1 Timothy 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope;
ⲁ̅ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ.
2 unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
ⲃ̅ⲚⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲪⲚⲀⲒ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
3 As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
ⲅ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲔϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲂⲰ
4 neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; [so do I now].
ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϮϨⲐⲎϤ ⲈϨⲀⲚϢⲂⲰ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲨⲢⲎϪⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚϪⲒⲚⲔⲰϮ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
5 But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:
ⲉ̅ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲒϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲦⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ.
6 from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;
ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ.
7 desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲔⲀϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ.
8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,
ⲏ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲚⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ϨⲰⲤ ⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
9 as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
ⲑ̅ⲈⲔⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲦϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀϤϨⲎ ⲦⲚⲚⲒϦⲀⲦⲈⲂ ⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲚⲒϦⲀⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϦⲀⲦⲈⲂ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
10 for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;
ⲓ̅ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲞⲢⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲰⲢⲔ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲔⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲈϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞϪ
11 according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
12 I thank him that enabled me, [even] Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to [his] service;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϮϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲠⲦ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲬⲀⲦ ⲈⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚⲒⲀ.
13 though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲀⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲆⲒⲰⲔⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮϢⲰϢ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲒⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ.
14 and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
15 Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
16 howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎ ⲦⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (aiōnios g166)
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, [be] honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲠⲒⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲠⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ. (aiōn g165)
18 This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to thee, that by them thou mayest war the good warfare;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲠⲀⲒϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ϮϪⲰⲒⲖⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔϦⲞⲔⲔ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ.
19 holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲬⲀⲤ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲂⲒϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ.
20 of whom is Hymenæus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
ⲕ̅ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ϨⲨⲘⲈⲚⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲖⲈⲜⲀⲚⲆⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϬⲒⲤⲂⲰ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ.
