1 Timothy 4
1 Now the Spirit has clearly said that, in the end times, some persons will depart from the faith, paying attention to spirits of error and the doctrines of devils,
ⲁ̅ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲆⲈ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲢⲎⲦⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲀⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲨϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲘⲠⲖⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ.
2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, and having their consciences seared,
ⲃ̅ⲚⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲦⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
3 prohibiting marriage, abstaining from foods, which God has created to be accepted with thanksgiving by the faithful and by those who have understood the truth.
ⲅ̅ⲈⲨⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲄⲀⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒϦⲢⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected which is received with thanksgiving;
ⲇ̅ϪⲈ ⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ.
5 for it has been sanctified by the Word of God and by prayer.
ⲉ̅ϢⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲈⲘⲒ.
6 By proposing these things to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished by words of faith, and by the good doctrine that you have secured.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲔⲬⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲔⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲔϢⲀⲚⲈⲨϢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲤ.
7 But avoid the silly fables of old women. And exercise yourself so as to advance in piety.
ⲍ̅ⲚⲒⲤⲘⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϢϤⲰ ⲚϦⲈⲖⲖⲰ ϨⲈⲚⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲢⲒⲄⲨⲘⲚⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ.
8 For the exercise of the body is somewhat useful. But piety is useful in all things, holding the promise of life, in the present and in the future.
ⲏ̅ϮⲄⲨⲘⲚⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲤⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of full acceptance.
ⲑ̅ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
10 For this reason we labor and are maligned: because we hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, most especially of the faithful.
ⲓ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϮϢⲰϢ ⲚⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
11 Instruct and teach these things.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲤⲂⲰ.
12 Let no one despise your youth, but be an example among the faithful in word, in behavior, in charity, in faith, in chastity.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲦⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲔⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ
13 Until I arrive, attend to reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϨⲰⲤ ϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲀϨⲐⲎⲔ ⲈⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ.
14 Do not be willing to neglect the grace that is within you, which was given to you through prophecy, with the imposition of the hands of the priesthood.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲀⲘⲈⲖⲈⲤ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎⲦⲔ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲬⲀϪⲒϪ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
15 Meditate on these things, so that your progress may be manifest to all.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲖⲈⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲔⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲎ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
16 Pay attention to yourself and to doctrine. Pursue these things. For in doing so, you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲘⲀϨⲐⲎⲔ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲔⲘⲎⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲔⲈⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
