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1 ⲁ̅ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲪⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎ Ⲥ
To Titus, my true son in a common faith, from Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and to the knowledge of the truth which goes with piety;
2 ⲃ̅ ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲦⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (aiōnios g166)
I write in hope of life eternal which God who never lies, promised before times eternal, (aiōnios g166)
3 ⲅ̅ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ
but manifested in his own time; that word of his in proclaiming which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲚⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ.
Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲤⲞϪⲠⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲢⲒⲐⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲦⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲤⲈⲘⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ.
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you might set right the things left unfinished, and appoint presbyters in every city as I had instructed you;
6 ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲈϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ.
men who are blameless, the husband of one wife, with believing children who are not accused of riot or insubordination.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲤϢⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲨⲐⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϮⲦⲈⲚϢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲎϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
For indeed a presiding officer, as God’s steward, ought to be blameless, not self-willed or quick-tempered, not a drunkard or violent, or greedy of filthy lucre;
but he must be hospitable, a lover of the good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲈϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲈϮⲤⲂⲰ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲚⲦⲒⲖⲈⲄⲒⲚ.
He must hold to the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may be able both to encourage by sound teaching, and to confute our opponents.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
For there are many individuals who are unruly, empty talkers and deceivers, particularly those of the circumcision, whose mouths must be stopped;
for they upset whole households and, for filthy lucre’s sake, teach what they ought not to teach.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲔⲢⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈϨⲀⲚⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲄⲞⲤ ⲚⲈ.
By one of their own number, by a prophet of their own, it has been said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons."
This testimony is true. So rebuke them sharply,
so as to make them sound in the faith, not giving heed to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϨⲰⲂ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲤⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲤⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
All things are pure to the pure; but to the contaminated and the faithless nothing is pure, nay, their very minds and consciences are tainted.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈϪⲰⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲞⲢⲈⲂ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϢⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲔⲰϮ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ.
They profess to know God, but by their deeds they disown him; in that they are detestable, disobedient, and reprobate for good work of any sort.
