< 1 Timothy 1 >

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ.
2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
ⲃ̅⳿ⲛⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲓ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
3 As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
ⲅ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
4 or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯ⳿ϩⲑⲏϥ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲣⲏϫⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲓⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
5 The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
ⲉ̅⳿ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲉⲧϣⲟⲃⲓ.
6 Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ.
7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
8 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
9 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,
ⲑ̅ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲧϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁϥϩⲏ ⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϧⲁⲧⲉⲃ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
10 for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
ⲓ̅⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥϯⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲱⲣⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϫ.
11 that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϯϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲏⲓ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲡⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲧ ⲉⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛⲓⲁ.
13 I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϣⲱϣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ.
14 And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
15 This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
16 But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏ ⲧ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲫϯ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ. (aiōn g165)
18 Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ϯϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲕ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕϧⲟⲕⲕ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ.
19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲃⲓϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ.
20 Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
ⲕ̅ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲩⲙⲉⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ

< 1 Timothy 1 >