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1 ⲁ̅ ϯⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ.
I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:
2 ⲃ̅ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ϫⲡⲓⲟ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲟⲩ. ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ.
preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟϫ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁϩ. ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ϩⲱϩ.
For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts,
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn away to fables.
But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϥⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
From now on, the crown of righteousness is stored up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.
Be diligent to come to me soon,
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲓⲱⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ⲕⲣⲏⲥⲕⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲁ. ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲇⲁⲗⲙⲁⲧⲓⲁ. (aiōn g165)
for Demas left me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia; and Titus to Dalmatia. (aiōn g165)
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.
But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲁⲫⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲱⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲓϥ ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ. ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ (ⲙ̅)ⲙⲉⲙⲃⲣⲁⲛⲟⲛ.
Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come—and the books, especially the parchments.
Alexander the coppersmith did much evil to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
Beware of him, for he greatly opposed our words.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲣⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈·
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ· (aiōn g165)
And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.
Erastus remained at Corinth, but I left Trophimus at Miletus sick.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲡⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲱ. ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
Be diligent to come before winter. Eubulus salutes you, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
