ⲑ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲁⲛ.
10 Therefore I endure all things for the chosen ones’ sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲉⲣϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲉⲛⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
11 This saying is trustworthy: “For if we died with him, we will also live with him.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲛ.
12 If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲗⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
13 If we are faithless, he remains faithful; for he can’t deny himself.”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟϩⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
14 Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord that they don’t argue about words to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ.
15 Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲉⲕϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ.
16 But shun empty chatter, for it will go further in ungodliness,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ϩⲉⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
17 and those words will consume like gangrene, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus:
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϣⲁϥϫⲉⲙⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲙⲉϯ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲩⲙⲉⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲩⲗⲉⲧⲟⲥ.
18 men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁ ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲫⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
19 However, God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϯⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪.
20 Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor and some for dishonor.
ⲕ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏ ⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉϣⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗϫ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲟ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩϣⲱϣ.
21 If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲏⲃ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ.
22 Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ.
23 But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲓⲕⲱϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲥⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲩ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲧ.
24 The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle toward all, able to teach, patient,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲉⲭ ⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
25 in gentleness correcting those who oppose him. Perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
26 and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲛⲩⲙⲫⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲫⲁϣ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲣϫϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲁⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ

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