Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus (the) Messiah, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began; (aiōnios g166)
ⲃ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (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;
ⲅ̅ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ. ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ̈
4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Messiah Jesus our Savior.
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ. ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ 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;
ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲁⲁⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲏⲧⲏ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲉⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲉⲛⲥⲉϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲛⲁ ⲏ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ·
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;
ⲍ̅ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲩϭⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲛⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϣⲥϥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓ̈ϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲗⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
8 but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined;
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲕ. ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲛ̅ⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ.
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.
ⲑ̅ⲉϥϭⲟⲗϫ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲡⲓⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ̅.
10 For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
ⲓ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲡⲣⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲉϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ.
11 whose mouths must be silenced; who are upsetting whole families, teaching things which they should not, for the sake of dishonest gain.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉϣⲧⲙ̅ⲣⲱⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲏⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲗⲟϥ.
12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲉⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ. ϩⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲥϥ̅ ⲛⲉ.
13 This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲡⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of people who reject the truth.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣϥⲱ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲉⲩⲕⲧⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲛⲉⲧϫⲁϩⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲉϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲟⲟϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ.
16 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲥⲉϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲥⲉⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅. ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.
