1 Timothy 4
1 But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons
ⲁ̅ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲣⲏⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, cauterised as to their own conscience,
ⲃ̅⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
3 forbidding to marry, [bidding] to abstain from meats, which God has created for receiving with thanksgiving for them who are faithful and know the truth.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
4 For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing [is] to be rejected, being received with thanksgiving;
ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
5 for it is sanctified by God's word and freely addressing [him].
ⲉ̅ϣⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲙⲓ.
6 Laying these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which thou hast fully followed up.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲉⲩϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲥ.
7 But profane and old wives' fables avoid, but exercise thyself unto piety;
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣϥⲱ ⳿ⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
8 for bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for everything, having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come.
ⲏ̅ϯⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
9 The word [is] faithful and worthy of all acceptation;
ⲑ̅⳿ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
10 for, for this we labour and suffer reproach, because we hope in a living God, who is preserver of all men, specially of those that believe.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϯ ϣⲱϣ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
11 Enjoin and teach these things.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
12 Let no one despise thy youth, but be a model of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ.
13 Till I come, give thyself to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲥ ϯⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲁ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲃϩ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
14 Be not negligent of the gift [that is] in thee, which has been given to thee through prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the elderhood.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲕ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲭⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
15 Occupy thyself with these things; be wholly in them, that thy progress may be manifest to all.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
16 Give heed to thyself and to the teaching; continue in them; for, doing this, thou shalt save both thyself and those that hear thee.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲙⲁ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
