< Titus 1 >

1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
ⲁ̅ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲪⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎ Ⲥ
2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began; (aiōnios g166)
ⲃ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲦⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (aiōnios g166)
3 but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
ⲅ̅ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ
4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
ⲇ̅ⲚⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ.
5 I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—
ⲉ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲤⲞϪⲠⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲢⲒⲐⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲦⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲤⲈⲘⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ.
6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲈϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ.
7 For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
ⲍ̅ⲤϢⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲨⲐⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϮⲦⲈⲚϢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲎϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
8 but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,
ⲏ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲄⲔⲢⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲈ.
9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
ⲑ̅ⲈϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲈϮⲤⲂⲰ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲚⲦⲒⲖⲈⲄⲒⲚ.
10 For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
11 whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲞϢϤ.
12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲔⲢⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈϨⲀⲚⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲄⲞⲤ ⲚⲈ.
13 This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲦⲀⲒⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲒⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
14 not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲤⲈϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢϤⲰ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲨⲪⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϨⲰⲂ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲤⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲤⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
16 They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈϪⲰⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲞⲢⲈⲂ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϢⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲔⲰϮ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ.

< Titus 1 >