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1 ⲁ̅ ϯⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ
I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his manifestation and his reign —
2 ⲃ̅ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲡⲓⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙ ⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ
preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲁϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ϩⲱϩ
for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers — itching in the hearing,
and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.
And thou — watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,
for I am already being poured out, and the time of my release hath arrived;
the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,
8 ⲏ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϥⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of the righteousness that the Lord — the Righteous Judge — shall give to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those loving his manifestation.
Be diligent to come unto me quickly,
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ ⲕⲣⲏⲥⲕⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲁ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲇⲁⲗⲙⲁⲧⲓⲁ (aiōn g165)
for Demas forsook me, having loved the present age, and went on to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia, (aiōn g165)
Lukas only is with me; Markus having taken, bring with thyself, for he is profitable to me for ministration;
and Tychicus I sent to Ephesus;
the cloak that I left in Troas with Carpus, coming, bring thou and the books — especially the parchments.
Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; may the Lord repay to him according to his works,
of whom also do thou beware, for greatly hath he stood against our words;
in my first defence no one stood with me, but all forsook me, (may it not be reckoned to them!)
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ
and the Lord stood by me, and did strengthen me, that through me the preaching might be fully assured, and all the nations might hear, and I was freed out of the mouth of a lion,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (aiōn g165)
and the Lord shall free me from every evil work, and shall save [me] — to his heavenly kingdom; to whom [is] the glory to the ages of the ages! Amen. (aiōn g165)
Salute Prisca and Aquilas, and Onesiphorus' household;
Erastus did remain in Corinth, and Trophimus I left in Miletus infirm;
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲡⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲱ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
be diligent to come before winter. Salute thee doth Eubulus, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
The Lord Jesus Christ [is] with thy spirit; the grace [is] with you! Amen.
