< 2 Timothy 2 >
1 Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace in Christ Jesus.
ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
2 And what thou have heard from me through many witnesses, these things commit thou to faithful men who will be competent to teach others also.
ⲃ̅ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲭⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ.
3 Thou therefore endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
4 No man who serves in the military entangles himself in the affairs of life, so that he may please the man who enlisted the army.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϭⲗⲉⲙⲗⲱⲙϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲛϧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲟⲕϥ.
5 And also if any man competes, he is not crowned unless he competes lawfully.
ⲉ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥϭⲓ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲁϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲙⲟⲥ.
6 The farmer who labors must be the first to partake of the fruits.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲟⲥⲓ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ.
7 Consider what I say, for may the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
ⲍ̅ⲕⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ Ⲡ⳪ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news,
ⲏ̅ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.
9 within which I suffer evil to the point of bonds as an evildoer, but the word of God is not bound.
ⲑ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϯϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲁⲛ.
10 Because of this I endure all things because of the chosen, so that they also may experience salvation in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. (aiōnios )
ⲓ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲉⲣϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲉⲛⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios )
11 Faithful is the saying, For if we die together, we will also live together.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲛ.
12 If we endure, we will also reign together. If we renounce him, that man will also renounce us.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲗⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
13 If we are unfaithful, that man remains faithful. He cannot renounce himself.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟϩⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ.
14 Remind them of these things, solemnly testifying in the sight of the Lord, not to brawl verbally, to nothing useful, to the ruin of those who hear.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ.
15 Be diligent to present thyself approved to God, an irreproachable workman, correctly traversing the word of truth.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲉⲕϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ.
16 But shun profane babblings, for they will advance to greater impiety,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ϩⲉⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
17 and their word will have a feeding field like gangrene, of whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϣⲁϥϫⲉⲙⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲙⲉϯ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲩⲙⲉⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲩⲗⲉⲧⲟⲥ.
18 men who missed the mark about the truth, saying the resurrection happened already, and they overthrow the faith of some.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁ ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲫⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
19 Nevertheless the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, The Lord knows those who are his, and, Let every man who names the name of the Lord keep away from unrighteousness.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ϯⲥⲉⲛϯ ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪.
20 Now in a great house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also wood and earthen, and some for esteem and some for disesteem.
ⲕ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏ ⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉϣⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗϫ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲟ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩϣⲱϣ.
21 If therefore any man purges himself from these things, he will be a vessel for esteem, sanctified and useful to the master, prepared for every good work.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲏⲃ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ.
22 And flee juvenile impulses, but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ.
23 But shun foolish and uneducated questions, knowing that they breed quarrels.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲓⲕⲱϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲥⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲩ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲧ.
24 And a bondman of the Lord must not quarrel, but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲉⲭ ⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
25 in meekness correcting those who oppose. Perhaps God may grant them repentance for recognition of the truth,
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
26 and they may sober up out of the snare of the devil, having been captured by him for his will.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲛⲩⲙⲫⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲫⲁϣ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲣϫϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲁⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ