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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲫⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is according to godliness;
2 ⲃ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲫϯ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began; (aiōnios g166)
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.
But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;
4 ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.
To Titus, [my] own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲥⲟϫⲡⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲑⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ.
For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
6 ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
If any is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or disorderly.
7 ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲩⲑⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯⲧⲉⲛϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲏϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
9 ⲑ̅ ⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲓⲛ.
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ.
For there are many disorderly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲟϣϥ.
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲕⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲉϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ.
One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
This testimony is true: wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men that turn from the truth.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲥⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ.
To the pure all things [are] pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲉϫⲱⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲟⲣⲉⲃ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϯⲙⲁϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate.
