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1 ⲁ̅ ϯⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ.
I charge thee therefore before God, and before the Lord Iesus Christ, which shall iudge the quicke and dead at that his appearing, and in his kingdome,
2 ⲃ̅ ϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲥⲟϩⲓ ⲙⲁⲑⲉⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
Preach the worde: be instant, in season and out of season: improue, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲩϧⲱϧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣϫ.
For the time will come, when they will not suffer wholesome doctrine: but hauing their eares itching, shall after their owne lustes get them an heape of teachers,
And shall turne their eares from the trueth, and shalbe giuen vnto fables.
But watch thou in all thinges: suffer aduersitie: doe the worke of an Euangelist: cause thy ministerie to be throughly liked of.
For I am nowe readie to be offered, and the time of my departing is at hand.
I haue fought a good fight, and haue finished my course: I haue kept the faith.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⳿ϥⲭⲏ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
For hence foorth is laide vp for me the crowne of righteousnesse, which the Lord the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day: and not to me onely, but vnto all them also that loue that his appearing.
Make speede to come vnto me at once:
10 ⲓ̅ ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲕⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉϯⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲇⲁⲗⲙⲁⲧⲓⲁ. (aiōn g165)
For Demas hath forsaken me, and hath embraced this present world, and is departed vnto Thessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galatia, Titus vnto Dalmatia. (aiōn g165)
Onely Luke is with me. Take Marke and bring him with thee: for he is profitable vnto me to minister.
And Tychicus haue I sent to Ephesus.
The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou commest, bring with thee, and the bookes, but specially the parchments.
Alexander the coppersmith hath done me much euill: the Lord rewarde him according to his workes.
Of whome be thou ware also: for he withstoode our preaching sore.
At my first answering no man assisted me, but all forsooke me: I pray God, that it may not be laide to their charge.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲁϥ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
Notwithstanding the Lord assisted me, and strengthened me, that by me the preaching might be fully beleeued, and that al the Gentiles should heare: and I was deliuered out of the mouth of the lion.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ. (aiōn g165)
And the Lord will deliuer me from euery euil worke, and will preserue me vnto his heauenly kingdome: to whome be praise for euer and euer, Amen. (aiōn g165)
Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the householde of Onesiphorus.
Erastus abode at Corinthus: Trophimus I left at Miletum sicke.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲫⲣⲱ ⳿ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
Make speede to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑ ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
The Lord Iesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you, Amen. ‘The second Epistle written from Rome vnto Timotheus, the first Bishop elected of the Church of Ephesus, when Paul was presented the second time before the Emperour Nero.’
