1 Timothy 6
1 All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲭ ⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
2 Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.
ⲃ̅ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϭ ⲓⲥⲉⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲃⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
3 If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
ⲅ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
4 he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
ⲇ̅ⲁϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϩ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ.
5 and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯⲑⲱϧ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϥⲏϫ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ.
6 Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱϣⲓ.
7 For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉⲛ.
9 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϣⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲫⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϥⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
ⲓ̅⳿ⲑⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓϩⲁⲧ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
11 But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲱ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϯϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ.
12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ. (aiōnios g166)
13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ.
14 Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲁϭ ⲛⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲣⲓⲕⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
15 which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳪.
16 He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ϣϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ. (aiōnios g166)
17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲙⲉ. (aiōn g165)
18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ.
19 treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ.
20 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
ⲕ̅ⲱ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲛⲱⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ.
21 which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ.
