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1 This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.
ⲁ̅ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
2 The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
ⲃ̅ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈϤⲢⲎ ⲤⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲖⲤⲒⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
3 not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
ⲅ̅ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲤⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϮ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲘⲖⲀϦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒϨⲀⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
4 one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
ⲇ̅ⲈϤϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϬⲚⲈϪⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
5 (for how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)
ⲉ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲰⲤ ϤⲚⲀϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
6 not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲰϪⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϬ ⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ.
7 Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
ⲍ̅ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲪⲀϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ.
8 Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,
ⲏ̅ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲞⲤ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲂⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲈϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲎⲢⲠ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲀϤϪⲒⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲈϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲒϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲎϢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈ.
9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
ⲑ̅ⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
10 Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.
ⲓ̅ⲚⲀⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲒⲦⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ.
11 Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϨⲀⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲈⲨⲢⲎⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
12 Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲨϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲞⲨⲎⲒ.
13 For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲦⲈⲢ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲢⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
14 These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲒⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ.
15 but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲰⲤⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲘⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲨⲤⲦⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
16 Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
