< 1 Timothy 2 >
1 I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made for all men;
ⲁ̅ϮϮϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲈⲘⲒ ϨⲀⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
2 for kings and all that are in dignity, that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all piety and gravity;
ⲃ̅ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲈϤϨⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎ ⲤⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
3 for this is good and acceptable before our Saviour God,
ⲅ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϢⲎⲠ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ.
4 who desires that all men should be saved and come to [the] knowledge of [the] truth.
ⲇ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲒ ⲈⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
5 For God is one, and [the] mediator of God and men one, [the] man Christ Jesus,
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲈⲤⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤ
6 who gave himself a ransom for all, the testimony [to be rendered] in its own times;
ⲋ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲤⲰϮ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲤⲎⲞⲨ
7 to which I have been appointed a herald and apostle, (I speak [the] truth, I do not lie, ) a teacher of [the] nations in faith and truth.
ⲍ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲬⲀⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲢⲈϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϮϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
8 I will therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up pious hands, without wrath or reasoning.
ⲏ̅ϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲦⲰⲂϨ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲨϤⲀⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚϪⲒϪ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲬⲰⲢⲒⲤ ϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ.
9 In like manner also that the women in decent deportment and dress adorn themselves with modesty and discretion, not with plaited [hair] and gold, or pearls, or costly clothing,
ⲑ̅ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲨϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲀⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲤⲞⲢϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϪⲪⲒⲎϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲖⲤⲈⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲰⲖⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲚⲀⲘⲎⲒ ⲒⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϬⲒϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲈⲚⲀϢⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚϤ.
10 but, what becomes women making profession of the fear of God, by good works.
ⲓ̅ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲈⲦϨⲢⲀⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲨⲰϢ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲐⲈⲞⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ
11 Let a woman learn in quietness in all subjection;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤϬⲒⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϬⲚⲈϪⲰϤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
12 but I do not suffer a woman to teach nor to exercise authority over man, but to be in quietness;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϮⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲤⲈⲢϪⲰϪ ⲈⲠⲈⲤϨⲀⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤϬⲒⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ.
13 for Adam was formed first, then Eve:
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲆⲀⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲠⲖⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲒⲦⲀ ⲈⲨⲀ.
14 and Adam was not deceived; but the woman, having been deceived, was in transgression.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲆⲀⲘ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϮⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲀⲤⲒⲤ.
15 But she shall be preserved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and love and holiness with discretion.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲤⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲤⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϪⲪⲈ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ.