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An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren;
aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters — in all purity;
honour widows who are really widows;
4 ⲇ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲥ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲏ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉϣⲙϣⲉ ⲡⲉⲩⲏⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϣⲏⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲧⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϭⲉⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲧⲥ ⲉⲥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ
And she who is really a widow and desolate, hath hoped upon God, and doth remain in the supplications and in the prayers night and day,
and she who is given to luxury, living — hath died;
and these things charge, that they may be blameless;
8 ⲏ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϥϥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ
and if any one for his own — and especially for those of the household — doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.
A widow — let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,
10 ⲓ̅ ⲉⲩⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲁⲛϣ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲥϣⲡ ϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ
in good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints' feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;
and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry,
having judgment, because the first faith they did cast away,
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ϩⲁⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲣⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲕⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲱϩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ
and at the same time also, they learn [to be] idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲓϩⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲡⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲙϯ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ
I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;
for already certain did turn aside after the Adversary.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ
If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲡⲣⲟϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲃ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ
The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,
for the Writing saith, 'An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and 'Worthy [is] the workman of his reward.'
Against an elder an accusation receive not, except upon two or three witnesses.
Those sinning, reprove before all, that the others also may have fear;
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϯⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϫⲛ ϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲅⲣⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϫⲓϩⲟ
I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality.
Be laying hands quickly on no one, nor be having fellowship with sins of others; be keeping thyself pure;
no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;
of certain men the sins are manifest beforehand, leading before to judgment, and certain also they follow after;
in like manner also the right works are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise are not able to be hid.
